§ 143-135. Limitation of application of Article. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143‑135.  Limitationof application of Article.

Except for the provisions ofG.S. 143‑129 requiring bids for the purchase of apparatus, supplies,materials or equipment, this Article shall not apply to construction or repairwork undertaken by the State or by subdivisions of the State of North Carolina(i) when the work is performed by duly elected officers or agents using forceaccount qualified labor on the permanent payroll of the agency concerned and(ii) when either the total cost of the project, including without limitationall direct and indirect costs of labor, services, materials, supplies andequipment, does not exceed one hundred twenty‑five thousand dollars($125,000) or the total cost of labor on the project does not exceed fiftythousand dollars ($50,000); provided that, for The University of North Carolinaand its constituent institutions, force account qualified labor may be used (i)when the work is performed by duly elected officers or agents using forceaccount qualified labor on the permanent payroll of the university and (ii)when either the total cost of the project, including, without limitation, alldirect and indirect costs of labor, services, materials, supplies, andequipment, does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) or the totalcost of labor on the project does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars($100,000). This force account work shall be subject to the approval of theDirector of the Budget in the case of State agencies, of the responsiblecommission, council, or board in the case of subdivisions of the State.Complete and accurate records of the entire cost of such work, includingwithout limitation, all direct and indirect costs of labor, services,materials, supplies and equipment performed and furnished in the prosecutionand completion thereof, shall be maintained by such agency, commission, councilor board for the inspection by the general public. Construction or repair workundertaken pursuant to this section shall not be divided for the purposes of evadingthe provisions of this Article. (1933, c. 552, ss. 1, 2; 1949, c. 1137, s. 2; 1951, c.1104, s. 6; 1967, c. 860; 1975, c. 292, ss. 1, 2; c. 879, s. 46; 1979, 2ndSess., c. 1248; 1981, c. 860, s. 13; 1995, c. 274, s. 1; 2007‑322, s. 5.)