GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-196
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 136-28.1(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f) The Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation is required
to may solicit proposals under rules and regulations published adopted
by the Department of Transportation for all contracts for professional
engineering services and other kinds of professional or specialized services
necessary in connection with highway construction, maintenance, or repair
that are over ten thousand dollars ($10,000). repair. In order to
promote engineering and design quality and ensure maximum competition by
professional firms of all sizes, the Department may establish fiscal guidelines
and limitations necessary to promote cost-efficiencies in overhead, salary, and
expense reimbursement rates. The right to reject any and all
proposals is reserved to the Board of Transportation, but the Board of
Transportation may consult with the Advisory Budget Commission before awarding
any such contract. Transportation."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of June, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 5:04 p.m. this 19th day of June, 1997