GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 465

Short Title:  NCDOT Engineering/Design Contracts.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Shaw of Cumberland.

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Referred to:  Commerce.

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March 24, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH FISCAL POLICIES FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN CONTRACTS WHICH WILL PROMOTE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN QUALITY AND ENSURE MAXIMUM COMPETITION AMONG COMPETING PROFESSIONAL FIRMS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 136-28.1(f) reads as rewritten:
"(f)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Transportation may solicit proposals under rules and regulations 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.  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."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.