A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the Department of Administration, purchase and contract division, to provide one standard for tire retreading of state vehicles to include quality assurance standards and prevent the removal of any federally mandated sidewall information.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143‑48.4. State Tire Retreading Contract.
The Department of Administration, Division of Purchase and Contract, shall prepare a bid specification for tire retread and repair to include, at a minimum, the following:
(1)	The retread process shall be of either mold cure or precure.
(2)	The Department shall require bidders to have a quality assurance program that includes a final inspection/test of tires that utilizes industry standard procedures. 
(3)	The final retread product shall have all of the original information required by the federal government of vehicle tire manufacturers, to be included on the sidewall in order to prevent voiding the original manufacturer's warranty.
The Department of Administration, Division of Purchase and Contract, shall ensure that each of these requirements is incorporated into any bid request and shall exclude any bid that fails to meet any of the above requirements."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.