A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to simplify the bid process for small community college capital improvement projects.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑64.34 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143‑64.34.  (Effective until December 31, 2006) Exemption of certain projects.
(a)	State Capital Improvement Projects under the jurisdiction of the State Building Commission where the estimated expenditure of public money is less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) are exempt from the provisions of this Article.
(b)	A capital improvement project of The University of North Carolina under G.S. 116‑31.11 where the estimated expenditure of public money is less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is exempt from this Article if:
(1)	The architectural, engineering, or surveying services to be rendered are under an open‑end design agreement;
(2)	The open‑end design agreement has been publicly announced; and
(3)	The open‑end design agreement complies with procedures adopted by the University and approved by the State Building Commission under G.S. 116‑31.11(a)(3).
(c)	A community college capital improvement project where the estimated expenditure of public money is less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is exempt from this Article if:
(1)	The architectural, engineering, or surveying services to be rendered are under an open‑end design agreement;
(2)	The open‑end design agreement has been publicly announced; and
(3)	The open‑end design agreement complies with procedures adopted by the State Board of Community Colleges."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 2006.