A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing harnett county to construct water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant expansion projects without complying with Article 8 of chapter 143 of the general statutes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Harnett County may contract for the design and construction of water treatment and wastewater treatment plant expansion projects for the purpose of providing services to Fort Bragg and the County without being subject to the requirements of G.S. 143‑128, 143‑129, 143‑131, 143‑132, 143‑64.31, and 143‑64.32.  This authorization includes, if deemed appropriate by the Harnett County Board of County Commissioners, the use of the single‑prime contractor method of design and construction, the design‑build method of construction, or a request for proposals and negotiation as an alternative design and construction method.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.