A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow the County of rockingham to use design‑build delivery methods.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  A county may contract for the design and construction of public projects without being subject to the requirements of G.S. 143‑128, 143‑129, 143‑131, 143‑132, 143‑64.31, and 143‑64.32. The authorization includes the use of the following methods: design‑build; design‑build‑operate; design‑build‑operate‑maintain; or any combination of design‑build, operate, or maintain.
SECTION 1.(b)  The county shall request proposals from at least three design‑build teams. If three proposals are not received and the project has been publicly advertised for a minimum of 30 days, then the county may proceed with the proposals received. The board of commissioners shall award the contract to the best qualified contractor, taking into account the time of completion of the project, the capital and operation and maintenance cost of the project, the technical merits of the proposal, and any other factors and information set forth in the request for proposals that the county determines to have a material bearing on the ability to evaluate any proposal. The proposals shall not require the design‑build team to submit project design solutions.
SECTION 1.(c)  The county shall not be required to pay, within 45 days after the project has been accepted by the owner, certified by the architect, engineer, or designer as being completed in accordance with terms of the plans and specifications, or occupied by the owner and used for the purpose for which the project was constructed, that portion of the project costs that are subject to delayed payments scheduled by the prime contract to occur after the project has been accepted by the owner, certified by the architect, engineer, or designer as being completed in accordance with terms of the plans and specifications, or occupied by the owner and used for the purpose for which the project was constructed.
SECTION 2.  This act applies to Rockingham County only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.