A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow Buncombe county to use the design‑build method of construction.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 143‑128, 143‑129, 143‑131, 143‑132, 143‑64.31, and 143‑64.32, Buncombe County may use the design‑build method of construction for any road, water, sewer, sidewalk, public facility, and any other public infrastructure. The County shall solicit at least two design‑build teams to bid the project and shall receive at least two sealed proposals from those teams for the project. The County shall interview at least two of the design‑build teams that submit proposals. The County shall award the contract to the best qualified team, taking into consideration in its selection the time of completion of the project, compliance with the provisions of G.S. 143‑128.2, and the cost of the project.
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to the demolition and construction of structures for an economic development project at 502 Sweeten Creek Industrial Park in Asheville.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.