A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT clarifying the authority of the department of transportation to enter into contracts without complying with bidding requirements when an emergency exists, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE house Select Committee on Strategic Transportation Planning and Long Term Funding Solutions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑28.1(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	The Department of Transportation may enter into contracts for construction, maintenance, or repair without complying with the bidding requirements of this section upon a determination of the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary's designee that an emergency exists and that it is not feasible or not in the public interest for the Department of Transportation to comply with the bidding requirements. For purposes of this section, the term "emergency" includes an unanticipated bridge closure, road closure, or weight restriction that results in detours or deters the free movement of goods and services and requires an estimated expenditure of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or less in construction, maintenance, or repair costs."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.