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Before You Start Recycling Your Bid Files, Read This!

October 6, 2009

Your local government has just awarded a contract.  Now what are you supposed to do with all of the bids, bid tabulations, paperwork, and email generated by the bidding process?  Can you throw any of it away?  Do you have … Read more

To Bid or Not to Bid? How to Buy Hardware and Software

August 18, 2009

NOTE:  This post has been updated to reflect changes enacted by the General Assembly in 2015. Is your local government still using 10-year-old desktop computers? Do you need to buy new anti-spyware software? Or do you need to update your … Read more

Are You Certified? The New Statewide Uniform HUB Certification Program

August 11, 2009

On July 1, 2009, a new Statewide Uniform Certification Program for Historically Underutilized Businesses (commonly abbreviated as “HUBs” and formerly referred to as “minority- and women-owned businesses”) went into effect.  North Carolina state agencies and local governments may now count … Read more

Change orders: How much change is too much?

August 4, 2009

As anyone who has been involved in a construction project knows, construction almost always involves unexpected costs.  The North Carolina General Statutes give local governments the flexibility to address these costs through change orders.  G.S. 143-129(e)(4) says that the bidding … Read more