NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 1233

SENATE BILL 880

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF DURHAM TO PURCHASE PARTS, APPARATUS AND MATERIALS FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT UPON RECEIPT OF INFORMAL BIDS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  Purchases of parts, apparatus and materials necessary to properly maintain and keep in repair specialized equipment of the City of Durham may be made after obtaining informal bids therefor, unless there is only one known manufacturer or supplier of such desired article, in which case an informal bid from such manufacturer or supplier shall be sufficient.  This authority may be exercised without regard to the maximum limits or the requirement for advertising for bids as set forth in G.S. 143-129 and G.S. 143-131.  It shall be the duty of the purchasing agent or other authorized employee or department to keep a record of all such informal bids submitted, and such record shall be subject to public inspection.

Sec. 2. This Act shall apply only to the City of Durham.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1969.