GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999
SESSION LAW 1999-417
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WAY PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ARE ADVERTISED.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 143-345.8 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143-345.8. North Carolina Purchase Directory.
The Division of Purchase and Contract of the Department of
Administration shall publish a tabloid size, biweekly publication to be
known as the "North Carolina Purchase Directory" which shall contain electronically
advertise information on contract and purchase requirements from the
Division of Purchase and Contract, the Office of State Construction, the
Department of Transportation, and other agencies of State government which make
direct purchases from private suppliers. The Division shall mail four
free issues of this publication to all persons and businesses on the current
bidders roster, to all Chambers of Commerce in North Carolina, to all business
associations in North Carolina and to all persons or businesses on a list to be
supplied by the Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the effective date
of this section; thereafter the Division shall make the publication available
on a subscription basis. Said subscription price shall not exceed forty
dollars ($40.00) per year and shall be computed taking into consideration the
cost of producing and mailing the publication. The Division shall
coordinate with the other departments of State government to ensure that the publication
electronic advertisement is meeting the goals of disseminating as
widely as possible and in a timely manner information on those State contracts
which are open for bids. A printed copy of any information that is electronically
advertised shall be made available to any party upon request. The
Secretary of the Department of Administration may adopt rules governing the
routine and procedures to be followed in advertising information on contract
and purchase opportunities, what contracts and purchases will be advertised,
and under what conditions exceptions to the electronic advertisement may occur."
Section 2. This act constitutes a recent act of the General Assembly within the meaning of G.S. 150B-21.1. The Secretary of the Department of Administration may adopt temporary rules to implement the provisions of this act. Under rules to be adopted by the Secretary, the Division may advertise information regarding contract and purchase requirements in both print and electronic format for a period of 12 months following the effective date of this act.
Section 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of July, 1999.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor
Approved 10:17 p.m. this 5th day of August, 1999