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North Carolina — all political subdivisions

For North Carolina, state and entity type is North Carolina — all political subdivisions; entity type is any board or governing body of the State, of a State institution, or of any political subdivision; spending category is construction or repair work (higher figure); apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment (lower figure); formal bid threshold (as stated in statute) is equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); threshold (normalised) is $500,000 for construction or repair; $90,000 for apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

State and entity type
North Carolina — all political subdivisions our reading
State
North Carolina our reading
Entity type
any board or governing body of the State, of a State institution, or of any political subdivision our reading
Spending category
construction or repair work (higher figure); apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment (lower figure) our reading
Formal bid threshold (as stated in statute)
equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) verified
Threshold (normalised)
$500,000 for construction or repair; $90,000 for apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment our reading
Informal quote tier
none stated in this section our reading
Indexation
no adjustment mechanism stated in this section our reading
Statutory citation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-129(a) our reading
Sourcencleg.gov
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What the source says

No construction or repair work requiring the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal to or more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or equipment requiring an estimated expenditure of public money in an amount equal to or more than ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) may be performed, nor may any contract be awarded therefor, by any board or governing body of the State, or of any institution of the State government, or of any political subdivision of the State, unless the provisions of this section are complied with

ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19

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