State contracts may be utilized when determined to be the most favorable method of procurement for any given item based on price and terms. The North Carolina State contract database can be accessed from the NC Department of Administration website: www.doa.state.nc.us/pandc B. Cooperative Purchasing Purchases made through a competitive bidding group purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively bid purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies, are exempt from the North Carolina competitive bid laws. C. Emergencies The formal bidding statute provides that bidding is not required “in cases of special emergency involving the health and safety of the people or their property.” The essential elements for an emergency to be exempt under the statute are: 1. The emergency must be present, immediate and existing; 2. Harm cannot be averted through temporary measures; and, 3. The emergency cannot be self-created (due to a failure to take precautions). D. Purchases from other governmental units The competitive bidding statutes do not apply when the contract for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment is from any federal agency, or any other governmental unit within the United States (i.e. municipalities, counties, schools, housing authorities). E. Contracts established by the State or any agency of the State
State contracts may be utilized when determined to be the most favorable method of procurement for any given item based on price and terms. The North Carolina State contract database can be accessed from the NC Department of Administration website: www.doa.state.nc.us/pandc B. Cooperative Purchasing Purchases made through a competitive bidding group purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively bid purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies, are exempt from the North Carolina competitive bid laws. C. Emergencies The formal bidding statute provides that bidding is not required “in cases of special emergency involving the health and safety of the people or their property.” The essential elements for an emergency to be exempt under the statute are: 1. The emergency must be present, immediate and existing; 2. Harm cannot be averted through temporary measures; and, 3. The emergency cannot be self-created (due to a failure to take precautions). D. Purchases from other governmental units The competitive bidding statutes do not apply when the contract for the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials or equipment is from any federal agency, or any other governmental unit within the United States (i.e. municipalities, counties, schools, housing authorities). E. Contracts established by the State or any agency of the State
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