North Carolina General Statutes
Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts.
§ 143-54 - Certification that bids were submitted without collusion.

143-54. Certification that bids were submitted without collusion.
(a) The Director of Administration shall require bidders to certify that each bid is submitted competitively and without collusion. False certification is a Class I felony.
(b) Expired. (1961, c. 963; 1971, c. 587, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 1310; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2009-475, s. 6.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions

Article 3 - Purchases and Contracts.

§ 143-48 - State policy; cooperation in promoting the use of small contractors, minority contractors, physically handicapped contractors, and women contractors; purpose; required annual reports.

§ 143-48.1 - Medicaid program exemption.

§ 143-48.2 - Procurement program for nonprofit work centers for the blind and the severely disabled.

§ 143-48.3 - Electronic procurement.

§ 143-48.4 - Statewide uniform certification of historically underutilized businesses.

§ 143-48.5 - Contractors must use E-Verify.

§ 143-48.6 - Personal services contracts subject to Article.

§ 143-49 - Powers and duties of Secretary.

§ 143-49.1 - Purchases by volunteer nonprofit fire department and lifesaving and rescue squad.

§ 143-50 - Certain contractual powers exercised by other departments transferred to Secretary.

§ 143-50.1 - Division of Purchase and Contract; Contract Management Section.

§ 143-51 - Reports to Secretary required of all agencies as to needs and purchases.

§ 143-52 - Competitive bidding procedure; consolidation of estimates by Secretary; bids; awarding of contracts; cost plus percentage of cost contracts strictly prohibited.

§ 143-52.1 - Award recommendations; State Purchasing Officer action.

§ 143-52.3 - Multiple award schedule contracts.

§ 143-53 - Rules.

§ 143-53.1 - Setting of benchmarks; increase by Secretary.

§ 143-54 - Certification that bids were submitted without collusion.

§ 143-55 - Requisitioning by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.

§ 143-56 - Certain purchases excepted from provisions of Article.

§ 143-57 - Purchases of articles in certain emergencies.

§ 143-57.1 - Furniture requirements contracts.

§ 143-58 - Contracts contrary to provisions of Article made void.

§ 143-58.1 - Unauthorized use of public purchase or contract procedures for private benefit.

§ 143-58.2 - State policy; bid procedures and specifications; identification of products.

§ 143-58.3 - Purchase of recycled paper and paper products; goals.

§ 143-58.4 - Energy credit banking and selling program.

§ 143-58.5 - Alternative Fuel Revolving Fund.

§ 143-58.6 - Specifications for use of coal combustion products.

§ 143-58.7 - Contracts with Conservation Corps North Carolina.

§ 143-59 - Preference given to North Carolina products and citizens, and articles manufactured by State agencies; reciprocal preferences.

§ 143-59.1 - Contracts with certain foreign vendors.

§ 143-59.1A - Preference given to products made in United States.

§ 143-59.2 - Certain vendors prohibited from contracting with State.

§ 143-59.3 - Contracts for the purchase of reconstituted or recombined fluid milk products prohibited.

§ 143-59.4 - Contracts performed outside the United States.

§ 143-60 - Rules covering certain purposes.

§ 143-62 - Law applicable to printing Supreme Court Reports not affected.

§ 143-63 - Financial interest of officers in sources of supply; acceptance of bribes.

§ 143-63.1 - Sale, disposal and destruction of firearms.

§ 143-63.2 - Purchase of tires for State vehicles; repair or refurbishment of tires for State vehicles.