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3. Minority participation should be solicited and efforts must be documented. <br />Upon completion of the project, a report must be submitted to the Department <br />of Administration, Office of Historically Underutilized Business. The report <br />must include the type of the project, total dollar amount of the project, dollar <br />value of minority business participation on each project, and documentation of <br />efforts to recruit minority participation. <br />III. Selection of Architect, Engineer or Surveyor <br />Pursuant to NC General Statute 133- 1.1(a), plans and specifications for public <br />projects must be prepared by a registered architect or engineer when (1) new <br />construction or repairs involving major structural or foundation changes with <br />expenditures totaling $135,000 or more, (2) repairs not involving structural or <br />foundation changes with expenditures totaling $300,000 or more, and (3) work <br />affecting life safety systems when the expenditure is $100,000 or more. <br />Legal Requirements <br />Selection of a project designer; use of a registered architect or engineer is governed <br />by North Carolina General Statutes which states the following requirements: <br />1. All requirements for architectural, engineering and surveying services must <br />be announced and obtained through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) <br />process. <br />2. Selection of qualified firms to provide services must be on the basis of <br />demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of professional <br />services required, without regard to the firm's fee, other than unit price <br />information. <br />3. Contracts can be negotiated at a fair and reasonable fee with the best - <br />qualified firm. <br />Exemption of the RFQ process is only authorized when the estimated fee is less than $30,000. <br />In compliance with NC General Statute, the Board of Commissioners must adopt a Resolution <br />for each exempted project. <br />The County Manager, or his designee, may award Architect, Engineer or Surveyor contracts <br />unless projects involve new buildings of substantial size and cost. If the construction is <br />Page 40 of 48 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -6 Page 112 <br />