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3) Food Purchases <br />4) Governmental Publications <br />5) License Renewals <br />6) Subscriptions <br />7) Travel & Training <br />V. PURCHASE OR LEASE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOODS AND <br />SERVICES <br />Any purchase, lease or contract services related to Information Technology must <br />be approved by Cabarrus County Technology Services (ITS). <br />VI. PIGGYBACKING <br />NCGS § 143-129 allows local governments to purchase without a separate bidding <br />procedure from any supplier that has, within the past twelve (12) months, <br />contracted to furnish the item at issue to (1) the federal government or any <br />federal agency, (2) the state of North Carolina or any agency or political <br />subdivision of the state, or (3) any other state or agency or political subdivision of <br />that state. <br />This exception applies to the purchase of apparatus, supplies, materials, or <br />equipment within the formal bidding requirements ($90,000 or greater). It cannot <br />be used for construction or repair contracts, or contracts in the informal range. <br />A. Legal Requirements/Bid Law <br />The "piggybacking" exception, codified as NCGS § 143-129(8) states that the <br />following requirements must be met: <br />1. Price and other terms and conditions of the contract must be at least as <br />favorable as the prior contract; <br />2. The contract must be one that was entered into following a public, formal <br />bid process "substantially similar" to the one set forth in NCGS § 143-129; <br />F-5 <br />Page 24 of 48 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />Page 89 <br />