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UNC �Y SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT withdraw his bid to Superior Court within 20 days of receiving the local government's ruling. Any bidder who withdraws may not rebid on the project or provide materials, equipment, or labor to a contractor or subcontractor performing on the contract from which the bidder withdrew without the written permission of the local government; a violation of this second prohibition is a Class 1 misdemeanor. A withdrawn bid counts toward the 3 -bid minimum required for formal bid opening. [G.S. 143-129.1] 3. When bid documents become public records — Bid documents submitted by bidders eventually become open to public inspection 3. The point in time when bids submitted by bidders become public varies depending on the procurement method. a. Below informal bidding range — Bid documents become open for public inspection when they are received by the local government (or, if sealed, when opened). b. Informal bidding range — The record of bids (and bid documents) become open for public inspection when the contract is awarded. c. Formal bidding range — Bid documents become open for public inspection when the bids are opened at the public bid opening. Step 5: Evaluate Bids 1. Evaluation—Once bids are received (informal) or opened (formal), the local government must evaluate bids to determine if the bids conform to the project specifications and meetall applicable legal requirements. 2. Bidders must be licensed — A licensed general contractor must oversee the project if it costs over $30,000. [G.S. 87-1(a)] General contractor oversight is not required if the local government is acting as its own general contractor by using its own forces. [G.S. 143-135, G.S. 87-1(b)(2)] If the local government is acting as its own general contractor, it must submit an owner -contractor affidavit to the local building inspector attesting to its eligibility to act as its own general contractor. [G.S. 87-14]" ' Information in bids that is a "trade secret" remains confidential even after the bid becomes public. [G.S. 132-1.2; G.S. 66-152] For more information on trade secrets, see, Vouens, Eileen, "Bidding Confidential." Coates Canons Local Government Law blog, UNCSchool of Government, April 8, 2010. For more information on when bid documents become public records, see Vouens, Eileen, When are Bids and Proposals Subject to Public Inspection? LGLB No. 119, UNC School of Government (February 2009). °The affidavit requirement for owner -contractor construction projects was enacted by the General Assembly in 2011(S.L. 2011-376). More information about this new requirement and a sample affidavit are available on the SOG's Local Government Purchasing and Contracting website under "Legislative Updates." miter 1 \n 5 1 Construction Contracting Basic Legal Requirements Updated September 2013 F-9 Page 81