State Construction Manual State of North Carolina Roy Cooper, Governor Department of Administration Machelle Sanders, Secretary State Construction Office Latif Kaid, P.E., Director 301 North Wilmington Street, Suite 450 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2827 (919)807-4100 Fax (919)807-4110 www.nc-sco.com Twelveth Edition March 2019 Table of Contents CHAPTER 100 State Construction Office ................................................................................................. - 1 - Section 101 Jurisdiction ...................................................................................................................... - 1 - Section 102 Responsibility of State Construction Office ....................................................................... - 3 - Section 103 Other Responsibilities ...................................................................................................... - 4 - Section 104 Organization of State Construction Office ......................................................................... - 5 - Section 105 State Building Commission ............................................................................................... - 6 - Section 106 Forms and Guidelines ....................................................................................................... - 6 - CHAPTER 200 Agencies and Institution Capital Projects .......................................................................... - 7 - Section 201 Definitions ....................................................................................................................... - 7 - Section 202 Responsibilities of Owning Agencies ................................................................................. - 7 - Section 203 Emergency Projects .........................................................................................................- 10 - Section 204 Real Property ..................................................................................................................- 10 - CHAPTER 300 Procurement of Design Services ......................................................................................- 11 - Section 301 Design Services ...............................................................................................................- 11 - Section 302 Designer Selection – Basis Requirements .........................................................................- 12 - Section 303 Roles in Designer Selection Process .................................................................................- 13 - Section 304 Informal Designer Selection for Major Projects (>$500,000) .............................................- 14 - Section 305 Designer Selection for Minor Projects (<= $500,000) ........................................................- 16 - Section 306 Standard Design Contract ................................................................................................- 17 - Section 307 Other types of Design Contracts ......................................................................................- 20 - CHAPTER 400 Regulatory Review Agencies ...........................................................................................- 22 - Section 401 General Requirements ....................................................................................................- 22 - Section 402 Agency Review Times ......................................................................................................- 23 - Section 403 Owner Review ................................................................................................................- 24 - Section 404 Department of Administration ........................................................................................- 24 - Section 405 Department of Labor.......................................................................................................- 26 - Section 406 Department of Health Human Services ............................................................................- 26 - Section 407 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources ................................................................- 27 - Section 408 Information Technology Systems .....................................................................................- 28 - Section 409 Department of Environmental Quality .............................................................................- 28 - Section 410 Department of Transportation ........................................................................................- 34 - I Section 411 Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services .............................................................- 35 - CHAPTER 500 Design Guidelines ...........................................................................................................- 36 - Section 501 General ..........................................................................................................................- 36 - Section 502 Forms and Guidelines ......................................................................................................- 38 - Section 503 Drawings ........................................................................................................................- 38 - Section 504 Programming and Advanced Planning .............................................................................- 39 - Section 505 Schematic Design Phase ..................................................................................................- 41 - Section 506 Combined Schematic and Design Development ...............................................................- 45 - Section 507 Design Development Phase .............................................................................................- 45 - Section 508 Construction Documents Phase .......................................................................................- 50 - Section 509 Final Submittal ................................................................................................................- 57 - Section 510 Bid Date .........................................................................................................................- 58 - Section 511 Addenda/Proposed Change Order ...................................................................................- 58 - Section 512 Electronic/Digital Submittal Requirements ......................................................................- 61 - CHAPTER 600 Construction Contracts and Bidding.................................................................................- 63 - Section 601 Formal & Informal Contract Definitions ...........................................................................- 63 - Section 602 Informal Contacts, Bidding Procedures & Award ..............................................................- 63 - Section 603 Formal Contracts Bidding Procedures & Award ................................................................- 63 - Section 604 Formal Bidding Methods and Contracting ........................................................................- 67 - Section 605 Prequalification of Bidders ..............................................................................................- 69 - Section 606 Proposal Form ................................................................................................................- 69 - Section 607 Bidder Proposed Substitutions ........................................................................................- 69 - Section 608 Pre-Bid Meetings ............................................................................................................- 70 - Section 609 Addenda .........................................................................................................................- 70 - Section 610 Bid Opening time and Location ........................................................................................- 70 - Section 611 Close of Bidding ..............................................................................................................- 71 - Section 612 Change or Withdrawal of Bid ...........................................................................................- 72 - Section 613 Formal Opening of Bids ...................................................................................................- 72 - Section 614 Formal Re-Advertisement ...............................................................................................- 72 - Section 615 Negotiations ...................................................................................................................- 72 - Section 616 Form of Formal Construction Contracts ...........................................................................- 73 - Section 617 Formal Construction Contract Award ...............................................................................- 73 - CHAPTER 700 Construction Management..............................................................................................- 76 - Section 701 Construction Management Section Responsibilities .........................................................- 76 - II Section 702 Project Monitor Responsibilities ......................................................................................- 76 - Section 703 Designer Responsibilities ................................................................................................- 77 - Section 704 Commissioning