(A) This policy on prequalification of contractors shall apply to a project involving construction and/or repair only if:
(1) The Town will use one of the construction methods authorized by G.S. § 143-128(a1)(1) through G.S. §143-128(a1)(3) and the Town Manager has determined that based on the size, specialized nature or complexity of the work to be done that it would be in the best interests of the Town for all contractors to be prequalified; or
(2) The Town will enter into a contract with a construction manager at risk pursuant to which the construction manager at risk is required to prequalify first tier subcontractors pursuant to G.S. § 143-128.1(c) .
(B) The Town is not required to prequalify contractors for any particular project or projects. For any contract to which this policy applies, bids submitted by contractors who have not been prequalified will be deemed invalid and nonresponsive and shall be rejected.
(C) Notwithstanding the fact that a contractor has been prequalified, the Town and, if applicable, the construction manager at risk, reserve the right to reject a contractor's bid if it is determined that the contractor has not submitted the lowest responsible and responsive bid. Prequalification shall not preclude the Town or the construction manager at risk from concluding that the contractor is not a responsible bidder pursuant to G.S. §143-129.
(Res. 831, passed 10-11-2017)