Building Age-Friendly Communities

January 29, 2025

Older adults are the fastest-growing age group in North Carolina. This webinar features information from AARP North Carolina and Age-Friendly Mecklenburg about how your community can become more age-friendly. Develop a foundational overview of livable communities, the 8 Domains of Livability and the age-friendly communities framework and receive local implementation strategies, lessons learned and best practices from Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

 

When a construction or repair contract over $300,000 involves a building, the procurement and contract are subject to additional requirements under N.C.G.S. 143-128. Therefore, this question must be answered to determine whether the additional statutory requirements apply to this procurement scenario.

The micro-purchase threshold is a federal procurement threshold under which competitive procurement is not required. The default micro-purchase threshold is $15,000, but local governments may increase the micro-purchase threshold up to $50,000. An explanation of increasing the micro-purchase threshold and a template for the required annual self-certification is available here.