Ready to Restart: Local Government Planning Guide

Is your city, town or county prepared to safely reopen? Throughout the coronavirus crisis, local governments across the Centralina region adjusted operations to provide essential services, information and emergency response. As we begin to ramp up in-person municipal and county operations in an era of our “new normal,” we encourage our members to consider these five steps as you plan to reopen and to comply with federal, state and local guidelines.

Visit the COVID-19 tab in our Member Portal to read our Reopening Guidelines and Step #2: Prep Your Space to get a better understanding of how your workspace should be prepared for reopening.

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.