6040 -SPECIFICATIONS
The Superintendent or designee shall have the authority to review, modify, and approve bid specifications. To provide a common basis for bidding, specifications should designate the essential characteristics of the items or services being purchased.
The quality standards for goods and services shall be established by the Superintendent or designee based on input from teachers, principals, and administrators of the respective areas. The basic criteria in determining quality shall be the intended purpose for the material or equipment, the results to be obtained, and the required characteristics. Additional factors are availability, standardization of product, manufacturer practices, and standardization of packaging for the desired material.
Specifications shall not be prepared in such a manner as to eliminate competitive bidding. All architects, engineers, designers, or draftsmen, when directly or indirectly providing design services or writing specifications for school system projects, shall strictly adhere to the requirements of G.S.133-3.
Legal Reference: G.S.115C-521, -522, -524; 133-3; 143-48 to 63.1, -129, -131
Adopted Effective: July 1, 1999
