State Statutes, State Regulations, and Local Codes

 A. Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl

Ch. 44A - Statutory Liens and Charges
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0044A

Ch. 87 - Contractors
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0087

Ch. 95 - Department of Labor and Labor Regulations
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0095

Ch. 97 - Workers Compensation Act
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0097

Ch. 133 - Public Works
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/Statutes/StatutesTOC.pl?Chapter=0133

Specialized Collection:
"2008 Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Contracting in the State of North Carolina"
http://www.nclbgc.net/pages/LawNReg.pdf

 

B.  Regulations

North Carolina Administrative Code
http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp

Title 1 (Administration), Ch. 30 - State Construction
http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp?folderName=\Title%2001%20-%20Administration\Chapter%2030%20-%20State%20Construction

Title 13 - Labor
http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp?folderName=\Title%2013%20-%20Labor

Title 21 (Occupational Licensing), Ch. 12 (General Contractors)
http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp?folderName=\Title%2021%20-%20Occupational%20Licensing%20Boards%20and%20Commissions\Chapter%2012%20-%20General%20Contractors

 

C.  Local Codes

Municipal Codes for Selected NC Cities
http://www.municode.com/Resources/code_list.asp?stateID=33

 

D.  Building Codes

Links to Individual NC Building Codes
http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/building-codes/north-carolina/

 

State and Local Government Links

State Agencies - Generally
http://www.ncgov.com/NCAgency.aspx

Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
http://www.ncbeec.org/modules/content/index.php?id=1

Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors
http://www.nclicensing.org

Department of Labor
http://www.nclabor.com/index.htm

Department of Transportation
http://www.ncdot.org/

Employment Security Commission
http://www.ncesc.com/splash.asp

Licensing Board for Construction Contractors
http://www.nclbgc.net/

Licensing Board for Construction Contractors - Contractor Lookup
http://www.nclbgc.net/lic_fr.html

State Construction Office
http://www.nc-sco.com/  

"The purpose of the State Construction Office is to provide professional architectural and engineering services and management leadership to state agencies."

Construction Contracting Opportunities

"Vendor Link - NC." Resources for companies seeking to contract with the State of North Carolina http://www.ips.state.nc.us/ips/Vendor/VndPubMain.asp

"Interactive Purchasing System - Search for Open Solicitations."  This site enables to researcher to identify open bids for construction services required in connection with public projects. http://www.ips.state.nc.us/ips/srchopen.asp
 

Construction Trades

North Carolina Building and Construction Trades
http://www.ncbuildingtrades.org/
 

Architects, Builders and Contractors Organizations

American Institute of Architects, AIA North Carolina
http://www.aianc.org/  

Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas, Inc.
http://www.abccarolinas.org

Associated General Contractors, Carolinas AGC
http://www.cagc.org/

Carolinas Concrete Masonry Association
http://www.ccmaonline.com/

North Carolina Utility Contractors Association
http://www.ncuca.org/ 

North Carolina Building Inspectors' Association
http://ncbia.org/ 

News and Commentary of Interest to the Construction Industry

North Carolina Construction News (blog)
http://northcarolinaconstructionnews.blogspot.com/

Triangle Business Journal (Raleigh/Durham)
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/  
(this is a general business news publication but it does offer "news by industry," which offers a category for "construction")