Carolina Medicorp, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of North Carolina Teachers' & State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan

EAGLES, Judge.

I

Petitioners argue that the trial court erred in failing to conclude that respondents violated the public contracting statutes (Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes) when they executed the 1992-93 preferred provider contracts with petitioners. G.S. 143-49 provides:

The Secretary of Administration shall have power and authority, and it shall be his duty, subject to the provisions of this Article:(3) To purchase or to contract for, by sealed, competitive bidding or other suitable means, all contractual services and needs of the State government, or any of its…