Are there M/WBE requirements for the selection of architects, engineers, surveyors, and construction managers at risk?

Construction managers (CM) at risk for building construction or repair projects subject to the M/WBE good faith efforts requirements of G.S. 143-128.2 must submit a plan for compliance with these requirements. The local public entity must approve this plan prior to the CM’s soliciting bids for first-tier subcontractors for the project (G.S. 143-128.1). G.S. 143-64.31 requires the state and all local public entities to use good faith efforts to notify minority firms of bid opportunities for architectural, engineering, surveying, and CM at risk services. The statute does not specify expected good faith efforts or reporting requirements in the way it is spelled out for construction contractors.