NRS 338.143 – Advertising for bids and compliance with certain provisions required for commencement of certain public works; quarterly reports of awarded contracts by authorized representatives; availability of plans and specifications for public inspection; award of contract to lowest responsive and responsible bidder; rejection of bids; authority to award contract without competitive bidding if no bids received in response to advertisement for bids in certain circumstances; requirements before local government may commence public work itself; exemptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a local government or its authorized representative that awards a contract for a public work in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 338.1373 shall not: (a) Commence a public work for which the estimated cost exceeds $100,000 unless it advertises in a newspaper qualified […]

NRS 338.1435 – Constructability review of initially used plans and specifications required before advertising for bids for contracts for larger public works.

1. Before a local government or its authorized representative advertises for bids for a contract for a public work, the local government or its authorized representative shall perform a review of the approved plans and specifications to determine if the plans and specifications are complete and contain all necessary information and specifications to construct the […]

NRS 338.1442 – Local government to award contract for smaller public work to contractor or perform public work itself.

If the estimated cost of a public work is $100,000 or less, a local government shall: 1. Award a contract for the completion of the public work to a properly licensed contractor in accordance with NRS 338.1444; or 2. Perform the public work itself in accordance with NRS 338.1446. (Added to NRS by 2003, 1985)

NRS 338.1444 – Award of contract for smaller public work to contractor: Solicitation of bids; rejection of bids; quarterly report by local government; compliance by local government with certain requirements.

1. Before a local government awards a contract for the completion of a public work in accordance with subsection 1 of NRS 338.1442, the local government must: (a) If the estimated cost of the public work is more than $25,000 but not more than $100,000, solicit bids from at least three properly licensed contractors; and […]

NRS 338.1446 – Attestation required before local government may perform certain smaller public works itself.

1. If a local government proposes to perform a public work itself in accordance with subsection 2 of NRS 338.1442, the public officer responsible for the management of the public works of the local government must, if the estimated cost of the public work is more than $25,000 but not more than $100,000 and before […]

NRS 338.147 – Contract for public work for which estimated cost exceeds $250,000 must be awarded to contractor who submits best bid; certain bids deemed best bid; eligibility to receive preference in bidding; issuance of certificate of eligibility by State Contractors’ Board; regulations; fees; sanctions; objections.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10 and NRS 338.143, 338.1442 and 338.1446, a local government or its authorized representative shall award a contract for a public work for which the estimated cost exceeds $250,000 to the contractor who submits the best bid. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10 or limited by […]

NRS 338.1475 – Award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor prohibited; replacement of unacceptable subcontractor before contract is awarded; rescission of award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor before commencement of work and award of new contract without rebidding.

1. A local government or its authorized representative awarding a contract for a public work shall not award the contract to a person who, at the time of the bid, is not properly licensed under the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS or if the contract would exceed the limit of the person’s license. A […]

NRS 338.148 – Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions.

1. A local government or its authorized representative may award a contract for a public work to a specialty contractor pursuant to NRS 338.143 to 338.1475, inclusive, if: (a) The majority of the work to be performed on the public work to which the contract pertains consists of specialty contracting for which the specialty contractor […]