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NRS 338.010 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: 1. "Authorized representative" means a...
NRS 338.011 - Applicability: Contracts related to normal operation and normal maintenance; contracts related to emergency. - The requirements of this chapter do not apply to a...
NRS 338.0115 - Inapplicability of this chapter and chapters 332 and 339 of NRS to certain projects constructed by private developers. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions...
NRS 338.0116 - Legislative findings and declarations. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. A skilled...
NRS 338.01165 - Requirements relating to use of apprentices on public works; modification or waiver of requirements; apprenticeship agreement; regulations. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and except...
NRS 338.0117 - Qualification to receive preference in bidding: Submission of affidavit to public body certifying compliance with requirements; provisions required to be included in contract; written objections for failure to comply with requirements;... - 1. To qualify to receive a preference in bidding pursuant...
NRS 338.0118 - Adoption by local government of policies providing for use of certain recycled materials in public road and highway projects; use of such materials; exception. - 1. The governing body of a local government that undertakes...
NRS 338.012 - Regulations of Labor Commissioner. - The Labor Commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary...
NRS 338.013 - Inclusion of identifying number from Labor Commissioner in advertisement or solicitation and bids and other responsive documents; reports by public bodies and contractors to Labor Commissioner. - 1. A public body that undertakes a public work shall...
NRS 338.015 - Enforcement by Labor Commissioner and Attorney General. - 1. The Labor Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of NRS...
NRS 338.016 - Civil action against contractor after imposition of administrative penalty to recover damages resulting from commission of offense; rebuttable presumption; costs and attorney’s fees. - 1. If, after an opportunity for a hearing, an administrative...
NRS 338.017 - Temporary prohibition or disqualification of contractor from award of contract after imposition of administrative penalty or debarment by Federal Government; notification of State Contractors’ Board. - 1. If any administrative penalty is imposed pursuant to this...
NRS 338.018 - Applicability to certain contracts for construction work of Nevada System of Higher Education. - The provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.018, inclusive, apply to...
NRS 338.020 - Hourly and daily rate of wages must not be less than prevailing wage in region; rate must be included in contract and posted on-site; payment of overtime; wages paid in accordance with jurisdictional classes recognized in region. - 1. Every contract to which a public body of this...
NRS 338.025 - Prevailing wage regions. - For the purpose of determining the prevailing rate of wages...
NRS 338.030 - Procedure for determination of prevailing wage in region; duration of rates. - 1. The public body awarding any contract for public work,...
NRS 338.035 - Discharge of part of obligation of contractor or subcontractor engaged on public work to pay wages by providing bona fide fringe benefits in name of worker. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the obligation...
NRS 338.040 - Workers deemed to be employed on public works; regulations. - 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, workers who...
NRS 338.050 - Contractual relationships: Applicability of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive. - For the purpose of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive, except...
NRS 338.060 - Forfeitures when workers paid less than designated rates or willfully reported in inaccurate or incomplete manner or not reported to public body; forfeiture clause in contracts; regulation establishing sliding scale for penalties; recov... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a contractor...
NRS 338.070 - Investigations of violations by public bodies; withholding of certain sums by public bodies and contractors; maintenance and inspection of records regarding employees; regulations regarding procedures for electronic filing of records re... - 1. Any public body awarding a contract shall: (a) Investigate...
NRS 338.072 - Requirement for subcontractor to hold state business license. - A subcontractor who enters into a subcontract for a public...
NRS 338.075 - Applicability to certain contracts for construction work of Nevada System of Higher Education. - The provisions of NRS 338.020 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to...
NRS 338.080 - Exemptions. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 408.55086, none of the...
NRS 338.090 - Penalties. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any person,...
NRS 338.125 - Fair employment practices: Contents of contracts concerning public works; violation constitutes material breach of contract. - 1. It is unlawful for any contractor in connection with...
NRS 338.127 - Employer authorized to enforce health and safety requirements notwithstanding protections for hair texture and protective hairstyles. - Notwithstanding the protections in this chapter for hair texture and...
NRS 338.130 - Preferential employment in construction of public works. - 1. In all cases where persons are employed in the...
NRS 338.135 - Rental or lease of trucks or truck and trailer combinations by contractors or subcontractors: Hourly rate for vehicle and services of driver. - Where a truck or truck and trailer combination is rented...
NRS 338.1373 - Option of local governments to comply with alternative procedures; public bodies prohibited from using reverse auctions; inapplicability of certain provisions to contracts awarded by Department of Transportation. - 1. A local government or its authorized representative shall award...
NRS 338.1375 - State public works: Acceptance of bids from qualified bidders only; adoption and use of criteria for qualification of bidders. - 1. The Division shall not accept a bid on a...
NRS 338.1376 - State public works: Qualification of subcontractors; disqualification; appeal. - 1. Each subcontractor whose name is required to be included...
NRS 338.1377 - Local government public works: Adoption of criteria for qualification of bidders. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.1382, if a governing...
NRS 338.1378 - Local government public works: Advertisement required before acceptance of applications for qualification of bidders. - 1. Before a local government accepts applications pursuant to NRS...
NRS 338.1379 - State and local government public works: Submission of application to qualify as bidder; investigation of applicant; determination; notice; period of qualification; use of criteria; confidentiality of certain financial information conc... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.1382, a contractor...
NRS 338.1381 - State and local government public works: Procedure upon appeal of denial of application to qualify as bidder or disqualification of subcontractor. - 1. If, within 10 days after receipt of the notice...
NRS 338.1382 - Local government public works: Alternative procedure for qualification of bidders. - In lieu of adopting criteria pursuant to NRS 338.1377 and...
NRS 338.1384 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 338.1384 to 338.13847, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 338.13841 - "Business owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability" defined. - "Business owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected...
NRS 338.13842 - "Local business" defined. - "Local business" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...
NRS 338.13843 - "Veteran with a service-connected disability" defined. - "Veteran with a service-connected disability" means a veteran of the...
NRS 338.13844 - Amount of preferences. - 1. For the purpose of awarding a contract for a...
NRS 338.13845 - Fraudulent acts. - 1. If the Division determines that a business has made...
NRS 338.13846 - Duty of State Public Works Division to report to Legislature. - The Division shall, every 6 months, submit to the Legislature,...
NRS 338.13847 - Regulations. - The State Public Works Board may adopt such regulations as...
NRS 338.1385 - 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 in... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, this State,...
NRS 338.1386 - State or 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...
NRS 338.13862 - Requirements for awarding contract for smaller public work to contractor. - 1. Before this State or a local government awards a...
NRS 338.13864 - Attestation required before State or local government may perform certain smaller public works itself. - 1. If the State or a local government proposes to...
NRS 338.1389 - 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 b... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10 and NRS...
NRS 338.13895 - Award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor prohibited; replacement of unacceptable subcontractor; rescission of award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor before commencement of work. - 1. The Division shall not award a contract to a...
NRS 338.139 - Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions. - 1. A public body or its authorized representative may award...
NRS 338.140 - Requirements and limitations relating to drafting of specifications for bids; documents generated by bidder in preparation or determination of prices included in bid. - 1. A public body shall not draft or cause to...
NRS 338.141 - Bids to include certain information concerning subcontractors and prime contractors; when bids deemed not responsive with respect to subcontractors; requirements and penalties for substitution of named subcontractors. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.1727, each bid...
NRS 338.1415 - Local government prohibited from accepting bid on contract for public work submitted by contractor who materially breached certain contracts for public works. - A local government or its authorized representative shall not accept...
NRS 338.142 - Notice of protest of award of contract: Period for filing; contents; posting and disposition of bond or security; stay of action; immunity of public body from liability to bidder. - 1. A person who bids on a contract may file...
NRS 338.1423 - Prohibition against public body entering into express or implied contract for public work providing that construction materials or goods be purchased or supplied by public body or contractor who is constituent part or acting on behalf... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a public...
NRS 338.1425 - Prohibition against public body entering into contract with design professional who is not member of design-build team for services on public work until certain period after public body transmits certain information to licensing board... - A public body shall not enter into a contract with...
NRS 338.1427 - Duty of State Public Works Division to report to Office of Economic Development concerning local emerging small businesses. - 1. The Division shall submit a report every 6 months...
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 ins... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a local...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10 and NRS...
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... - 1. A local government or its authorized representative awarding a...
NRS 338.148 - Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions. - 1. A local government or its authorized representative may award...
NRS 338.150 - Provisions requiring use of method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of judicial action; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public...
NRS 338.153 - Provision requiring persons who provide labor, equipment, materials, supplies or services for public work to comply with all applicable state and local laws. - A public body shall include in each contract for a...
NRS 338.155 - Provisions relating to design professional who is not member of design-build team. - 1. If a public body enters into a contract with...
NRS 338.158 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 338.158 to 338.1602, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 338.1581 - "Concession" defined. - "Concession" means any lease, ground lease, franchise, easement, permit, right...
NRS 338.1582 - "Private partner" defined. - "Private partner" means a person with whom a public body...
NRS 338.1583 - "Public-private partnership" defined. - "Public-private partnership" means a contract entered into by a public...
NRS 338.1584 - "Transportation facility" defined. - "Transportation facility" means any existing, enhanced, upgraded or new facility...
NRS 338.1585 - "User fee" defined. - "User fee" means a fee, toll, fare or other similar...
NRS 338.1586 - Applicability. - The provisions of NRS 338.158 to 338.1602, inclusive, apply only...
NRS 338.1587 - Public-private partnership: Authority to enter; authorized provisions. - 1. A public body may enter into a public-private partnership...
NRS 338.1588 - Public-private partnership: Methods of procurement; information required to be provided by public body for certain procurements; relative weight of factors in evaluation of proposals; exemption from public bidding or procurement proced... - 1. A public body may procure a public-private partnership by...
NRS 338.1589 - Alternative methods: Authorization. - A public body may authorize a person to design, finance,...
NRS 338.159 - Alternative methods: Submission of request to public body; contents of request. - 1. A person may submit a request to a public...
NRS 338.1591 - Alternative methods: Request for submission of proposals by public body. - If a public body receives a request regarding a transportation...
NRS 338.1592 - Approval of request, proposal or submission: Determination of public purpose; staff reports; copy of request, proposal or submission to be furnished to affected governmental entities; fee; approval contingent on entering agreement with... - 1. A public body may approve a request, proposal or...
NRS 338.1593 - Confidentiality of information obtained by or disclosed to public body in connection with request, proposal or public-private partnership. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any information obtained...
NRS 338.1594 - Financing. - 1. A transportation facility may be financed, in whole or...
NRS 338.1595 - Acceptance of federal money; agreements or arrangements with United States; acceptance of grants, donations, gifts and conveyances; combination of public and private money authorized. - 1. A public body, either directly or through a designated...
NRS 338.1596 - Deposit and use of money received and retained by public body pursuant to public-private partnership derived from charge with respect to operation of motor vehicle on highway in State. - All money which is received and is to be retained...
NRS 338.1597 - User fee for use of roadway constructed or improved as part of public-private partnership prohibited; exception. - 1. No user fee may be charged for the use...
NRS 338.1598 - Contract for services under alternative methods. - A public body may contract with a person whose request...
NRS 338.1599 - Federal, state or local assistance. - The public body may take any action necessary to obtain...
NRS 338.1601 - Eminent domain. - This State, or any public agency so authorized under chapter...
NRS 338.1602 - Applicability of state and federal laws. - If no federal money is used on a transportation facility,...
NRS 338.161 - "Transportation facility" defined. - As used in NRS 338.161 to 338.168, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 338.1615 - Applicability. - The provisions of NRS 338.161 to 338.168, inclusive, apply to...
NRS 338.162 - Alternative methods of authorization. - A public body may authorize a person to develop, construct,...
NRS 338.163 - Submission of request to public body; contents of request. - 1. A person may submit a request to a public...
NRS 338.164 - Request for submission of proposals by public body. - If a public body receives a request regarding a transportation...
NRS 338.166 - Approval of request or proposal: Determination of public purpose; staff reports; copy of request or proposal to be furnished to affected governmental entities; fee; approval contingent on entering agreement with public body; establishme... - 1. A public body may approve a request or proposal...
NRS 338.167 - Contract for transportation services. - A public body may contract with a person whose request...
NRS 338.168 - Federal, state or local assistance. - The public body may take any action necessary to obtain...
NRS 338.1685 - Declaration of legislative intent. - The Legislature hereby declares that the provisions of NRS 338.1685...
NRS 338.169 - Public body authorized to construct public work by selecting and entering into contracts with construction manager at risk; limitations. - 1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, a public...
NRS 338.1691 - Qualifications for construction manager at risk. - To qualify to enter into contracts with a public body...
NRS 338.1692 - Advertising for proposals for construction manager at risk; contents of request for proposals; requirements for proposals; availability of names of applicants; substitution of employees. - 1. A public body or its authorized representative shall advertise...
NRS 338.16925 - Confidentiality of documents and other information submitted in response to request for proposals. - Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 338.1692:...
NRS 338.1693 - Procedure for selection of most qualified applicants; minimum number of proposals required; negotiation of contract for preconstruction services; availability of certain information to applicants and public; provision of explanation to... - 1. The public body or its authorized representative shall appoint...
NRS 338.16935 - Contract between construction manager at risk and subcontractor for certain preconstruction services. - 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 338.16991 and 338.16995, and...
NRS 338.1696 - Negotiation of contract for construction of public work or portion thereof with construction manager at risk; awarding of contract if public body unable to negotiate satisfactory contract with construction manager at risk; provision by... - 1. If a public body enters into a contract with...
NRS 338.1697 - Authorized provision in contract with construction manager at risk for construction of public work or portion thereof for guaranteed maximum price. - A contract entered into pursuant to NRS 338.1696 that is...
NRS 338.1698 - Required and authorized provisions in contract for construction of public work or portion thereof awarded to construction manager at risk. - A contract awarded to a construction manager at risk pursuant...
NRS 338.16985 - Duties and powers of construction manager at risk who enters into contract for construction of public work or portion thereof. - A construction manager at risk who enters into a contract...
NRS 338.16991 - Contract between construction manager at risk and subcontractor to provide labor, materials or equipment on project: Eligibility; procedure for determination of qualification of subcontractor to submit proposal. - 1. To be eligible to provide labor, materials or equipment...
NRS 338.16995 - Contract between construction manager at risk and subcontractor to provide labor, materials or equipment on project: Authority to enter into; procedure for awarding subcontracts of certain estimated value; substitution of subcontracto... - 1. If a public body enters into a contract with...
NRS 338.1711 - Contracts for which public body is required or authorized to enter into with prime contractor or design-build team. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...
NRS 338.1715 - Procedure for selecting design-build team. - A public body that contracts with a design-build team pursuant...
NRS 338.1717 - Employment of architect, general contractor, construction manager as agent, landscape architect or engineer as consultant. - A public body may employ a registered architect, general contractor,...
NRS 338.1718 - Contract with construction manager as agent. - 1. A construction manager as agent: (a) Must: (1) Be...
NRS 338.1721 - Qualifications of design-build team. - To qualify to participate in a project for the design...
NRS 338.1723 - Advertisement for preliminary proposals. - 1. A public body shall advertise for preliminary proposals for...
NRS 338.1725 - Selection of finalists based on preliminary proposals; minimum number of proposals required; availability to public of certain information. - 1. The public body shall select at least two but...
NRS 338.1727 - Request for and submission of final proposals; selection or rejection of final proposals; awarding of contract; partial reimbursement of unsuccessful finalists in certain circumstances; contents of contract; availability to public of c... - 1. After selecting the finalists pursuant to NRS 338.1725, the...
NRS 338.173 - Certificate of eligibility to receive preference when competing for public works to certain design professionals: Issuance; duration; ineligibility for submission of false information; regulations; fees; written objections. - 1. The State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential...
NRS 338.175 - Substantially incomplete or rejected plans submitted by registered architect, interior designer, residential designer or landscape architect. - A public body shall notify the State Board of Architecture,...
NRS 338.176 - Substantially incomplete or rejected plans submitted by licensed professional engineer or land surveyor. - A public body shall notify the State Board of Professional...
NRS 338.177 - Lease of property acquired by local government for public work pending completion of public work. - 1. Real property acquired by a governing body for a...
NRS 338.180 - Accommodation of persons with physical handicap or disability; specific requirements relating to single-stall restrooms available to public; verification of conformity with requirements; enforcement. - 1. The Legislature of the State of Nevada declares that:...
NRS 338.185 - Public body to reimburse contractor for certain costs of locating underground facility of public utility. - If a public body directs a contractor to locate the...
NRS 338.1908 - Retrofitting of local governmental buildings, facilities and structures with consideration of use of sources of renewable energy. [Effective through December 31, 2025.] Retrofitting of local governmental buildings, facilities and struc... - 1. The governing body of each local government shall, by...
NRS 338.193 - Standards for plumbing fixtures. - 1. Each public building sponsored or financed by a public...
NRS 338.195 - Survey for presence of asbestos required before renovation or demolition of public building or structure. - 1. No public building or other public structure may be...
NRS 338.200 - Prohibition against naming public building or structure after current member of governing body. - No public building or other public structure, other than a...
NRS 338.400 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 338.415 - "Progress bill" defined. - "Progress bill" means a bill for a portion of the...
NRS 338.420 - "Progress payment" defined. - "Progress payment" means the payment for a portion of the...
NRS 338.425 - "Retainage" defined. - "Retainage" means the amount authorized to be withheld from a...
NRS 338.430 - "Retainage bill" defined. - "Retainage bill" means a bill for the amount authorized to...
NRS 338.435 - "Retainage payment" defined. - "Retainage payment" means the payment of the amount authorized to...
NRS 338.455 - Methods to be used for providing notice. - Each notice required pursuant to NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive,...
NRS 338.460 - Period for accrual of interest on retainage. - Interest that is required to be paid on the retainage...
NRS 338.480 - Provisions inapplicable to certain contracts made by Department of Transportation. - The provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, do not...
NRS 338.485 - Waiver or modification of right, obligation or liability set forth in NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, prohibited; certain conditions, stipulations or provisions of contract void and unenforceable. - 1. A person may not waive or modify a right,...
NRS 338.490 - Limitations on requiring release or waiver of right to receive progress payment or retainage payment. - Any release or waiver required to be provided by a...
NRS 338.510 - Submittal of progress bills. - A contractor shall submit a progress bill to the public...
NRS 338.515 - Time for making payments; amounts paid; amounts withheld as retainage; rate of interest paid on amounts withheld; powers of Labor Commissioner when worker is owed wages. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.525, a public...
NRS 338.520 - Payment of outstanding balance upon occupancy, use or recording of notice of completion. - Except with respect to any payment withheld pursuant to NRS...
NRS 338.525 - Withholding amounts for failure of contractor to comply with contract or applicable building code, law or regulation; payment of amounts withheld upon confirmation of correction of condition. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.515, a public...
NRS 338.530 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly. - 1. If a public body receives: (a) A progress bill...
NRS 338.535 - Public body to provide notice concerning progress payments and retainage payments to certain subcontractors and suppliers. - Within 5 working days after a public body receives a...
NRS 338.550 - Time for making payments; amounts paid. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.555, 338.560 and 338.565:...
NRS 338.555 - Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest. - 1. If a public body and a contractor enter into...
NRS 338.560 - Withholding amounts for failure of subcontractor or supplier to comply with subcontract or applicable building code, law or regulation or for claim for wages against subcontractor; payment of amounts withheld upon correction of conditio... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS...
NRS 338.565 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly. - 1. If a contractor makes payment to a subcontractor or...
NRS 338.570 - Contractor to provide notice concerning progress payments and retainage payments to certain subcontractors and suppliers. - Within 5 working days after a contractor receives a written...
NRS 338.590 - Time for making payments; amounts paid. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.595, 338.600 and 338.605:...
NRS 338.595 - Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest. - 1. If a subcontractor and another subcontractor or supplier enter...
NRS 338.600 - Withholding amounts for failure of subcontractor or supplier to comply with subcontract or applicable building code, law or regulation; payment of amounts withheld upon correction of condition. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.595, a subcontractor...
NRS 338.605 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly. - 1. If a subcontractor makes payment to his or her...
NRS 338.610 - Subcontractor to provide notice concerning progress payments and retainage payments to certain subcontractors and suppliers. - Within 5 working days after a subcontractor receives a written...
NRS 338.630 - Action by contractor for alternate writ of mandamus to compel performance by public body. - 1. A contractor who believes that the public body has...
NRS 338.635 - Action by subcontractor or supplier to remedy unjustified or excessive withholding. - 1. A subcontractor or supplier who believes that the amount...
NRS 338.640 - Award of reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to prevailing party. - 1. The court or arbitrator shall award to a contractor,...
NRS 338.645 - Other rights and remedies not affected. - The provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, do not...