1. A person may not waive or modify a right, obligation or liability set forth in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive.
2. A condition, stipulation or provision in a contract or other agreement that:
(a) Requires a person to waive a right set forth in the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive;
(b) Relieves a person of an obligation or liability imposed by the provisions of NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive;
(c) Requires a contractor to waive, release or extinguish a claim or right for damages or an extension of time that the contractor may otherwise possess or acquire as a result of a delay that is:
(1) So unreasonable in length as to amount to an abandonment of the public work;
(2) Caused by fraud, misrepresentation, concealment or other bad faith by the public body;
(3) Caused by active interference by the public body; or
(4) Caused by a decision by the public body to significantly add to the scope or duration of the public work; or
(d) Requires a contractor or public body to be responsible for any consequential damages suffered or incurred by the other party that arise from or relate to a contract for a public work, including, without limitation, rental expenses or other damages resulting from a loss of use or availability of the public work, lost income, lost profit, lost financing or opportunity, business or reputation, and loss of management or employee availability, productivity, opportunity or services,
is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not prohibit the use of a liquidated damages clause which otherwise satisfies the requirements of law.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1990; A 2011, 3703)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 338.0116 - Legislative findings and declarations.
NRS 338.012 - Regulations of Labor Commissioner.
NRS 338.015 - Enforcement by Labor Commissioner and Attorney General.
NRS 338.025 - Prevailing wage regions.
NRS 338.030 - Procedure for determination of prevailing wage in region; duration of rates.
NRS 338.040 - Workers deemed to be employed on public works; regulations.
NRS 338.050 - Contractual relationships: Applicability of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive.
NRS 338.072 - Requirement for subcontractor to hold state business license.
NRS 338.130 - Preferential employment in construction of public works.
NRS 338.1376 - State public works: Qualification of subcontractors; disqualification; appeal.
NRS 338.1377 - Local government public works: Adoption of criteria for qualification of bidders.
NRS 338.1382 - Local government public works: Alternative procedure for qualification of bidders.
NRS 338.13842 - "Local business" defined.
NRS 338.13843 - "Veteran with a service-connected disability" defined.
NRS 338.13844 - Amount of preferences.
NRS 338.13845 - Fraudulent acts.
NRS 338.13846 - Duty of State Public Works Division to report to Legislature.
NRS 338.13862 - Requirements for awarding contract for smaller public work to contractor.
NRS 338.139 - Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions.
NRS 338.148 - Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions.
NRS 338.155 - Provisions relating to design professional who is not member of design-build team.
NRS 338.1581 - "Concession" defined.
NRS 338.1582 - "Private partner" defined.
NRS 338.1583 - "Public-private partnership" defined.
NRS 338.1584 - "Transportation facility" defined.
NRS 338.1585 - "User fee" defined.
NRS 338.1587 - Public-private partnership: Authority to enter; authorized provisions.
NRS 338.1589 - Alternative methods: Authorization.
NRS 338.159 - Alternative methods: Submission of request to public body; contents of request.
NRS 338.1591 - Alternative methods: Request for submission of proposals by public body.
NRS 338.1598 - Contract for services under alternative methods.
NRS 338.1599 - Federal, state or local assistance.
NRS 338.1601 - Eminent domain.
NRS 338.1602 - Applicability of state and federal laws.
NRS 338.161 - "Transportation facility" defined.
NRS 338.162 - Alternative methods of authorization.
NRS 338.163 - Submission of request to public body; contents of request.
NRS 338.164 - Request for submission of proposals by public body.
NRS 338.167 - Contract for transportation services.
NRS 338.168 - Federal, state or local assistance.
NRS 338.1685 - Declaration of legislative intent.
NRS 338.1691 - Qualifications for construction manager at risk.
NRS 338.1715 - Procedure for selecting design-build team.
NRS 338.1718 - Contract with construction manager as agent.
NRS 338.1721 - Qualifications of design-build team.
NRS 338.1723 - Advertisement for preliminary proposals.
NRS 338.193 - Standards for plumbing fixtures.
NRS 338.415 - "Progress bill" defined.
NRS 338.420 - "Progress payment" defined.
NRS 338.425 - "Retainage" defined.
NRS 338.430 - "Retainage bill" defined.
NRS 338.435 - "Retainage payment" defined.
NRS 338.455 - Methods to be used for providing notice.
NRS 338.460 - Period for accrual of interest on retainage.
NRS 338.480 - Provisions inapplicable to certain contracts made by Department of Transportation.
NRS 338.510 - Submittal of progress bills.
NRS 338.530 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.
NRS 338.550 - Time for making payments; amounts paid.
NRS 338.555 - Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest.
NRS 338.565 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.
NRS 338.590 - Time for making payments; amounts paid.
NRS 338.595 - Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest.
NRS 338.605 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.
NRS 338.635 - Action by subcontractor or supplier to remedy unjustified or excessive withholding.
NRS 338.640 - Award of reasonable costs and attorney’s fees to prevailing party.