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NV Rev Stat § 338.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.400 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 338.415 to 338.435, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983; A 2005, 1814)
NV Rev Stat § 338.415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.415 - "Progress bill" defined.

Progress bill means a bill for a portion of the supplies, work performed or services provided by a contractor, subcontractor or supplier for a public work.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 338.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.420 - "Progress payment" defined.

Progress payment means the payment for a portion of the supplies, work performed or services provided by a contractor, subcontractor or supplier for a public work.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 338.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.425 - "Retainage" defined.

Retainage means the amount authorized to be withheld from a progress payment pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.515, 338.555 or 338.595.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 338.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.430 - "Retainage bill" defined.

Retainage bill means a bill for the amount authorized to be withheld from a progress payment pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.515, 338.555 or 338.595.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 338.435 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.435 - "Retainage payment" defined.

Retainage payment means the payment of the amount authorized to be withheld from a progress payment pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.515, 338.555 or 338.595.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1983)
NV Rev Stat § 338.455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.455 - Methods to be used for providing notice.

Each notice required pursuant to NRS 338.400 to 338.645, inclusive, must be:  1. Delivered personally; or  2. Sent by facsimile machine and delivered by regular or certified mail.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1990)
NV Rev Stat § 338.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.460 - Period for accrual of interest on retainage.

Interest that is required to be paid on the retainage accrues from the date the retainage is withheld until the date the retainage is paid to the person from whom the retainage was withheld.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 338.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 apply to a contract entered into by the Department of Transportation pursuant to chapter 408 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 338.485 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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, 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)
NV Rev Stat § 338.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 contractor, subcontractor or supplier to receive a progress payment or retainage payment must be:  1. Conditional for the purpose of receiving payment and shall be deemed to become unconditional upon the receipt of the money due to the contractor, subcontractor or supplier; and  2. Limited to claims related to the invoiced amount of the labor, materials, equipment or supplies that are the subject of the progress bill or retainage bill.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1989)
NV Rev Stat § 338.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.510 - Submittal of progress bills.

A contractor shall submit a progress bill to the public body monthly or more frequently if the provisions of the contract so provide.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 338.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 338.525, if:  1. A public body or a person acting with the authority of the public body occupies or begins use of a public work or a portion of a public work;  2. A notice of completion for a public work or a portion of a public work is recorded as provided in NRS 108.228; or  3. A public body partially occupies one or more buildings of a public work,  the public body shall pay or cause to be paid to the contractor any outstanding payment due, including, without limitation, retainage, and any interest accrued thereon within 30 days after whichever event described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 occurs first. The amount paid must be in the proportion that the value of the portion of the public work which is used or occupied bears to the total value of the public work.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1984)
NV Rev Stat § 338.525 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 body may, but is not required to, withhold from a progress payment or retainage payment an amount sufficient to pay the expenses the public body reasonably expects to incur as a result of the failure of the contractor to comply with the contract or applicable building code, law or regulation.  2. A public body shall, within 20 days after it receives a progress bill or retainage bill from a contractor, give a written notice to the contractor of any amount that will be withheld pursuant to this section. The written notice must set forth:  (a) The amount of the progress payment or retainage payment that will be withheld from the contractor; and  (b) A detailed explanation of the reason the public body will withhold that amount, including, without limitation, a specific reference to the provision or section of the contract, or any documents related thereto, or the applicable building code, law or regulation with which the contractor has failed to comply.   The written notice must be signed by an authorized agent of the public body.  3. If the public body receives a written notice of the correction of the condition that is the reason for the withholding, signed by an authorized agent of the contractor, the public body shall, after confirming that the condition has been corrected, pay the amount withheld by the public body within 30 days after the public body receives the next progress bill or retainage bill.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1984; A 2005, 1814; 2013, 3807; 2015, 2628)
NV Rev Stat § 338.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.530 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.

  1. If a public body receives:  (a) A progress bill or retainage bill, fails to give a contractor a written notice of any withholding in the manner set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 338.525, and does not pay the contractor within 30 days after receiving the progress bill or retainage bill; or   (b) A contractor’s written notice of the correction of a condition set forth pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 338.525 as the reason for the withholding, signed by an authorized agent of the contractor, and fails to:   (1) Pay the amount of the progress payment or retainage payment that was withheld from the contractor within 30 days after the public body receives the next progress bill or retainage bill; or  (2) Object to the scope and manner of the correction, within 30 days after the public body receives the notice of correction, in a written statement that sets forth the reason for the objection and is signed by an authorized agent of the public body,  the public body shall pay to the contractor, in addition to the entire amount of the progress bill or retainage bill or any unpaid portion thereof, interest from the 30th day on the amount delayed, at a rate equal to the amount provided for in subsection 6 of NRS 338.515, until payment is made to the contractor.  2. If the public body objects pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, it shall pay to the contractor an amount equal to the value of the corrections to which the public body does not object.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1985; A 2011, 1621; 2015, 2628)
NV Rev Stat § 338.535 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 written request from a subcontractor or supplier of the contractor with respect to a contract which has not been fully performed, the public body shall notify the subcontractor or supplier in writing of the following:  1. The date the public body made a specified progress payment or retainage payment to a contractor;  2. Whether the public body has paid the entire amount of a specified progress payment or retainage payment to the contractor; and  3. The amount withheld by the public body from a specified progress payment or retainage payment to the contractor, if any.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1985)
NV Rev Stat § 338.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.550 - Time for making payments; amounts paid.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.555, 338.560 and 338.565:  1. Each contractor shall disburse money paid to the contractor pursuant to this chapter, including any interest which the contractor receives, to his or her subcontractors and suppliers within 10 days after the contractor receives the money, in direct proportion to the subcontractors’ and suppliers’ basis in the progress bill or retainage bill and any accrued interest thereon.  2. A contractor shall make payments to his or her subcontractor or supplier in an amount equal to that subcontractor’s or supplier’s basis in the payments paid by the public body to the contractor for the supplies, material and equipment identified in the contract between the contractor and the public body, or between the subcontractor or supplier and the contractor, within 10 days after the contractor has received a progress payment or retainage payment from the public body for those supplies, materials and equipment.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 559; A 1999, 1993)
NV Rev Stat § 338.555 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.555 - Amounts withheld as retainage; payment of interest.

  1. If a public body and a contractor enter into a contract for a public work, the contractor may withhold as retainage not more than 5 percent from the amount of any progress payment due under a subcontract which is made before 50 percent of the work has been completed under the subcontract.  2. After 50 percent of the work required by the contract has been performed, the contractor shall pay any additional progress payments due under the subcontract without withholding any additional retainage if, in the opinion of the contractor, satisfactory progress is being made in the work under the subcontract, and the payment must be equal to that paid by the public body to the contractor for the work performed by the subcontractor. If the contractor continues to withhold retainage from remaining progress payments:  (a) If the contractor does not withhold any amount pursuant to NRS 338.560:  (1) The contractor may not withhold more than 2.5 percent of the amount of any progress payment; and  (2) Before withholding any amount pursuant to subparagraph (1), the contractor must pay to the subcontractor 50 percent of the amount of any retainage that was withheld from progress payments pursuant to subsection 1; or  (b) If the contractor withholds any amount pursuant to NRS 338.560:  (1) The contractor may not withhold more than 5 percent of the amount of any progress payment; and  (2) The contractor may continue to retain the amount of any retainage that was withheld from progress payments pursuant to subsection 1.  3. If the contractor receives a payment of interest earned on the retainage or an amount withheld from a progress payment, the contractor shall, within 10 days after he or she receives the money, pay to each subcontractor or supplier that portion of the interest received from the public body which is attributable to the retainage or amount withheld from a progress payment by the contractor to the subcontractor or supplier.  4. If, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 338.515, the public body pays to the contractor an amount of any retainage that was withheld from progress payments pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 338.515 for the portion of the work which has been performed by the subcontractor, the contractor must pay to the subcontractor the portion of any retainage withheld by the contractor pursuant to this section for the portion of the work.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1160; A 1981, 553; 1983, 1592; 1999, 1994; 2011, 1622; 2015, 2628)
NV Rev Stat § 338.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 condition.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 338.555, a contractor may withhold from a progress payment or retainage payment an amount sufficient to pay:  (a) The expenses the contractor reasonably expects to incur as a result of the failure of his or her subcontractor or supplier to comply with the subcontract or applicable building code, law or regulation.  (b) An amount withheld from payment to the contractor by a public body pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 338.515 for a claim for wages against the subcontractor.  2. A contractor shall, within 10 days after the contractor receives:  (a) A progress payment or retainage payment from the public body for an amount that is less than the amount set forth in the applicable progress bill or retainage bill; or  (b) A progress bill or retainage bill from his or her subcontractor or supplier,  give a written notice to his or her subcontractor or supplier of any amount that will be withheld pursuant to this section.  3. The written notice must:  (a) Set forth:  (1) The amount of the progress payment or retainage payment that will be withheld from his or her subcontractor or supplier; and  (2) A detailed explanation of the reason the contractor will withhold that amount, including, without limitation, a specific reference to the provision or section of the subcontract, or documents related thereto, or applicable building code, law or regulation with which his or her subcontractor or supplier has failed to comply; and  (b) Be signed by an authorized agent of the contractor.  4. The contractor shall pay to his or her subcontractor or supplier the amount withheld by the public body or the contractor within 10 days after:  (a) The contractor receives a written notice of the correction of the condition that is the reason for the withholding, signed by an authorized agent of the subcontractor or supplier; or  (b) The public body pays to the contractor the amount withheld,  whichever occurs later.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1985; A 2003, 2448; 2011, 1622; 2013, 3808; 2015, 2628)
NV Rev Stat § 338.565 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.565 - Payment of interest on amounts withheld improperly.

  1. If a contractor makes payment to a subcontractor or supplier more than 10 days after the occurrence of any of the following acts or omissions:  (a) The contractor fails to pay his or her subcontractor or supplier in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 338.550;  (b) The contractor fails to give his or her subcontractor or supplier the written notice of any withholding as required by subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 338.560; or  (c) The contractor receives a subcontractor’s or supplier’s written notice of correction of the condition set forth pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 338.560 as the reason for the withholding, signed by an authorized agent of the subcontractor or supplier, and fails to:  (1) Pay the amount of the progress payment or retainage payment that was withheld from his or her subcontractor or supplier within 10 days after the contractor receives the next progress bill or retainage bill; or  (2) Object to the scope and manner of the correction, within 10 days after receiving the written notice of correction, in a written statement that sets forth the reason for the objection and is signed by an authorized agent of the subcontractor, statement that sets forth the reason for the objection and is accompanied by a notarized affidavit signed by the contractor,  the contractor shall pay to the subcontractor or supplier, in addition to the entire amount of the progress bill or the retainage bill or any unpaid portion thereof, interest from the 10th day on the amount delayed, at a rate equal to the lowest daily prime rate at the three largest banks or other financial institutions of the United States on the date the contract was executed plus 2 percent, until payment is made to the subcontractor or supplier.  2. If the contractor objects pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the contractor shall pay to the subcontractor or supplier an amount that is equal to the value of the corrections to which the contractor does not object.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1986)
NV Rev Stat § 338.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 request from a subcontractor or supplier of his or her subcontractor or supplier with respect to a subcontract which has not been fully performed, the contractor shall notify the subcontractor or supplier of his or her subcontractor or supplier in writing of the following:  1. The date the contractor made a specified progress payment or retainage payment to his or her subcontractor or supplier;  2. Whether the contractor has paid the entire amount of a specified progress payment or retainage payment to his or her subcontractor or supplier; and  3. The amount withheld by the contractor from a specified progress payment or retainage payment to his or her subcontractor or supplier, if any.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1987)
NV Rev Stat § 338.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.590 - Time for making payments; amounts paid.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.595, 338.600 and 338.605:  1. Each subcontractor shall disburse money paid to him or her pursuant to this chapter, including any interest which the subcontractor receives, to his or her subcontractors and suppliers within 10 days after the subcontractor receives the money, in direct proportion to the subcontractors’ and suppliers’ basis in the progress bill or retainage bill and any accrued interest thereon.  2. A subcontractor shall make payments to his or her subcontractor or supplier in an amount equal to that subcontractor’s or supplier’s basis in the payments paid by the contractor to him or her for the supplies, materials and equipment identified in the contract between the contractor and the public body, or in the subcontract between the subcontractor or supplier and the contractor, within 10 days after the subcontractor has received a progress payment or retainage payment from the contractor for those supplies, materials and equipment.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1987)