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NV Rev Stat § 338.072 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.072 - Requirement for subcontractor to hold state business license.

A subcontractor who enters into a subcontract for a public work shall not accept or otherwise receive any public money for the public work, including, without limitation, accepting or receiving any public money as a payment from a contractor, unless the subcontractor is the holder of a state business license issued pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 1026)
NV Rev Stat § 338.075 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 any contract for construction work of the Nevada System of Higher Education for which the estimated cost exceeds $100,000 even if the construction work does not qualify as a public work, as defined in NRS 338.010.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 2890; A 2013, 2966, 2967; 2015, 2653; 2017, 4035; 2019, 703, 933, 1580)
NV Rev Stat § 338.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.080 - Exemptions. [Effective until the date on which the Director of the Department of Transportation notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient money is available to capitalize and carry out the business of the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank created by NRS 408.55069.]

None of the provisions of NRS 338.020 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to:  1. Any work, construction, alteration, repair or other employment performed, undertaken or carried out, by or for any railroad company or any person operating the same, whether such work, construction, alteration or repair is incident to or in conjunction with a contract to which a public body is a party, or otherwise.  2. Apprentices recorded under the provisions of chapter 610 of NRS.  3. Any contract for a public work whose estimated cost is less than $100,000. A unit of the project must not be separated from the total project, even if that unit is to be completed at a later time, in order to lower the estimated cost of the project below $100,000.  [9:139:1937; 1931 NCL § 6179.59] + [8:169:1941; 1931 NCL § 6179.62] — (NRS A 1967, 34; 1985, 2041; 2003, 2416; 2013, 1026; 2015, 2654; 2019, 933)
NV Rev Stat § 338.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.080 - Exemptions. [Effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Transportation notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient money is available to capitalize and carry out the business of the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank created by NRS 408.55069.]

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 408.55086, none of the provisions of NRS 338.020 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to:  1. Any work, construction, alteration, repair or other employment performed, undertaken or carried out, by or for any railroad company or any person operating the same, whether such work, construction, alteration or repair is incident to or in conjunction with a contract to which a public body is a party, or otherwise.  2. Apprentices recorded under the provisions of chapter 610 of NRS.  3. Any contract for a public work whose estimated cost is less than $100,000. A unit of the project must not be separated from the total project, even if that unit is to be completed at a later time, in order to lower the estimated cost of the project below $100,000.  [9:139:1937; 1931 NCL § 6179.59] + [8:169:1941; 1931 NCL § 6179.62] — (NRS A 1967, 34; 1985, 2041; 2003, 2416; 2013, 1026; 2015, 2654; 2017, 4140; 2019, 933, effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Transportation notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient money is available to capitalize and carry out the business of the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank created by NRS 408.55069)
NV Rev Stat § 338.090 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.090 - Penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any person, including the officers, agents or employees of a public body, who violates any provision of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor.  2. The Labor Commissioner, in addition to any other remedy or penalty provided in this chapter:  (a) Shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, assess a person who, after an opportunity for a hearing, is found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage required pursuant to NRS 338.020 to 338.090, inclusive, an amount equal to the difference between the prevailing wages required to be paid and the wages that the contractor or subcontractor actually paid; and  (b) May, in addition to any other administrative penalty, impose an administrative penalty not to exceed the costs incurred by the Labor Commissioner to investigate and prosecute the matter.  3. If the Labor Commissioner finds that a person has failed to pay the prevailing wage required pursuant to NRS 338.020 to 338.090, inclusive, the public body may, in addition to any other remedy or penalty provided in this chapter, require the person to pay the actual costs incurred by the public body to investigate the matter.  4. The Labor Commissioner is not required to assess a person an amount equal to the difference between the prevailing wages required to be paid and the wages that the contractor or subcontractor actually paid if the contractor or subcontractor has already paid that amount to a worker pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 4 of NRS 338.035.   5. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a subcontractor specified in NRS 338.072.  [7 1/2:139:1937; A 1941, 389; 1931 NCL § 6179.57 1/2] — (NRS A 1967, 553; 1985, 2041; 1993, 2248; 2001, 1149; 2003, 799, 2417; 2013, 1027; 2019, 703)
NV Rev Stat § 338.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 the performance of work under a contract with a public body, when payment of the contract price, or any part of such payment, is to be made from public money, to refuse to employ or to discharge from employment any person because of his or her race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age, or to discriminate against a person with respect to hire, tenure, advancement, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of his or her race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.  2. Contracts between contractors and public bodies must contain the following contractual provisions:  In connection with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age, including, without limitation, with regard to employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including, without limitation, apprenticeship.  The contractor further agrees to insert this provision in all subcontracts hereunder, except subcontracts for standard commercial supplies or raw materials.  3. Any violation of such provision by a contractor constitutes a material breach of contract.  4. As used in this section:  (a) "Gender identity or expression" means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.  (b) "Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 137; A 1973, 981; 1999, 1942; 2003, 2417; 2011, 501)
NV Rev Stat § 338.130 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.130 - Preferential employment in construction of public works.

  1. In all cases where persons are employed in the construction of public works, preference must be given, the qualifications of the applicants being equal:  (a) First: To persons who:  (1) Have been honorably discharged from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; and  (2) Are citizens of the State of Nevada.  (b) Second: To other citizens of the State of Nevada.  2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the working of prisoners by a public body on a public work.  3. In each contract for the construction of public works, a clause must be inserted to the effect that if the provisions of this section are not complied with by the contractor engaged on the public work, the contract is void, and any failure or refusal to comply with any of the provisions of this section renders any such contract void. All boards, commissions, officers, agents and employees having the power to enter into contracts for the expenditure of public money on public works shall file in the Office of the Labor Commissioner the names and addresses of all contractors holding contracts with the public body, and upon the letting of new contracts, the names and addresses of such new contractors must likewise be filed with the Labor Commissioner. Upon the demand of the Labor Commissioner, a contractor shall furnish a list of the names and addresses of all subcontractors employed by the contractor engaged on a public work.  4. Subject to the exceptions contained in this section, no money may be paid out of the State Treasury or out of the treasury of any political subdivision of the State to any person employed on any work mentioned in this section unless there has been compliance with the provisions of this section.  5. Any contractor engaged on a public work or any other person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalties provided for in this section do not apply where violations thereof are due to misrepresentations made by the employee or employees.  [Part 1:168:1919; A 1921, 205; 1929, 89; NCL § 6173] + [2:168:1919; A 1921, 205; NCL § 6174] + [3:168:1919; 1919 RL p. 2965; NCL § 6175] + [Part 4:168:1919; A 1921, 205; NCL § 6176] — (NRS A 1967, 554; 1971, 209; 2003, 2418; 2005, 22)
NV Rev Stat § 338.135 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 or leased after April 22, 1969, by a contractor or subcontractor on a public work, the hourly rate for the rental or lease of such truck or truck and trailer combination must, when added to the prevailing rate of wages required by NRS 338.020 for the driver, not be less than the hourly rate for similar vehicles with a driver as such hourly rate appears in freight tariffs approved by the Nevada Transportation Authority for the area in which the public work is located.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 900; A 1997, 1987)
NV Rev Stat § 338.1373 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

  1. A local government or its authorized representative shall award a contract for a public work pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.1415 and:  (a) NRS 338.1377 to 338.139, inclusive;  (b) NRS 338.143 to 338.148, inclusive;  (c) NRS 338.1685 to 338.16995, inclusive; or  (d) NRS 338.1711 to 338.173, inclusive.  2. A public body shall not use a reverse auction when awarding a contract for a public work.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 4 and chapter 408 of NRS, the provisions of this chapter apply with respect to contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of highways that are awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 338.1375 to 338.1382, inclusive, 338.1386, 338.13862, 338.13864, 338.139, 338.142 and 338.1711 to 338.1727, inclusive, do not apply with respect to contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of highways that are awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive.  4. To the extent that a provision of this chapter precludes the granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of such assistance with respect to a contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of highways that is awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive, that provision of this chapter does not apply to the Department of Transportation or the contract.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Online bidding" means a process by which bidders submit bids for a contract on a secure website on the Internet or its successor, if any, which is established and maintained for that purpose.  (b) "Reverse auction" means a process by which a bidder may submit more than one bid if each subsequent response to online bidding is at a lower price.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2390; A 2001, 640, 1930, 2262; 2003, 157, 1988, 2128, 2418, 2491; 2007, 2896; 2011, 43, 1602, 3684, 3685; 2013, 1027, 2967; 2017, 4035; 2019, 704)
NV Rev Stat § 338.1373 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

  1. A local government or its authorized representative shall award a contract for a public work pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.1415 and:  (a) NRS 338.1377 to 338.139, inclusive;  (b) NRS 338.143 to 338.148, inclusive; or  (c) NRS 338.1711 to 338.173, inclusive.  2. A public body shall not use a reverse auction when awarding a contract for a public work.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, subsection 4 and chapter 408 of NRS, the provisions of this chapter apply with respect to contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of highways that are awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive. The provisions of NRS 338.1375 to 338.1382, inclusive, 338.1386, 338.13862, 338.13864, 338.139, 338.142 and 338.1711 to 338.1727, inclusive, do not apply with respect to contracts for the construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance of highways that are awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive.  4. To the extent that a provision of this chapter precludes the granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of such assistance with respect to a contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of highways that is awarded by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.201 and 408.313 to 408.433, inclusive, that provision of this chapter does not apply to the Department of Transportation or the contract.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Online bidding" means a process by which bidders submit bids for a contract on a secure website on the Internet or its successor, if any, which is established and maintained for that purpose.  (b) "Reverse auction" means a process by which a bidder may submit more than one bid if each subsequent response to online bidding is at a lower price.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2390; A 2001, 640, 1930, 2262; 2003, 157, 1988, 2128, 2418, 2491; 2007, 2896; 2011, 43, 1602, 3684, 3685; 2013, 1027, 2967; 2017, 4035; 2019, 704, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 338.1375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 contract for a public work unless the contractor who submits the bid has qualified pursuant to NRS 338.1379 to bid on that contract.  2. The State Public Works Board shall by regulation adopt criteria for the qualification of bidders on contracts for public works of this State. The criteria adopted by the State Public Works Board pursuant to this section must be used by the Division to determine the qualification of bidders on contracts for public works of this State.  3. The criteria adopted by the State Public Works Board pursuant to this section:  (a) Must be adopted in such a form that the determination of whether an applicant is qualified to bid on a contract for a public work does not require or allow the exercise of discretion by any one person.  (b) May include only:  (1) The financial ability of the applicant to perform a contract;  (2) The principal personnel of the applicant;  (3) Whether the applicant has breached any contracts with a public body or person in this State or any other state;  (4) Whether the applicant has been disqualified from being awarded a contract pursuant to NRS 338.017, 338.13845 or 338.13895;  (5) Whether the applicant has been disciplined or fined by the State Contractors’ Board or another state or federal agency for conduct that relates to the ability of the applicant to perform the public work;  (6) The performance history of the applicant concerning other recent, similar contracts, if any, completed by the applicant; and  (7) The truthfulness and completeness of the application.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 2390; A 2001, 1930; 2003, 2128, 2419; 2009, 2551, 2669; 2011, 2962)
NV Rev Stat § 338.1376 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|NRS 338.1376 - State public works: Qualification of subcontractors; disqualification; appeal.

  1. Each subcontractor whose name is required to be included in a bid pursuant to NRS 338.141 must, to be eligible to provide labor or a portion of the work or improvement to a contractor to whom the Division awards a contract pursuant to this chapter, be qualified in accordance with criteria established by regulation by the State Public Works Board. The criteria established by the State Public Works Board pursuant to this subsection must be made applicable to a subcontractor but must otherwise be substantively identical to the criteria set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 338.1375.  2. A subcontractor shall be presumed to be qualified pursuant to subsection 1 unless the Division has received information that:  (a) The Division determines to be sufficient and verifiable; and  (b) Indicates the subcontractor does not meet the criteria established by regulation pursuant to subsection 1.  3. Upon receipt of sufficient and verifiable information of a type described in subsection 2, the Division shall require a subcontractor regarding whom such information is received to submit to the Division, on a form prescribed by the Division, an application for qualification in accordance with the criteria established by regulation pursuant to subsection 1. After receiving such an application, the Division shall determine whether the subcontractor is qualified in accordance with the criteria established by regulation pursuant to subsection 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the Division determines that the subcontractor does not meet such criteria, the Division may disqualify the subcontractor, for a period set by the Division, from participating in public works projects which are sponsored by the Division. The Division shall provide written notice to the subcontractor of any such disqualification.  4. A subcontractor may appeal a disqualification pursuant to subsection 3 in the manner set forth in NRS 338.1381.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2127)
NV Rev Stat § 338.1378 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 338 - Public Works|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 338.1379, the local government must, in accordance with subsection 2, advertise in a newspaper that is:  (a) Qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS; and  (b) Published in a county in which the contracts for the potential public works will be performed or, if no qualified newspaper is published in that county, published in a qualified newspaper that is published in the State of Nevada and which has a general circulation in the county in which the contracts for the potential public works will be performed.  2. An advertisement required pursuant to subsection 1:  (a) Must be published at least once not less than 21 days before applications are to be submitted to the local government; and  (b) Must include:  (1) A description of the potential public works for which applications to qualify as a bidder are being accepted;  (2) The time and place at which applications are to be submitted to the local government;  (3) The place at which applications may be obtained; and  (4) Any other information that the local government deems necessary.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 2488; A 2005, 1797)