338.1692 - Advertising for statements of qualifications for construction manager at risk; contents of request; requirements for statement of qualifications. [Effective through June 30, 2011.]

338.1692  Advertising for statements of qualifications for construction manager at risk; contents of request; requirements for statement of qualifications. [Effective July 1, 2011.]

      1.  A public body shall advertise for statements of qualifications for a construction manager at risk in a newspaper qualified pursuant to chapter 238 of NRS that is published in the county where the public work will be performed. If no qualified newspaper is published in the county where the public work will be performed, the required advertisement must be published in some qualified newspaper that is printed in the State of Nevada and has a general circulation in the county.

      2.  A request for a statement of qualifications published pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:

      (a) A description of the public work;

      (b) An estimate of the cost of construction;

      (c) A description of the work that the public body expects a construction manager at risk to perform;

      (d) The dates on which it is anticipated that the separate phases of the preconstruction and construction of the public work will begin and end;

      (e) The date by which statements of qualifications must be submitted to the public body;

      (f) If the project is a public work of the State, a statement setting forth that the construction manager at risk must be qualified to bid on a public work of the State pursuant to NRS 338.1379 before submitting a statement of qualifications;

      (g) The name, title, address and telephone number of a person employed by the public body that an applicant may contact for further information regarding the public work; and

      (h) A list of the selection criteria and relative weight of the selection criteria that will be used to evaluate statements of qualifications.

      3.  A statement of qualifications must include, without limitation:

      (a) An explanation of the experience that the applicant has with projects of similar size and scope;

      (b) The contact information for references who have knowledge of the background, character and technical competence of the applicant;

      (c) The applicant’s preliminary proposal for managing the preconstruction and construction of the public work;

      (d) Evidence of the ability of the applicant to obtain the necessary bonding for the work to be required by the public body;

      (e) Evidence that the applicant has obtained or has the ability to obtain such insurance as may be required by law; and

      (f) A statement of whether the applicant has been:

             (1) Found liable for breach of contract with respect to a previous project, other than a breach for legitimate cause; and

             (2) Disqualified from being awarded a contract pursuant to NRS 338.017, 338.13895, 338.1475 or 408.333.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2891; A 2009, 438, effective July 1, 2011)