338.1711 - Contracts for which public body is required or authorized to enter into with prime contractor or design-build team.

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 338.161 to 338.1699, inclusive, a public body shall contract with a prime contractor for the construction of a public work for which the estimated cost exceeds $100,000.

      2.  A public body may contract with a design-build team for the design and construction of a public work that is a discrete project if the public body has approved the use of a design-build team for the design and construction of the public work and the public work:

      (a) Is the construction of a park and appurtenances thereto, the rehabilitation or remodeling of a public building, or the construction of an addition to a public building; or

      (b) Has an estimated cost which exceeds $10,000,000.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 3467; A 2001, 2013, 2022, 2275; 2003, 119, 157, 2025, 2439; 2005, 1808; 2007, 2903)