403.490 - Expenditure of $500 or more: Petition; procedure; Local Government Purchasing Act.
403.490 Expenditure of $500 or more: Petition; procedure; Local Government Purchasing Act.
1. To perform any work or construct any superstructure under this chapter wherein an expenditure of $500 or more may be necessary, the board of county highway commissioners shall cause definite plans of such work or superstructure to be made, estimates of the amount of work to be done and the probable cost thereof, together with a copy of the specifications thereof.
2. Upon receipt of the plans, estimates and specifications, the board of county highway commissioners shall advertise for bids and let contracts in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS.
3. After submission of bids, the board of county highway commissioners may reject any and all bids and advertise anew, or the board may order the work done by day’s work under the supervision of the county road supervisor.
4. In cases of emergency the board of county highway commissioners may let contracts for repairs in the manner prescribed by chapter 332 of NRS.
5. Nothing in this section shall prevent any county from opening, building, improving or repairing any public road or highway in the county by the employment of day labor, under the supervision of the board of county highway commissioners and by the use of its own machinery, tools and other equipment, without letting contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, irrespective of the probable cost of the work.
[2:111:1866; A 1911, 357; 1913, 268; 1919 RL § 3005; NCL § 5393] + [3:Art. 5:257:1913; 1919 RL p. 2904; NCL § 5381]—(NRS A 1963, 168; 1967, 1240)