NRS332.047. On-line bidding.

      1.  A governing body or its authorized representative may use on-line bidding to receive bids submitted in response to a request for bids. The governing body or its authorized representative shall not use on-line bidding as the exclusive means of receiving bids for the request for bids.

      2.  A request for bids for which bids may be submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must designate a date and time at which bids may be submitted and may designate a date and time after which bids will no longer be received.

      3.  A governing body or its authorized representative may require bidders to:

      (a) Register before the date and time at which bids may be submitted; and

      (b) Agree to terms, conditions or requirements of the request for bids to facilitate on-line bidding.

      4.  The procedures established by a governing body or its authorized representative for the purposes of conducting on-line bidding must not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

      5.  As used in this section, “on-line 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.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 1314; A 2005, 2552)