Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE27 PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PURCHASING |
CHAPTER333. Purchasing: State |
PROCEDURES FOR STATE PURCHASING |
NRS333.310. Advertisements for bids or proposals: Contents and publication.
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1. An advertisement must contain a general description of the classes of commodities or services for which a bid or proposal is wanted and must state:
(a) The name and location of the department, agency, local government, district or institution for which the purchase is to be made.
(b) Where and how specifications and quotation forms may be obtained.
(c) If the advertisement is for bids, whether the Administrator is authorized by the using agency to be supplied to consider a bid for an article that is an alternative to the article listed in the original request for bids if:
(1) The specifications of the alternative article meet or exceed the specifications of the article listed in the original request for bids;
(2) The purchase of the alternative article results in a lower price; and
(3) The Administrator deems the purchase of the alternative article to be in the best interests of the State of Nevada.
(d) Notice of the preference set forth in NRS 333.3366.
(e) The date and time not later than which responses must be received by the Purchasing Division.
(f) The date and time when responses will be opened.
Ê The Administrator or a designated agent of the Administrator shall approve the copy for the advertisement.
2. Each advertisement must be published:
(a) In at least one newspaper of general circulation in the State. The selection of the newspaper to carry the advertisement must be made in the manner provided by this chapter for other purchases, on the basis of the lowest price to be secured in relation to the paid circulation; and
(b) On the Internet website of the Purchasing Division.
[20:333:1951; A 1955, 15]—(NRS A 1963, 506, 1281; 1967, 202; 1969, 1430; 1975, 248; 1981, 1188; 1991, 622; 1997, 1562; 2003, 1615; 2009, 2666; 2011, 1864)