NRS333.390. Authorization for local purchasing: Individual orders not exceeding $5,000; orders for heavy equipment; purchases of perishable articles.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 333.435, the Administrator may authorize local purchasing by using agencies, in accordance with the rules of procedure, of individual orders for items not scheduled for quantity purchasing, not to exceed $5,000 for each order, except for the repair, replacement and installation of parts for heavy equipment, not to exceed $15,000 for each order, at no higher prices than specified in the orders authorizing the local purchasing. The Administrator may authorize purchasing at higher prices if perishable articles are involved and to meet other emergency requirements.

      2.  The prices of the local purchases must be based on considerations of equal service and economy as compared with those in furnishing the same items of equal quality through the regular purchasing procedure.

      3.  Each authorization must:

      (a) Be revocable.

      (b) Specify the limit of spending for individual orders not to exceed $5,000, except for the repair, replacement and installation of parts referred to in subsection 1.

      (c) Specify the articles to be purchased.

      (d) Be operative for not longer than 1 year after the date of issue.

      4.  A using agency that receives an authorization shall keep a record of:

      (a) Its accounts and expenditures pursuant to that authority; and

      (b) Evidence indicating that every effort has been made to secure competitive bidding to the extent practicable.

      [28:333:1951]—(NRS A 1963, 1058; 1965, 225; 1975, 72; 1979, 176; 1985, 45; 1987, 102; 1991, 623; 2003, 548)