NRS338.1435. Constructability review required before advertising for bids.

      1.  Before a local government or its authorized representative advertises for bids for a contract for a public work, the local government or its authorized representative shall perform a review of the approved plans and specifications to determine if the plans and specifications are complete and contain all necessary information and specifications to construct the public work, if:

      (a) The plans and specifications are to be used for the first time on a public work; and

      (b) The plans and specifications are for a public work that has an estimated cost which exceeds $10,000,000.

      2.  A constructability review required pursuant to subsection 1 must be performed by an architect registered pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS, a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS and must include, without limitation:

      (a) A determination of whether a competent contractor would be able to construct the public work based on the approved plans and specifications; and

      (b) A review of the approved plans and specifications for the public work for completeness, clarity and economic feasibility.

      3.  If the local government or its authorized representative does not employ a person who has the expertise to perform a constructability review as described in subsection 2, the local government or its authorized representative must contract with an independent third party who is an architect registered pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS, a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS to perform the constructability review. A contract entered into pursuant to this section between a local government or its authorized representative and an independent third party is not required to be awarded by competitive bidding.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2895)