NRS338.148. Awarding of contract to specialty contractor: Conditions.

      1.  A local government or its authorized representative may award a contract for a public work to a specialty contractor pursuant to NRS 338.143 to 338.1475, inclusive, if:

      (a) The majority of the work to be performed on the public work to which the contract pertains consists of specialty contracting for which the specialty contractor is licensed; and

      (b) The public work to which the contract pertains is not part of a larger public work.

      2.  If a local government or its authorized representative awards a contract to a specialty contractor pursuant to NRS 338.143 to 338.1475, inclusive, all work to be performed on the public work to which the contract pertains that is outside the scope of the license of the specialty contractor must be performed by a subcontractor who is licensed to perform such work.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2258; A 2003, 2438)