NRS338.169. Public body authorized to construct public work by selecting and entering into contracts with construction manager at risk; limitations. [Effective through June 30, 2017.]

      1.  Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, a public body may construct a public work by:

      (a) Selecting a construction manager at risk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.1691 to 338.1696, inclusive; and

      (b) Entering into separate contracts with a construction manager at risk:

             (1) For preconstruction services, including, without limitation:

                   (I) Assisting the public body in determining whether scheduling or constructability problems exist that would delay the construction of the public work;

                   (II) Estimating the cost of the labor and material for the public work; and

                   (III) Assisting the public body in determining whether the public work can be constructed within the public body’s budget; and

             (2) To construct the public work.

      2.  A public body in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may enter into contracts with a construction manager at risk pursuant to NRS 338.1685 to 338.16995, inclusive, for the construction of not more than two public works in a calendar year that are discrete projects.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2891; A 2009, 437; 2011, 3694; 2013, 2974; R 2013, 2986, effective July 1, 2017)