NRS338.1718. Contract with construction manager as agent.

      1.  A construction manager as agent:

      (a) Must:

             (1) Be a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS;

             (2) Hold a certificate of registration to practice architecture, interior design or residential design pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS; or

             (3) Be licensed as a professional engineer pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS.

      (b) May enter into a contract with a public body to assist in the planning, scheduling and management of the construction of a public work without assuming any responsibility for the cost, quality or timely completion of the construction of the public work. A construction manager as agent who enters into a contract with a public body pursuant to this section may not:

             (1) Take part in the design or construction of the public work; or

             (2) Act as an agent of the public body to select a subcontractor if the work to be performed by the subcontractor is part of a larger public work.

      2.  A contract between a public body and a construction manager as agent is not required to be awarded by competitive bidding.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 2895; A 2011, 3698)