2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 332 - Purchasing: Local Governments
NRS 332.039 - Advertisements or requests for bid on contract.
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute:
(a) A governing body or its authorized representative shall advertise all contracts for which the estimated annual amount required to perform the contract exceeds $50,000.
(b) A governing body or its authorized representative may enter into a contract of any nature without advertising if the estimated annual amount required to perform the contract is $50,000 or less.
(c) If the estimated annual amount required to perform the contract is more than $25,000 but not more than $50,000, requests for bids must be submitted or caused to be submitted by the governing body or its authorized representative to two or more persons capable of performing the contract, if available. The governing body or its authorized representative shall maintain a record of all requests for bids and all bids received for the contract for at least 7 years after the date of execution of the contract.
2. This section does not prohibit a governing body or its authorized representative from advertising for or requesting bids regardless of the estimated annual amount required to perform the contract.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2553; A 1999, 1682; 2003, 667; 2005, 2551; 2007, 496)
