Nevada Revised Statutes 332.148 – Failure to receive responsible responses
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a governing body or its authorized representative has advertised for or requested responses in letting a contract and no responsible responses are received, the governing body or its authorized representative may let the contract without a competitive solicitation not less than 7 days after it publishes a notice stating that no responses were received on the contract and that the contract may be let without a further solicitation.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 332.148
- Authorized representative: means a person designated by the governing body to be responsible for the development, award and proper administration of all purchases and contracts for a local government or a department, division, agency, board or unit of a local government made pursuant to this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Governing body: means the board, council, commission or other body in which the general legislative and fiscal powers of the local government are vested. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
- Solicitation: means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of a contract to be awarded by:
(a) An invitation to bid;
(b) A request for proposals;
(c) A request for a statement of qualifications;
(d) A request for a quotation; or
(e) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
2. A governing body or its authorized representative shall entertain any response which is submitted after it publishes such notice and before the expiration of the waiting period.