Nevada Revised Statutes 332.195 – Entering into contract pursuant to solicitation by other governmental entities or cooperative purchasing organizations; prohibition if contractor’s license required for portion of work to be performed
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a governing body or its authorized representative may enter into a contract pursuant to a solicitation by:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 332.195
- 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
- local government: means :
(a) Every political subdivision or other entity which has the right to levy or receive money from ad valorem taxes or other taxes or from any mandatory assessments, including counties, cities, towns, school districts and other districts organized pursuant to chapters 244, 318, 318A, 379, 450, 474, 539, 541, 543 and 555 of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.015
- 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
(a) A governmental entity located within or outside this State with the authorization of the contracting vendor. The originally contracting local government is not liable for the obligations of the governmental entity which enters into a contract in response to the solicitation in accordance with this paragraph.
(b) The State of Nevada or another state with the authorization of the contracting vendor. The State of Nevada or other state is not liable for the obligations of the local government which enters into a contract in response to the solicitation in accordance with this paragraph.
(c) A cooperative purchasing organization. A cooperative purchasing organization is not liable for the obligations of the local government which enters into a contract in response to the solicitation in accordance with this paragraph.
2. A governing body or its authorized representative shall not enter into a contract pursuant to this section if a contractor’s license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is required for any portion of the work to be performed under the contract.
3. As used in this section, ‘cooperative purchasing organization’ means an organization that implements a cooperative arrangement to agree to aggregate demand on behalf of public entities for the purpose of obtaining lower prices from certain suppliers to reduce the costs of procurement.