Nevada Revised Statutes 338.0115 – Inapplicability of this chapter and chapters 332 and 339 of NRS to certain projects constructed by private developers
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 338.0115
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract: means a written contract entered into between a contractor and a public body for the provision of labor, materials, equipment or supplies for a public work. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
- Public body: means the State, county, city, town, school district or any public agency of this State or its political subdivisions sponsoring or financing a public work. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
- Public work: means any project for the new construction, repair or reconstruction of a project financed in whole or in part from public money for:
(a) Public buildings;
(b) Jails and prisons;
(c) Public roads;
(d) Public highways;
(e) Public streets and alleys;
(f) Public utilities;
(g) Publicly owned water mains and sewers;
(h) Public parks and playgrounds;
(i) Public convention facilities which are financed at least in part with public money; and
(j) All other publicly owned works and property. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of this chapter and chapters 332 and 339 of NRS do not apply to a contract under which a private developer, for the benefit of a private development, constructs a water or sewer line extension and any related appurtenances:
(a) Which qualify as a public work pursuant to NRS 338.010; and
(b) For which the developer will receive a monetary contribution or refund from a public body as reimbursement for a portion of the costs of the project.
2. If, pursuant to the provisions of such a contract, the developer is not responsible for paying all of the initial construction costs of the project, the provisions of NRS 338.0117, 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, and 338.1373 to 338.148, inclusive, apply to the contract.