1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 338.16991 and 338.16995, and subject to the provisions of subsection 2, if a public body enters into a contract with a construction manager at risk for preconstruction services pursuant to NRS 338.1693, the construction manager at risk may enter into a contract with a subcontractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS to provide any of the following preconstruction services, the basis of payment for which is a negotiated price:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 338.16935

  • 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

  • Subcontractor: means a person who:

    (a) Is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS or performs such work that the person is not required to be licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS; and

    (b) Contracts with a contractor, another subcontractor or a supplier to provide labor, materials or services for a construction project. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010

(a) Assisting the construction manager at risk in identifying and selecting materials and equipment to be provided by each subcontractor;

(b) Assisting the construction manager at risk in creating a schedule for the provision of labor, materials or equipment by each subcontractor;

(c) For the purpose of enabling the construction manager at risk to establish a budget for the construction of the public work, estimating the cost of labor, materials or equipment to be provided by each subcontractor; and

(d) Providing recommendations to the construction manager at risk regarding the design for the public work, as the design pertains to the labor, materials or equipment to be provided by each subcontractor.

2.  A subcontractor may not provide preconstruction services pursuant to this section in an area of work outside the field or scope of the license of the subcontractor.

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