A public body may employ a registered architect, general contractor, construction manager as agent, landscape architect or licensed professional engineer as a consultant to assist the public body in overseeing the construction of a public work. An architect, general contractor, construction manager as agent, landscape architect or engineer so employed shall not:

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Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 338.1717

  • Contractor: means :

    (a) A person who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010

  • General contractor: means a person who is licensed to conduct business in one, or both, of the following branches of the contracting business:

    (a) General engineering contracting, as described in subsection 2 of 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.  Construct the public work; or

2.  Assume overall responsibility for ensuring that the construction of the public work is completed in a satisfactory manner.

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