1. 1. The Administrator may let to a contractor licensed under chapter 624 of NRS a contract for services which assist the Division in the design and construction of a project of capital improvement.

2. 2. The Board shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for:

   1. (a) The determination of the qualifications of contractors to bid for contracts for services described in subsection 1.
   2. (b) The bidding and awarding of such contracts, subject to the provisions of subsection 3.
   3. (c) The awarding of construction contracts based on a final cost of the project which the contractor guarantees will not be exceeded.
   4. (d) The scheduling and controlling of projects.

3. 3. Bids on contracts for services which assist the Division in the design and construction of a project of capital improvement must state separately the contractor’s cost for:

   1. (a) Assisting the Division in the design and construction of the project.
   2. (b) Obtaining all bids for subcontracts.
   3. (c) Administering the construction contract.
4. 4. A person who furnishes services under a contract awarded pursuant to subsection 1 is a contractor subject to all provisions pertaining to a contractor in this title.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 830; A 1977, 154; 1981, 1203; 1999, 3482; 2001, 1917, 2022; 2003, 119, 124; 2007, 3272; 2011, 2971)