Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 341.020 Officers: Terms; vacancies; powers and duties. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) 1. The officers of the Board consist of a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. 2. The term of office of the Chair and the Vice Chair is 2 years. The Secretary shall notify the Chair and the Vic…

NAC 341.025 Board of Appeals. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) The Board may appoint three of its members to function as a Board of Appeals in order to attempt to resolve all disputes concerning contracts before the Division will initiate procedures for mediation, arbitration or litigation…

NAC 341.030 Employees; authority of Administrator. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) 1. In addition to the Administrator and the Deputy Administrator for Professional Services, each employee who is classified as an architect or an engineer must maintain a license to practice archit…

NAC 341.036 Duties of Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) 1. The Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section appointed pursuant to NRS 341.100 shall: (a) Check t…

NAC 341.040 Meetings of Board; rules of order; quorum. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) 1. The Board will obtain the concurrence of the Attorney General or a Deputy Attorney General before closing a meeting for one of the purposes described in NRS 241.030. 2. The Board will conduct its mee…

NAC 341.043 Qualifications of insurers and sureties. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an insurer or surety providing the insurance or bond required by the Board for: (a) With respect to contracts of more than $5,000,000, a contractor must ha…

NAC 341.045 Adoption by reference of minimum standards for design of state buildings; use of structural standards for geographic location. (NRS 341.070, 341.085, 341.087, 341.091, 341.110) 1. The Board hereby adopts by reference the following publications and establishes the stan…

NAC 341.060 Variances from code requirements as alternative method of design or construction. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) Upon request, the Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section may grant a variance from code requirements as an alt…

NAC 341.065 Contract documents; insurance. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) 1. Before bidding takes place, the contract documents must be approved by each agency whose approval is required by law. 2. The final contract documents must be independently checked to ensure conformity with the r…

NAC 341.075 Invitations to bid; access to plans and specifications for bidding. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145, 341.148) 1. The Administrator shall publish an invitation to bid in a newspaper in the locale of the work for each project with an estimated construction cost of $100,0…

NAC 341.077 General requirements for bids. (NRS 338.1379, 341.070, 341.085, 341.110, 341.145) 1. All bids in excess of $100,000 must be accompanied by a bond securing the bid and a certified check or cash in an amount which is at least 5 percent of the total of the base bid and a…

NAC 341.079 Licensing of bidders; opening and rejection of bids. (NRS 341.110, 341.145) 1. Before the bids are opened, all contractors and subcontractors submitting bids must be properly licensed by the State Contractors’ Board to perform the work. 2. The opening of bids must be …

NAC 341.081 Notice to architects and engineers concerning budget. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145) The Administrator shall inform the architects and engineers who prepare contract documents of the budget available for the construction. The Administrator shall require them to prepa…

NAC 341.083 Procedure when bids received; negotiation; award. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145) 1. If the lowest bid is less than the appropriation made by the Legislature for the building project and does not exceed the relevant budget item for that building project as established…

NAC 341.084 Irregularity in lowest bid. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145) If the lowest bid contains an irregularity, the Administrator may refer the bid to the Attorney General. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd., eff. 12-16-82; A 3-17-94; R096-04, 12-15-2004; R106-11, 5-30-2012)

NAC 341.086 Alternative bids. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145) The Division will consider alternative bids and award contracts upon them in the order in which they are listed on the form for proposing bids. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd., eff. 12-16-82; A by R106-11, 5-30-2012)

NAC 341.090 Contract administration. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) 1. Within 48 hours after a contractor receives a written notice of the Division’s notice to proceed, the contractor shall submit to the Division, in writing, a complete listing of all the subcontractors whom he or she wi…

NAC 341.100 Progress payments. (NRS 341.070, 341.110) 1. The Administrator shall expedite payment of approved and certified claims by the contractor. 2. The contractor must warrant that he or she has good title to all materials and supplies for which the contractor accepts paymen…

NAC 341.105 Contract modifications. (NRS 341.070, 341.110, 341.145) 1. Any change in the time, price or material set forth in a contract must be authorized in a written change order. 2. A request by a contractor for an extension of time must be submitted in writing to the Adminis…

NAC 341.127 Review of proposals regarding local adoption of Uniform Plumbing Code. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110, 444.420) 1. The Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section shall: (a) Notify all cities and counties of the requirement in NR…

NAC 341.136 Selection of professional consultant for project: Procedure for selection with assistance of committees. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110, 341.161, 341.166) 1. The Administrator shall appoint a committee to: (a) Review applications received by the Division for retention…

NAC 341.141 Selection of professional consultant for project: Considerations for selection without assistance of committees. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110, 341.161, 341.166) In determining whether to select an architect, engineer, construction manager or other professional consu…

NAC 341.151 Awarding of certain contracts by Administrator to meet emergency. (NRS 338.011, 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) If the Chair determines that an emergency which results from a natural or man-made disaster and which threatens the health, safety or welfare of the public exist…

NAC 341.161 Appeal of decision by Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section acting as building official: Board of appeals; procedure. (NRS 341.070, 341.100, 341.110) 1. The Chair shall appoint at least one person to serve as an expert in e…

NAC 341.171 Imposition and submission of fees for certain projects. (NRS 341.070, 341.085, 341.087, 341.091, 341.110) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any plans and specifications for a project that is not part of the approved program for capital improvement which…

NAC 341.210 “Person” defined. (NRS 341.105, 341.110) As used in NAC 341.210 to 341.230, inclusive, “person” means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other legal entity, including, without limitation, a corporation, partnership, association, trus…

NAC 341.215 Imposition of administrative penalties. (NRS 341.070, 341.105, 341.110) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section may impose against a person who knowingly refuses to comply…

NAC 341.220 Notice of intent to impose administrative penalty and of right to hearing. (NRS 341.070, 341.105, 341.110) If the Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section determines, by substantial evidence, that a person has knowingly refuse…

NAC 341.225 Appeal of determination to impose administrative penalty: Appointment, duties and authority of subcommittee of Board; procedure. (NRS 341.070, 341.105, 341.110) 1. The Board will appoint a subcommittee consisting of three members of the Board to hear appeals from a de…

NAC 341.230 Collection of administrative penalty. (NRS 341.070, 341.105, 341.110) If a person does not request an appeal pursuant to NAC 341.225, a decision by the Deputy Administrator of the Public Works - Compliance and Code Enforcement Section to impose an administrative penal…

NAC 341.301 Definitions. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) As used in NAC 341.301 to 341.376, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 341.306 to 341.341, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works…

NAC 341.306 “Design consultant” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Design consultant” means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited-liability company or other business organization or association that engages in the practice of architecture pursuant to chapter 623 of NR…

NAC 341.311 “Design services” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Design services” includes, without limitation: 1. Preliminary planning; 2. Designing; 3. Estimating of costs; and 4. Preparation of detailed plans and specifications. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd. by R207-09, eff. 1…

NAC 341.316 “Green building design measure” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Green building design measure” means a design feature, material, site location, construction technique, principle, practice, device or other natural process or technological system that is designed or in…

NAC 341.321 “Project” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Project” means a capital improvement project of the State for the construction or remodeling of a building with a gross floor area greater than 20,000 square feet. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd. by R207-09, eff. 10-15-2010)

NAC 341.326 “Project manager” defined. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.110) “Project manager” means a person who holds a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of architecture pursuant to chapter 623 of NRS or who is licensed as a professional engineer pursuant to chapt…

NAC 341.331 “Remodeling” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Remodeling” includes, without limitation, the construction of an addition to, or the renovation or retrofit of, an existing building. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd. by R207-09, eff. 10-15-2010)

NAC 341.336 “Renewable energy” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Renewable energy” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 341.091. (Added to NAC by Pub. Works Bd. by R207-09, eff. 10-15-2010)

NAC 341.341 “Simple payback period” defined. (NRS 341.091, 341.110) “Simple payback period” means the time required for the cumulative dollar value of savings in energy or water that are attributable to a green building design measure to equal the initial cost of the measure excl…

NAC 341.346 Review by Administrator of preliminary plans, designs and detailed plans and specifications of project to ensure achievement of certain efficiencies in use of energy and water; application to remodeling projects. (NRS 341.070, 341.085, 341.087, 341.091, 341.100, 341.1…

NAC 341.351 Contents of report concerning measures to accompany preliminary plans of project. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.110) 1. The preliminary plans of a project submitted to the Administrator by a design consultant or project manager must be accompanied by a report that identi…

NAC 341.356 Determination of measures to be incorporated into project. (NRS 341.091, 341.100, 341.110) The Administrator shall review the preliminary plans of a project and the accompanying report submitted pursuant to NAC 341.351 and determine the green building design measures …

NAC 341.361 Incorporation of measures into design of project; preparation of summary report on incorporated measures. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.110) 1. The design consultant or project manager of a project shall incorporate into the design of a project each green building design…

NAC 341.366 Retention or employment of persons to review design of project. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.100, 341.110) 1. Before approving the design of a project submitted by a design consultant or project manager, the Administrator shall retain or employ a person with competence …

NAC 341.371 Confirmation that project will achieve certain efficiencies in use of energy and water required before approval of final payment for preparation of detailed plans and specifications of project. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.100, 341.110) Before approving the final paymen…

NAC 341.376 Duties of contractor awarded contract for project: Recycling; submission of waste management plan and report. (NRS 341.070, 341.091, 341.110) 1. A contractor who is awarded a contract for the construction of a project shall: (a) Recycle or cause to be recycled not les…

NAC 348A.010 Definitions. (NRS 348A.040) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 348A.020 to 348A.150, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Commerce, eff. 2-18-88; A b…