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NRS 338.1386 — State or local government to award contract for smaller public work to contractor or perform public work itself.

Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 338 — PUBLIC WORKS

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If the estimated cost of a public work is $100,000 or less, this State or a local government shall:

1. Award a contract for the completion of the public work to a properly licensed contractor in accordance with NRS 338.13862; or

2. Perform the public work itself in accordance with NRS 338.13864.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 1984)