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NRS 338.150 — Provisions requiring use of method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of judicial action; exception.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 338 — PUBLIC WORKS
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body charged with the drafting of specifications for a public work shall include in the specifications a clause requiring the use of a method of alternate dispute resolution before initiation of a judicial action if a dispute arising between the public body and the contractor engaged on a public work cannot otherwise be settled.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not require the Department of Transportation to include such a clause in any contract entered into by the Department.