Nevada § 338.13895 - Award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor prohibited; replacement of unacceptable subcontractor; rescission of award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor before commencement of work
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§ 338.13895. Award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor prohibited; replacement of unacceptable subcontractor; rescission of award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor before commencement of work
1. The Division shall not award a contract to a person who, at the time of the bid,
is not properly licensed under the provisions of chapter 624 of NRS or if the contract would exceed the limit of the person's license. A subcontractor who is: (a) Named in the bid for the contract as a subcontractor who will provide a portion
of the work on the public work pursuant to NRS 338.141 ; and (b) Not properly licensed for that portion of the work, or who, at the time of the
bid, is on disqualified status with the Division pursuant to NRS 338.1376 , shall be deemed unacceptable. If the subcontractor is deemed unacceptable pursuant to this subsection, the contractor
shall provide an acceptable subcontractor with no increase in the amount of the contract
or bid. 2. A local government awarding a contract for a public work shall not award the contract
to a person who, at the time of the bid, is not properly licensed under the provisions
of chapter 624 of NRS or if the contract would exceed the limit of the person's license. A subcontractor who is: (a) Named in the bid for the contract as a subcontractor who will provide a portion
of the work on the public work pursuant to NRS 338.141 ; and (b) Not properly licensed for that portion of work, shall be deemed unacceptable. If the subcontractor is deemed unacceptable pursuant to this subsection, the contractor
shall provide an acceptable subcontractor with no increase in the amount of the contract
or bid. 3. If, after awarding the contract, but before commencement of the work, the public
body or its authorized representative discovers that the person to whom the contract
was awarded is not licensed, or that the contract would exceed the person's license,
the public body or its authorized representative shall rescind the award of the contract
and may accept the next lowest bid for that public work from a responsive bidder who
was determined by the public body or its authorized representative to be a qualified
bidder pursuant to NRS 338.1379 or 338.1382 without requiring that new bids be submitted.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 338.13895 ("Award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor prohibited; replacement of unacceptable subcontractor; rescission of award of contract to unlicensed or improperly licensed contractor before commencement of work") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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