Nevada § 408.343 - Bids and bidders: Procedure for award of contract; regulations

§ 408.343. Bids and bidders: Procedure for award of contract; regulations

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 408.3875 to 408.3888 , inclusive: (a) All bids must be submitted: (1) Under sealed cover and received at the address in Nevada stated in the advertisement

for bids and must be opened publicly and read at the time stated in the advertisement;

or (2) Pursuant to the process of on-line bidding established by the Director. (b) No bids may be received after the time stated in the advertisement even though

bids are not opened exactly at the time stated in the advertisement. No bid, whether submitted in accordance with subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph

(a), may be opened before that time. (c) Any bid may be withdrawn by request at any time before the time stated in the

advertisement. The withdrawal must be filed with the Director and executed by the bidder or the

bidder’s duly authorized representative. The withdrawal may be filed electronically. The withdrawal of a bid does not prejudice the right of the bidder to file a new

bid before the time stated in the advertisement. (d) The Department may reject any bid or all bids if, in the opinion of the Department,

the bids are unbalanced, incomplete, contain irregularities of any kind or for any

good cause. (e) Until the final award of the contract, the Department may reject or accept any

bids and may waive technical errors contained in the bids, as may be deemed best for

the interests of the State. (f) In awarding a contract, the Department shall make the award to the lowest responsible

bidder who has qualified and submitted his or her bid in accordance with the provisions

of this chapter. 2. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. 3. As used in this section, “ on-line bidding ” means a process: (a) That is established by the Director; and (b) By which bidders submit proposals or bids for contracts on a secure website on

the Internet or its successor, if any, which is established and maintained by the

Department for that purpose.