NRS 338.169: Public body authorized to construct public work by selecting and entering into contracts with construction manager at risk; limitations.

1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 2, a public body may construct a public work by:

(a) Selecting a construction manager at risk pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.1691 to 338.1696, inclusive; and

(b) Entering into separate contracts with a construction manager at risk:

(1) For preconstruction services, including, without limitation:

(I) Assisting the public body in determining whether scheduling or constructability problems exist that would delay the construction of the public work;

(II) Estimating the cost of the labor and material for the public work; and

(III) Assisting the public body in determining whether the public work can be constructed within the public body’s budget; and

(2) To construct the public work.

2. A public body in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may enter into contracts with a construction manager at risk pursuant to NRS 338.1685 to 338.16995, inclusive, for the construction of not more than two public works in a calendar year that are discrete projects.