{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-333a.086","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 333A.086","heading":"Third-party consultants.","body":"1. A using agency that selects a qualified service company pursuant to NRS 333A.082 shall retain the professional services of a third-party consultant to work on behalf of the using agency in coordination with the qualified service company.\n2. A third-party consultant retained pursuant to subsection 1 must be certified by the Association of Energy Engineers as a “Certified Energy Manager” or hold similar credentials from a comparable nationally recognized organization.\n3. The duties of a third-party consultant retained pursuant to subsection 1 may include, without limitation:\n(a) Assisting the using agency in reviewing the operating cost-savings measures proposed by the qualified service company;\n(b) Overseeing the construction of the operating cost-savings measures; and\n(c) Monitoring the operating cost savings after the construction of the operating cost-savings measures is completed.\n4. The Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration may procure sufficient funding from the qualified service company, through negotiation, to pay for the third-party consultant out of the proceeds relating to the performance contract. A qualified service company shall not pay a third-party consultant directly for the work described in subsection 3.\n5. A third-party consultant retained pursuant to subsection 1 may recommend that the using agency not execute the performance contract. If the using agency does not execute the performance contract, the using agency shall pay the third-party consultant a prenegotiated fee based on the work completed by the third-party consultant.","path":["TITLE 27 — PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PURCHASING","CHAPTER 333A - PURCHASING: STATE PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS FOR OPERATING COST-SAVINGS MEASURES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-333A.html#NRS333ASec086","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:37Z","sha256":"6c15fba2e772aac522ee71f254f942a9d4d2d3189769405bba8a9c4f31facee6","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-333a.084","next":"us-nv/nrs-333a.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}