In lieu of adopting criteria pursuant to NRS 338.1377 and determining the qualification of bidders pursuant to NRS 338.1379, a governing body may deem a person to be qualified to bid on:
1. Contracts for public works of the local government if the person has not, within the preceding year, materially breached a contract for a public work for which the cost exceeds $25,000,000, and has been determined by:
(a) The Division pursuant to NRS 338.1379 to be qualified to bid on contracts for public works of the State pursuant to criteria adopted pursuant to NRS 338.1375; or
(b) Another governing body pursuant to NRS 338.1379 to be qualified to bid on contracts for public works of that local government pursuant to the criteria set forth in NRS 338.1377.
2. A contract for a public work of the local government if:
(a) The person has been determined by the Department of Transportation pursuant to NRS 408.333 to be qualified to bid on the contract for the public work;
(b) The public work will be owned, operated or maintained by the Department of Transportation after the public work is constructed by the local government; and
(c) The Department of Transportation requested that bidders on the contract for the public work be qualified to bid on the contract pursuant to NRS 408.333.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2488; A 2011, 44; 2013, 1391)