SUMMARY--Revises procedure of purchasing division of department of administration for advertising bids. (BDR 27-161)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to state purchasing; providing that the advertisement of bids must include a statement whether the chief of the purchasing division of the department of administration is authorized by the using agency to be supplied to consider a bid for an article that is an alternative to the article listed in the original request for bids; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 333.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
333.310 1. An advertisement must contain a general description of the classes of commodities or services for which a bid or proposal is wanted and must state:
(a) The name and location of the department, agency, local government, district or institution for which the purchase is to be made.
(b) Where and how specifications and quotation forms may be obtained.
(c) If the advertisement is for bids, whether the chief is authorized by the using agency to be supplied to consider a bid for an article that is an alternative to the article listed in the original request for bids if:
(1) The specifications of the alternative article meet or exceed the specifications of the article listed in the original request for bids;
(2) The purchase of the alternative article results in a lower price; and
(3) The chief deems the purchase of the alternative article to be in the best interests of the State of Nevada.
(d) The date and time not later than which responses must be received by the purchasing division.
[(d)] (e) The date and time when responses will be opened.
The chief or his designated agent shall approve the copy for the advertisement.
2. Each advertisement must be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state. The selection of the newspaper to carry the advertisement must be made in the manner provided by this chapter for other purchases, on the basis of the lowest price to be secured in relation to the paid circulation.
Sec. 2 NRS 333.340 is hereby amended to read as follows:
333.340 Every contract or order [shall] must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration:
1. The location of the using agency to be supplied.
2. The qualities of the articles to be supplied.
3. [Their] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the articles' conformity with the specifications.
4. If the articles are an alternative to the articles listed in the original request for bids, whether the advertisement for bids included a statement that bids for an alternative article will be considered if:
(a) The specifications of the alternative article meet or exceed the specifications of the article listed in the original request for bids;
(b) The purchase of the alternative article results in a lower price; and
(c) The chief deems the purchase of the alternative article to be in the best interests of the State of Nevada.
5. The purposes for which [they] the articles are required.
[5.] 6. The dates of delivery.