Existing law sets forth a process for a local government to award a contract for a public work. (NRS 338.1385) This bill authorizes a local government to enter into a prehire agreement for a public work. Any such prehire agreement may contain a preference for hiring labor on the public work to local residents who reside: (1) within the jurisdiction of the local government; (2) within a certain specified distance of the jurisdiction of the local government; or (3) within a certain geographic area within the jurisdiction of the local government. This authority does not apply if any federal statute or regulation precludes the granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of that assistance for a particular public work. This bill also clarifies that this authority shall not be construed to authorize a contractor on a public work to pay any worker on the public work less than the applicable prevailing wage.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 338.0117, 338.147, 338.1693, 338.1727
BDR: 338.0117, 338.147, 338.1693, 338.1727