Existing law provides, with certain exceptions, that the Administrator of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration may authorize change orders related to the construction and repair of certain building projects: (1) in any amount where the change represents a reduction in the total awarded contract price; (2) not to exceed in the aggregate 15 percent of the total awarded contract price, where the change represents an increase in that price; (3) in any amount, where the total awarded contract price is less than $50,000 and the change represents an increase not exceeding the amount of the total awarded contract price; and (4) in any amount, where additional money was authorized or appropriated by the Legislature and issuing a new contract would not be in the best interests of the State. (NRS 341.145) This bill provides instead, with certain exceptions, that the Administrator may authorize such change orders: (1) in any amount, where the change represents a reduction in the total awarded contract price; (2) not to exceed in the aggregate 15 percent of the total awarded contract price, where the total awarded contract price is more than $1,000,000 and the change represents an increase in that price; (3) not to exceed in the aggregate 20 percent of the total awarded contract price, where the total awarded contract price is at least $100,000 but not more than $1,000,000 and the change represents an increase in that price; (4) in any amount, where the total awarded contract price is less than $100,000 and the change represents an increase not exceeding the amount of the total awarded contract price; and (5) in any amount, where additional money was authorized or appropriated by the Legislature and issuing a new contract would not be in the best interests of the State.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 341.145
BDR: 341.145