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Board rejects sole stair-replacement bid, authorizes readvertisement and superintendent award under $200,000
Summary
After receiving a single bid for stair replacements at three schools, the board found the bidder unlicensed under NRS 338.1475, declared no legal bids received, and approved readvertising under NRS 338.143 with authority for the superintendent to award the contract if the low responsive bid is within the $200,000 budget.
Trustees voted to reject the single submitted bid for stair replacement at Mountain View Elementary, Flag View Intermediate and Spring Creek Elementary after district staff determined the bidder lacked the required contractor license classification.
District staff reported a sole bid from Element Construction for $191,563 but said the firm did not hold the necessary general contractor (C-1/C-5) license to perform the full scope. A trustee moved that the board find the district "legally received no bids" because Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 338.1475 prohibits accepting bids from improperly licensed contractors. The motion passed.
Legal counsel then recommended readvertising the project without competitive bids pursuant to NRS 338.143 because of timing constraints and the absence of a legally responsive bid. The board approved a motion to readvertise and authorized the superintendent to award the contract to the lowest responsive bidder after a seven-day advertisement, provided the award does not exceed the board's previously approved budget of $200,000.
The board and staff discussed outreach to local licensed contractors, timing to allow work to start before students return, and options such as reconfiguring work (for example, ramps versus stairs) but concluded ADA and engineering constraints made those alternatives impractical for these locations.
What the board approved
- A finding that no legally acceptable bids were received under NRS 338.1475. - Readvertisement of the stair replacement project under NRS 338.143. - Conditional authority for the superintendent to award the contract if the lowest responsive bid is within the $200,000 budget.
The district plans to contact licensed local contractors directly, readvertise with a seven-day posting and return procurement results to the board if bids exceed the approved budget or other statutory concerns arise.
