Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 338.0118

• Authorized representative: means a person designated by a public body to be responsible for the development, solicitation, award or administration of contracts for public works pursuant to this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Governing body: means the board, council, commission or other body in which the general legislative and fiscal powers of a local government are vested. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
• Local government: means every political subdivision or other entity which has the right to levy or receive money from ad valorem or other taxes or any mandatory assessments, and includes, without limitation, counties, cities, towns, boards, school districts and other districts organized pursuant to chapters 244A, 318, 318A, 379, 474, 538, 541, 543 and 555 of NRS, NRS 450. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
• Public work: means any project for the new construction, repair or reconstruction of a project financed in whole or in part from public money for:

  (a) Public buildings;

  (b) Jails and prisons;

  (c) Public roads;

  (d) Public highways;

  (e) Public streets and alleys;

  (f) Public utilities;

  (g) Publicly owned water mains and sewers;

  (h) Public parks and playgrounds;

  (i) Public convention facilities which are financed at least in part with public money; and

  (j) All other publicly owned works and property. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010