1.  Before a local government accepts applications pursuant to NRS 338.1379, the local government must, in accordance with subsection 2, advertise in a newspaper that is:

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(a) Qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS; and

(b) Published in a county in which the contracts for the potential public works will be performed or, if no qualified newspaper is published in that county, published in a qualified newspaper that is published in the State of Nevada and which has a general circulation in the county in which the contracts for the potential public works will be performed.

2.  An advertisement required pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Must be published at least once not less than 21 days before applications are to be submitted to the local government; and

(b) Must include:

(1) A description of the potential public works for which applications to qualify as a bidder are being accepted;

(2) The time and place at which applications are to be submitted to the local government;

(3) The place at which applications may be obtained; and

(4) Any other information that the local government deems necessary.