NRS 333.3355 - Preference for bid or proposal submitted by Nevada-based business: Penalties for fraudulent acts committed in applying for preference or failing to comply with requirements; review of decision.

NV Rev Stat § 333.3355 (2019) (N/A)

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1. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by law, if the Purchasing Division determines that a business has made a material misrepresentation or otherwise committed a fraudulent act in applying for a preference described in NRS 333.3354 or has failed to comply with the requirements of that section, the business:

(a) Shall pay to the Purchasing Division, if awarded a state purchasing contract, a penalty in the amount of 1 percent of the cost of the state purchasing contract;

(b) Shall not bid on a state purchasing contract or a contract awarded by any local government for 1 year after the date upon which the Purchasing Division makes such a determination; and

(c) Shall not apply for or receive a preference described in NRS 333.3354 for 5 years after the date upon which the Purchasing Division makes such a determination.

2. If the Purchasing Division determines, as described in subsection 1, that a business has made a material misrepresentation or otherwise committed a fraudulent act in applying for a preference described in NRS 333.3354 or has failed to comply with the requirements of that section, the business may apply to the Administrator to review the decision pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 4108)

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