Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025 (2026)

Performance and payment bonds: Amount; conditions; filing with contracting body

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NRS 339.025  Performance and payment bonds: Amount; conditions; filing with contracting body.

      1.  Before any contract, except one subject to the provisions of chapter 408 of NRS, exceeding $100,000 for any project for the new construction, repair or reconstruction of any public building or other public work or public improvement of any contracting body is awarded to any contractor, the contractor shall furnish to the contracting body the following bonds which become binding upon the award of the contract to the contractor:

      (a) A performance bond in an amount to be fixed by the contracting body, but not less than 50 percent of the contract amount, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in accordance with the plans, specifications and conditions of the contract. The bond must be solely for the protection of the contracting body which awarded the contract.

      (b) A payment bond in an amount to be fixed by the contracting body, but not less than 50 percent of the contract amount. The bond must be solely for the protection of claimants supplying labor or materials to the contractor to whom the contract was awarded, or to any of his or her subcontractors, in the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract.

      2.  If a general contractor has been awarded a contract, except one subject to the provisions of chapter 408 of NRS, by the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration for any project for new construction, repair or reconstruction of any public building or other public work or public improvement, each of the subcontractors of the general contractor who will perform work on the contract that exceeds $50,000 or 1 percent of the proposed project, whichever amount is greater, shall furnish a bond to the Division in an amount to be fixed by the Division.

      3.  Each of the bonds required pursuant to this section must be executed by one or more surety companies authorized to do business in the State of Nevada. If the contracting body is the State of Nevada or any officer, employee, board, bureau, commission, department, agency or institution thereof, the bonds must be payable to the State of Nevada. If the contracting body is other than one of those enumerated in this subsection, the bonds must be payable to the other contracting body.

      4.  Each of the bonds must be filed in the office of the contracting body which awarded the contract for which the bonds were given.

      5.  This section does not prohibit a contracting body from requiring bonds.

      (Added to NRS by 1963, 164; A 1981, 940; 1985, 359; 1997, 2994, 3165; 1999, 629; 2005, 1814)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1968–2009 · leading case: Garff v. JR Bradley Co., 436 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1968).
Garff v. JR Bradley Co., 436 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 13× “Since neither claimant gave the 30-day notice his claim for relief must fail.”
Ins. Co. of the West v. Gibson Tile Co., 134 P.3d 698 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “Under NRS 339.025, the performance bonds are a standard requirement for public works projects.”
Charlie Brown Constr. Co. v. City of Boulder City, 797 P.2d 946 (Nev. 1990). · cites it 2× “NRS 339.025(1). Thus, the payment bond required for public works is in lieu of lien statutes.”
Great Am. Ins. v. Gen. Builders, Inc., 934 P.2d 257 (Nev. 1997). “024(l)(a) (performance bonds); NRS 339.025(l)(b) (payment bonds). Thus, the principal has no standing to make a claim against the bonds themselves.”
Hartford Fire Ins. v. Trs. of the Constr. Indus., 208 P.3d 884 (Nev. 2009). “150] in a case where unpaid trust contributions are covered by a statutory payment bond, see [NRS 339.025], must plaintiff trustees, who are not in a direct contractual relationship with the subcontractor, comply with the notice requirements of [NRS 339.”
Clark Pac. v. Krump Constr., Inc., 942 F. Supp. 1324 (D. Nev. 1996). “with the contractor which was offered to the subcontractor with the same terms that all other subcontractors on the ■project were offered; (2) the named subcontractor files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent; or (3) the named subcontractor fails or refuses to perform h[er]…”
Capriotti, Lemon & Assocs., Inc. v. Johnson Serv. Co., 440 P.2d 386 (Nev. 1968). “At the time of the execution of the contract, the contractor and General Insurance Company of America, as surety, executed a payment bond in the amount of $248,445 to comply with the provisions of NRS 339.025(1) (b) in connection with the school construction contract.”
Amfac Distrib. Corp. v. Hous. Auth., 688 P.2d 318 (Nev. 1984). · cites it 3× “As required by NRS 339.025(1 )(b) 1 Yoxen obtained a payment bond from defendant-respondent surety, Safeco Insurance Company of America.”
Constr. Ind. v. Hartford Accident (9th Cir. 2009). “150 in a case where unpaid trust fund contributions are covered by a stat- utory payment bond, see Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025 , must plaintiff trustees, who are not in a direct con- tractual relationship with the subcontractor, comply with the notice requirements of Nev.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025(1) — 3 cases
Charlie Brown Constr. Co. v. City of Boulder City, 797 P.2d 946 (Nev. 1990). “NRS 339.025(1). Thus, the payment bond required for public works is in lieu of lien statutes.”
Garff v. JR Bradley Co., 436 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1968). “Since neither claimant gave the 30-day notice his claim for relief must fail.”
Capriotti, Lemon & Assocs., Inc. v. Johnson Serv. Co., 440 P.2d 386 (Nev. 1968). “At the time of the execution of the contract, the contractor and General Insurance Company of America, as surety, executed a payment bond in the amount of $248,445 to comply with the provisions of NRS 339.025(1) (b) in connection with the school construction contract.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025(1)(b) — 2 cases
Garff v. JR Bradley Co., 436 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1968). “Since neither claimant gave the 30-day notice his claim for relief must fail.”
Amfac Distrib. Corp. v. Hous. Auth., 688 P.2d 318 (Nev. 1984). “As required by NRS 339.025(1 )(b) 1 Yoxen obtained a payment bond from defendant-respondent surety, Safeco Insurance Company of America.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025(b) — 1 case
Garff v. JR Bradley Co., 436 P.2d 428 (Nev. 1968). “Since neither claimant gave the 30-day notice his claim for relief must fail.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 339.025(l)(b) — 1 case
Great Am. Ins. v. Gen. Builders, Inc., 934 P.2d 257 (Nev. 1997). “024(l)(a) (performance bonds); NRS 339.025(l)(b) (payment bonds). Thus, the principal has no standing to make a claim against the bonds themselves.”
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