City of Boulder City v. Boulder Excavating, Inc.

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

In this appeal, we consider when it is appropriate to afford government entities discretionary immunity under NRS 41.032(2) in the context of accepting and rejecting bids for public works projects. More specifically, we examine whether a government entity can be held liable in tort for replacing a subcontractor on a public works project bid before accepting the contractor’s bid, based on the guidelines for accepting and rejecting bids for public works projects set forth in NRS Chapter 338, which contains the Nevada public bidding laws. Because the agent of the…