# Nevada — State public works payment and performance bond thresholds (Little Miller Acts)

For Nevada, payment bond threshold is Contracts less than $100,000 are excluded from bond requirements; bond amount is The payment bond shall be not less than 50 percent of the contract price; claim deadline is no such action may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material; preliminary notice required is if he has, within 30 days after furnishing the first of such materials or performing the first of such labor, served on the contractor a written notice; statutory citation is Nevada Revised Statutes, Title 28, Chapter 339, §§ 339.015 to 339.065, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Payment bond threshold:** Contracts less than $100,000 are excluded from bond requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Bond amount:** The payment bond shall be not less than 50 percent of the contract price _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Claim deadline:** no such action may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Preliminary notice required:** if he has, within 30 days after furnishing the first of such materials or performing the first of such labor, served on the contractor a written notice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Nevada Revised Statutes, Title 28, Chapter 339, §§ 339.015 to 339.065 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> NEVADA BONDS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS Amount of Bond: The payment bond shall be not less than 50 percent of the contract price and will be fixed by the contracting body. (NRS § 339.025(1)(b)). Labor and Material Covered: Labor performed or materials furnished in the prosecution of the work. (NRS § 339.025(1)(b)). Notice Required: To principal contractor. No notice is required by a claimant having a contractual relationship, expressed or implied, with the principal contractor. (NRS § 339.035(1)). Any claimant who has a direct contractual relationship with any subcontractor of the contractor who gave such payment bond, but no contractual relationship, expressed or implied, with such contractor, may bring an action on the payment bond, only: (a) if he has, within 30 days after furnishing the first of such materials or performing the first of such labor, served on the contractor a written notice which shall inform the latter of the nature of the materials being furnished or to be furnished, or the labor performed or to be performed, and identifying the person contracting for such labor or materials and the site for the performance of such labor or materials; and (b) after giving written notice to such contractor within 90 days from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the materials for which he claims payment. (NRS § 339.035(2)(a)). Each written notice shall state with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the person for whom the work was performed or the material supplied, and shall be served by being sent by registered mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to such contractor at any place in which he maintains an office or conducts business, or at his residence. (NRS § 339.035(2)(b)). Time for Suit: Suit can be filed 90 days after the date on which claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material for which he claims payment. (NRS § 339.035(1)). However, no such action may be commenced after the expiration of one year from the date on which the claimant performed the last of the labor or furnished the last of the material for the payment of which such action is brought. (NRS § 339.055(2)). Contracts Excluded: Contracts less than $100,000 are excluded from bond requirements. (NRS § 339.025(1)). Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: No statutory provision. CONTRACTORS LICENSE BONDS Type of Bond: Before issuing a contractor’s license to a contractor, the State Contractors Board (the Board) requires the that contractor file with the Board a surety bond or cash deposit. (NRS § 624.270). Amount of Bond: Amount fixed by the Board with reference to the contractor’s financial and professional responsibility and operation, but not less than $1,000 or more than $500,000. (NRS § 624.270(4)). Labor and Material Covered: The Bond is issued on form mandated by the Board and benefits the following: (a) As owner of the property to be improved, entered into a construction contract with the contractor and is damaged by failure of the contractor to perform the contract or to remove liens filed against the property; (b) As an employee of the contractor, performed labor on or about the site of the construction covered by the contract; (c) As a supplier or materialman, furnished materials or equipment for the construction covered by the contract; or (d) Is injured by any unlawful act or omission of the contractor in the performance of a contract. (NRS § 624.273). Time for Suit: A lawsuit against the bond must filed with two years after the commission of the act on which the action is based. (NRS § 624.273(2)). Statutory Citation: Nevada Revised Statutes, Title 28, Chapter 339, §§ 339.015 to 339.065.

## Source

- https://fullertonlaw.com/50-state-summary-payment-bond-law

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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