1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090 , inclusive, apply to any contract for construction work awarded by a public utility to a contractor or subcontractor on a significant operational or capital requirement project when the construction work does not qualify as a public work as defined in NRS 338.010 . 2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a contract awarded by an electric utility where the primary construction work will be performed by a contractor with: (a) A collective bargaining agreement; (b) A project labor agreement; or (c) A worksite agreement that provides for the construction of a significant operational or capital requirement project, or for the maintenance of, or other ongoing work to be performed upon completion of, a significant operational or capital requirement project. 3. As used in this section: (a) Electric utility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.7571 . (b) Public utility means a utility that purchases natural gas for retail or an electric utility. (c) Significant operational or capital requirement project means: (1) The replacement of a natural gas pipeline approved in a plan submitted pursuant to NRS 704.991 ; or (2) The construction of a new generation electric utility facility of not less than 50 megawatts and that is approved in a plan submitted pursuant to NRS 704.741 .
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