Nevada Revised Statutes Title 58. Energy; Public Utilities and Similar Entities § 701.555. “Construction”  defined

1. Any preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a project;

2. Engineering, architectural, legal, environmental, fiscal or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications or procedures that comply with the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;  and

3. Any other activities reasonably necessary to the completion of a project.