"Apparent successful proposer" means the proposer whose proposal for a transportation facility is determined by the Department, on the basis of the criteria set forth in the request for proposals, to be the highest ranked proposal of those proposals submitted and with whom the Department undertakes to negotiate and enter into a contract for the project.
Nev. Admin. Code § 408.651
NRS 408.100, 408.215, 408.5473, 408.548