The recent revelations out of Clark County should concern every Nevadan who cares about how their tax dollars are handled. According to a detailed report, the county awarded a $10 million construction management contract to Diversified Consulting Services, which partnered with Rock Solid Project Solutions, a firm owned by the wife of Jimmy Floyd, the county’s construction management division chief. This raises big questions about whether taxpayers are getting fair, honest services or if contracts are being handed out with a wink and a nod behind closed doors.

The contract in question wasn’t just any routine deal. It was tied to the massive $130 million 215 Beltway and Summerlin Parkway Interchange Project, one of the county’s largest public works efforts. Records show Rock Solid was set to receive no less than 15% of the contract, roughly $1.5 million, just for its role. Not only that, but Rock Solid had already been paid over $100,000 this year alone. While hiring subcontractors isn’t unusual, the fact that Jimmy Floyd’s wife owns Rock Solid and that he was overseeing the entire process sets off every alarm bell for potential conflict of interest.

It’s even more troubling when you look at the process itself. According to the anonymous complaint filed and reviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the contract’s requirements were so specific that they seemed tailor-made to give Rock Solid and its partners an edge. Even worse, the contract was approved by the County Commission as part of the consent agenda, meaning no public discussion or scrutiny happened before the vote. That’s not how public money should be spent.

Geoffrey Lawrence from Nevada Policy put it bluntly: this situation shows a failure of internal controls. When you’re dealing with nearly a billion dollars in public works projects, you need strong policies to detect and prevent conflicts of interest, not just for appearances, but because the integrity of public institutions depends on it. Filing a disclosure once a year isn’t enough. State law requires that public employees disclose any personal financial ties at the time a matter is under consideration, not months later.

Why does this matter for DOGE NEVADA? Because this case illustrates exactly why watchdog groups are needed. Taxpayers deserve to know that their dollars are spent wisely and ethically. When an agency has no meaningful safeguards or transparency, it creates fertile ground for waste and misuse. Contracts should go to the most qualified and competitive bidders, not those with personal ties to the people managing the process.

This isn’t just a matter of bureaucratic housekeeping. Nevada’s schools are ranked 48th in the nation. Affordable housing is a growing crisis. We have urgent infrastructure, healthcare, and public safety needs that demand every available resource. When millions of dollars are potentially steered through inside connections, it robs the community of what those dollars could have accomplished elsewhere.

DOGE NEVADA’s mission is to bring attention to exactly these kinds of issues. Our tech and research teams are constantly combing through public data to identify contracts, expenditures, and patterns that don’t align with the public interest. We believe in transparency, accountability, and rigorous scrutiny of how every dollar is spent.
 

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To the public, we encourage you to stay informed, ask questions, and use our anonymous reporting portal if you know of questionable spending in your community. Ethics in government isn’t just a legal issue; it’s about trust. And trust is built when the people in charge know that someone is watching. Let’s make sure that someone is always there.