Public bodies may enter into agreements to submit disputes arising from contracts entered into pursuant to this chapter to arbitration and utilize mediation and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. However, such procedures entered into by the Commonwealth, or any department, institution, division, commission, board or bureau thereof, shall be nonbinding and subject to § 2.2-514, as applicable. Alternative dispute resolution procedures entered into by school boards shall be nonbinding.
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-4366
Alternative dispute resolution
Known as the Virginia Public Procurement Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (104 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Jones Construction & Renovation, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in In Re Jones Construction & Renovation, Inc. (January 2006)
1995, c. 760, § 11-71.1; 2001, c. 844.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.