California Public Contract Code ARTICLE 7.1 - Resolution of Contract Claims

• Section 10240.
  The remedy for the resolution of claims arising under contracts made under the provisions of this chapter shall be arbitration pursuant to this chapter.(Added by...
• Section 10240.1.
  The claimant may initiate arbitration not later than 90 days after the date of service in person or by mail on the claimant of the...
• Section 10240.2.
  A failure by the claimant to pursue diligently and exhaust, as to the claim, the required administrative procedures set forth in the contract under which...
• Section 10240.3.
  Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator selected by the parties from the certified list created by...
• Section 10240.4.
  No decision made by a department shall be conclusive on any issue in the arbitration.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 90.)
• Section 10240.5.
  (a) The Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Water Resources shall jointly adopt and may, from time to time, modify, revise, or repeal uniform regulations to...
• Section 10240.6.
  As used in this article, “claim” means a demand for monetary compensation or damages, arising under or relating to the performance of a contract awarded...
• Section 10240.7.
  As used in this article, “Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee” means the committee created by Article 7.2 (commencing with Section 10245).(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch....
• Section 10240.8.
  Unless the parties to the contract otherwise agree, the arbitration decision shall be decided under and in accordance with the law of this state, supported...
• Section 10240.9.
  A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any supplier, subcontractor, design professional, surety, or other person who has so...
• Section 10240.10.a.
  Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the parties to the contract, after the claim has arisen, from mutually agreeing in writing to...
• Section 10240.11.
  Except as provided in this article and in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 10240.5, the procedure governing the arbitrations shall be as set forth...
• Section 10240.12.
  A party may, within the applicable time periods and upon the grounds specified in this section and in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1285) of...
• Section 10240.13.
  The cost of conducting the arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. The filing fee, witness fees, costs of discovery, or any other cost...

Last modified: October 22, 2018