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 waive the provisions of this article and to have the claim litigated in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 90.)

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 10240.10 v2

  • claim: means a demand for monetary compensation or damages, arising under or relating to the performance of a contract awarded under this chapter. See California Public Contract Code 10240.6
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.