Public Contract Code § 9201

CHAPTER 9. Claims and Disputes

Current as of September 28, 2026Pub. Contract Code, § 9201Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 315, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.

(a) A public entity shall have full authority to compromise or otherwise settle any claim relating to a contract at any time.

(b) The public entity shall include provisions in a public works contract for timely notification of the contractor of the receipt of any third-party claim, relating to the contract.

(c) The public entity shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs incurred in providing the notification required by subdivision (b).