Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 734 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAY DIVISION
Division 10 - HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
Section 734-010-0420 - Waiver of Delay Damages Against Public Policy
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 734-010-0420
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
Any clause in a Public Improvement Contract purporting to waive, release, or extinguish the rights of a Contractor to damages resulting from ODOT's unreasonable delay in performing the Contract is void and unenforceable, as against public policy. However, Contract provisions requiring notice of delay, providing for alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration or mediation, providing other procedures for settling Contract disputes, or providing for reasonable liquidated damages, are enforceable.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.616, 184.619, 279A.065 & 279A.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 279C.315
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