                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OPEN NEGOTIATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL (§ 2.2-510.1)

No state agency or state agent shall enter into a contingency fee contract for
legal services in which contingency fees and expenses are reasonably anticipated
to exceed $100,000 until an open and competitive negotiation process has been
undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act (§
2.2-4300 et seq.), applied mutatis mutandis. The contract shall be awarded to
the attorney or firm that submits the most competitive proposal to provide such
services considering the cost of the services, the qualifications of the
attorney or firm to provide the services, the experience of the attorney or firm
with similar legal matters, legal expertise generally, and such other relevant
factors as may be identified by the Attorney General.
		The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contracts for legal fees
entered into pursuant to § 2.2-507 for the purpose of implementing the Virginia
Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).

HISTORY: 2002, c. 196.