34-254. Civil damages; limitation
A. Any governmental agency entering into a contract which is or was the subject of a contract, combination, conspiracy or other act prohibited by title 44, chapter 10, article 1 has a right of action against the parties to the contract, combination, conspiracy or other act to recover damages as provided in this section. The governmental agency may proceed jointly or severally in a civil action against any one or more of the parties for recovery of the full amount of the damages. There is no right to contribution among parties not named as defendants by the governmental agency.
B. At the election of the governmental agency, the agency may recover either the actual damages trebled or ten per cent of the contract price trebled and as determined by the court taxable costs, reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.
C. The cause of action accrues at the time of discovery by the governmental agency of the unlawful contract, combination, conspiracy or other unlawful act. The agency shall bring the action within four years of the date of accrual of the cause of action.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 34 - Public Buildings and Improvements
§ 34-102 - Multiple contracts; professional services
§ 34-104 - Contract with architect; proprietary specifications; penalty; compensation
§ 34-105 - Guaranteed energy cost savings contracts; definitions
§ 34-202 - Bids by contractors; estimates when work not done by contract
§ 34-203 - Failure to comply; civil penalty
§ 34-222 - Surety bond required; suit on bond; limitations
§ 34-223 - Payment bond provisions
§ 34-224 - Effect of article on prior contracts
§ 34-225 - Governmental mall; private and public development; construction contracts; limitations
§ 34-227 - Construction contracts; design professional services contracts; void provisions
§ 34-244 - Provisions inapplicable to federal aid contracts when federal law conflicts
§ 34-245 - Provisions inapplicable to irrigation districts
§ 34-246 - Violations; classification
§ 34-253 - Noncollusion affidavits
§ 34-254 - Civil damages; limitation
§ 34-255 - Convicted persons; contracting employment; prohibition
§ 34-256 - Persons convicted; service prohibition
§ 34-257 - Suspension from bidding
§ 34-258 - Enforcement jurisdiction
§ 34-301 - Employment of aliens on public works prohibited
§ 34-302 - Residence requirements for employees
§ 34-321 - Public policy; prevailing wage contract; prohibited agreements; definitions
§ 34-401 - New and renovated state buildings; automated external defibrillators
§ 34-451 - Energy conservation standards for public buildings
§ 34-452 - Solar design standards for state buildings; energy life cycle costing
§ 34-453 - Energy performance goals for state buildings
§ 34-454 - Establishment and use of life cycle cost methods and procedures; definition
§ 34-455 - Performance contracting; definitions
§ 34-456 - Use of energy savings; definitions
§ 34-461 - Applicability of local codes; exceptions; definition
§ 34-462 - Community college buildings; exemption from building codes
§ 34-602 - Project delivery methods for design and construction services
§ 34-606 - Emergency procurements
§ 34-607 - Multiterm contracts for job-order-contracting construction services
§ 34-608 - Bid security for design-build and job-order-contracting construction services