An authority may contract for the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, repair, extension, and improvement of a project or may contract with one or more units to perform these functions, by advertising for bids, preparing plans and specifications in advance of construction, or securing performances and payment bonds to the extent that its board of directors determines that these actions are desirable in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided by this section, no contract shall be invalid or unenforceable by reason of nonperformance of the conditions required by any other law relating to public contracts.
1979, c. 416, § 15.1-1614; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 54 - Electric Authorities Act
§ 15.2-5401. Intent of General Assembly
§ 15.2-5403. Creation of electric authority; referendum
§ 15.2-5404. Articles of incorporation
§ 15.2-5405.1. Applicability of personnel and procurement procedures to certain authorities
§ 15.2-5406. Rights, powers and duties of authority
§ 15.2-5406.1. Retail distribution of electric energy limited to certain authorities
§ 15.2-5406.2. Tort claims against certain authorities
§ 15.2-5407. Membership in more than one authority
§ 15.2-5409. Sale of capacity and output to nonmembers; limitations
§ 15.2-5411. Contracts for planning, acquisition, construction, etc., of projects
§ 15.2-5412. Issuance of bonds by authority
§ 15.2-5413. Interim receipts and temporary bonds; lost, stolen and destroyed bonds
§ 15.2-5414. Bonds not debts of Commonwealth or member governmental unit
§ 15.2-5415. Security for bonds; trust agreement; bond resolution
§ 15.2-5416. Rents, rates, fees and other charges
§ 15.2-5417. Moneys received deemed trust funds
§ 15.2-5418. Bondholders' and trustees' remedies
§ 15.2-5420. Status of bonds under Uniform Commercial Code
§ 15.2-5421. Bonds as legal investments and lawful security
§ 15.2-5422. Bonds exempt from taxation
§ 15.2-5423. Payments in lieu of property taxes; license tax
§ 15.2-5423.1. Exemption from taxation for certain authorities
§ 15.2-5424. Transfer, etc., of property of political subdivisions upon request of authority
§ 15.2-5427. Liability of members or officers
§ 15.2-5428. Dissolution of authority
§ 15.2-5429. Legislative consent to application of laws of other states
§ 15.2-5430. Provisions of chapter cumulative; construction
§ 15.2-5431. Provisions of chapter controlling over other statutes and charters