All interested persons or representatives of interested persons properly notified of a mediation session shall attend the session for a minimum of eight hours unless otherwise agreed to by all persons attending the session. An interested person or a representative of an interested person attending a mediation session shall have the authority to enter into a settlement of disputes related to the performance of a public works project. A person may be accompanied by an attorney during the mediation session.
History: 1978 Comp., § 13-4C-8, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 63, § 8.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property
Article 4C - Public Works Mediation
Section 13-4C-1 - Short title.
Section 13-4C-2 - Definitions.
Section 13-4C-3 - Application.
Section 13-4C-4 - Mediation requirement; exemptions.
Section 13-4C-5 - Notice of mediation session; service of notice.
Section 13-4C-6 - Location of mediation session.
Section 13-4C-7 - Written materials.
Section 13-4C-9 - Recording of agreements; compromise and offers to compromise.
Section 13-4C-10 - Mediation clause in a contract; application of federal law.