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To amend ch. 21, art. II, of the City Code by adding therein a new section numbered 21-76, concerning City contracts for the acquisition of information technology goods or services, as authorized by Va. Code § 2.2-4311.3.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That Chapter 21, Article II of the Code of the City of Richmond (2026) be and is hereby amended by adding therein a new section 21-76 as follows:
Sec. 21-76. Compliance with state law; contract terms inconsistent with state law.
(a) No term or provision in any City contract for the acquisition of information technology goods or services shall be valid or enforceable to the extent that it is in conflict with Virginia law. A contract containing such a term or provision shall otherwise remain enforceable.
(b) Any term or provision in such a City contract that (i) makes the contract subject to, governed by, or interpreted under the laws of another state or country or (ii) requires or permits any litigation or other dispute resolution proceeding arising from the contract to be conducted in another state or country shall be void. Such contract shall instead be deemed to provide for the application of the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to such contract's choice of law provisions, and to provide for jurisdiction in the courts of the Commonwealth.
(c) As used in this section, "information technology goods and services" means communications, telecommunications, automated data processing, applications, databases, data networks, management information systems, and other related goods and services.
§ 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.
DATE: 7/20/26
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Danny Avula, Mayor
THROUGH: Mr. Odie Donald, II, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Rene M. Almaraz, Director of Procurement Services
RE: Amendment to City’s Public Procurement Laws – (City Code § 21-4)
PURPOSE: To amend Chap...
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