In partnership contracts by and between a contractor and a partnering government entity other than a public corporation or a municipal entity, such contractor is hereby authorized to file suit against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico in San Juan for civil actions, up to the maximum of the amounts or the unearned remainder thereof, as established in the partnership contract and on the grounds of claims that the contractor may have against such partnering government entity under such partnership contract, for which the limitations set forth in § 3077(c) of Title 32, “Claims and Lawsuits against the Commonwealth Act”, shall not apply; Provided, That the aggregate amount claimed may not exceed the extent of the damages set forth in the partnership contract, insofar as such extent complies with the provisions of this chapter. The civil action authorized herein shall comply with the procedures provided in the Claims and Lawsuits against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act, and any procedure set forth in the partnership contract. No proponent shall be entitled to claim indemnity for damages against the Authority or a government entity under this chapter; likewise, no claims may be filed as top indemnity, reimbursement, or any payment whatsoever on account of expectations arisen at any of the stages conducive to the award of a partnership.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 15.