{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-11-9.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 11-9.8","heading":"Construction of certain terms of offer to contract; use of experience modification factor prohibited","body":"A. As used in this section:\"Contract\" means an agreement for the provision of construction services under which the contractor will be required to have and maintain a policy of insurance as defined in § 38.2-119.\"Experience modification factor\" means a value assigned to an employer as determined by a rate service organization in accordance with its uniform experience rating plan required to be filed pursuant to subsection D of § 38.2-1913.\"Offer to contract\" means a solicitation of bids, Request for Proposals, or similar invitation to enter into a contract that is extended to potential contractors for construction services.\"Person\" means any individual; firm; cooperative; association; corporation; limited liability company; trust; business trust; syndicate; partnership; limited liability partnership; joint venture; receiver; trustee in bankruptcy; club, society, or other group or combination acting as a unit; or public body, including but not limited to (i) the Commonwealth; (ii) any other state; and (iii) any agency, department, institution, political subdivision, or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or any other state.B. A term of an offer to contract issued that requires that the successful bidder have a specified experience modification factor is prohibited.C. Any contract or offer to contract that requires the contractor or bidder responding to the offer to contract to have a specified experience modification factor is prohibited.2016, c. 754.","path":["Title 11. CONTRACTS","Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/11-9.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:04Z","sha256":"d05593ea6b7ad62eea46f72d612dca62f9e661e9967e6a82b0c8015b5a805c26","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-11-9.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-11-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}