Competitively Bid Contracts; Antitrust Claims. If this Agreement resulted from a competitive bid, Contractor shall comply with the requirements of the Government Code sections set out below. Contractor shall assign to the JBE all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Xxxxxxx Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or under the Xxxxxxxxxx Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, materials, or services by Contractor for sale to the JBE pursuant to the bid. Such assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the JBE tenders final payment to the Contractor. (GC 4552) If the JBE receives, either through judgment or settlement, a monetary recovery for a cause of action assigned under this chapter, the Contractor shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for actual legal costs incurred and may, upon demand, recover from the JBE any portion of the recovery, including treble damages, attributable to overcharges that were paid by the Contractor but were not paid by the JBE as part of the bid price, less the expenses incurred in obtaining that portion of the recovery. (GC 4553) Upon demand in writing by the Contractor, the JBE shall, within one year from such demand, reassign the cause of action assigned under this part if the Contractor has been or may have been injured by the violation of law for which the cause of action arose and (1) the JBE has not been injured thereby, or (2) the JBE declines to file a court action for the cause of action. (GC 4554)
