Common use of Disputed payment amount Clause in Contracts

Disputed payment amount. If COUNTY pays a lesser amount than the amount requested, and if CONTRACTOR submits a written notice of protest to COUNTY within twenty (20) days after CONTRACTOR's receipt of the certification, then the parties shall promptly meet to review the dispute and resolve it on a mutually acceptable basis. No court action may be taken on such dispute until the parties have met and attempted to resolve the dispute in person.