Common use of Assignment/Delegation by Contractor Clause in Contracts

Assignment/Delegation by Contractor. Except as provided in Sections 20.2.2 or 20.17, it is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement is personal to each of the Parties hereto, and that neither Party shall have the right, power or authority to assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any portion thereof, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or by operation of law without the written consent of the other Party, except that a Party’s rights to payments hereunder may be assigned without the other Party’s consent and except as provided in Section 20.17(a)(iii). Notwithstanding the above, Contractor may have portions of the Work performed by its Affiliates or their Personnel, in which event Contractor shall be responsible for such portions of the Work, such portions of the Work shall be deemed to have been performed by Contractor for all purposes under this Agreement, and Owner will look solely to Contractor in connection with such portions of the Work.