Common use of Assignments of Agreements Clause in Contracts

Assignments of Agreements. No assignment of this Agreement may be made without the prior notification of TIPS. Written approval of TIPS shall not be unreasonably withheld. Payment for delivered goods and services can only be made to the awarded Vendor, Vendor designated reseller or vendor assigned company. As a nationwide telecommunications services provider, it is imperative that Windstream have the ability to assign the contract without the prior written consent of TIPS to an affiliate or purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets. As such, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither party shall assign or transfer its rights and obligations under the agreement between the parties without the prior written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except each party shall have the right to assign, convey or otherwise transfer its rights, title, interest and obligations under the contract, in whole or in part, to any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control of said party, or any entity into which said party may be merged or consolidated or which purchases all or substantially all of the assets of said party with prior written notice of transfer to the other party. Any attempted assignment in violation of this provision shall be void. • Vendor and TIPS affirm that he/she, or any authorized employees or agents, has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor or service to a public servant in connection with this Agreement. • Vendor shall attach, in writing, a complete description of any and all relationships that might be considered a conflict of interest in doing business with the TIPS program. • The Vendor affirms that, to the best of his/her knowledge, the offer has been arrived at independently, and is submitted without collusion with anyone to obtain information or gain any favoritism that would in any way limit competition or give an unfair advantage over other vendors in the award of this Agreement.