IMPORTANT NOTICE: This sample form, ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT, is
acceptable to the Dormitory Authority for contractor assignments of contract payments.
This form has important legal consequences, and should be prepared and executed
under the supervision of an attorney. It is the ultimate responsibility of the user and the
user’s attorney to determine the legal sufficiency of the form for the use intended with or
without change. In connection with the use of this form, the Dormitory Authority shall not
be liable for any loss or damage however caused or by whoever used.
DORMITORY AUTHORITY
[project]
[contract description]
JDE#_____________
ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT
An Agreement having been made as of [date], by and between the
DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, having its
principal office and place of business located at 515 Broadway, Albany, New York
12207, therein and hereinafter referred to as the Authority, and [original contractor]
whose address is ______________________________________________________; and
WHEREAS, [original contractor] intends to assign this Agreement from [original
contractor] to [new contractor]; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Authority and [original contractor] agree that said
Agreement is hereby further amended as follows:
1.
[original contractor] hereby irrevocably assigns the above Agreement in all
respects to [new contractor], and [new contractor] hereby accepts the assignment
thereof in all respects and the Authority hereby consents to this assignment and,
as assigned, said Agreement is hereby amended so that wherever the name
[original contractor] is used herein they shall mean [new contractor].
2.
Any and all payments made by the Authority to either [original contractor] or
[new contractor] shall be deemed to have been made to both and shall discharge
the Authority from any further liability with regard to said payment. Any liability
of either [original contractor] or [new contractor] to the Authority shall be deemed
to the liability of either or both.
It is further agreed that all terms and conditions of this Agreement, as amended,
shall remain in full force and effect.