Code of Virginia § 59.1-505.5. Performance by delegate; subcontract.
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(a)A party may perform its contractual duties or exercise its contractual rights through a delegate or a subcontract unless:
(1)the contract prohibits delegation or subcontracting; or
(2)the other party has a substantial interest in having the original promisor perform or control the performance.
(b)Delegating or subcontracting performance does not relieve the delegating party of a duty to perform or of liability for breach.
(c)An attempted delegation that violates a term prohibiting delegation is not effective.
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