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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.