GreenTech Solutions and BlueWave Industries entered into a three-year agreement for GreenTech to supply specialized equipment to BlueWave. Six months into the contract, GreenTech faces operational challenges and proposes that another company, RedStar Equipment, take over the remaining supply obligations. BlueWave agrees to this change, and all three parties sign a new agreement reflecting this arrangement. What legal mechanism best describes this change to the original contract?
The scenario illustrates novation, where the original party (GreenTech Solutions) is replaced by a new party (RedStar Equipment) in the contractual obligations, with the consent of the remaining original party (BlueWave Industries). This effectively creates a new contract, discharging the original obligations of GreenTech. Accord and satisfaction involves settling a dispute with a new agreement, rescission cancels the contract entirely, and release terminates obligations without introducing a new party.
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