33 Miss. Code R. § 2-3-O
The Loan Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the Department is not a party, in any manner whatsoever, to any contract between the DWSIRLF Loan Recipient and the construction contractor(s), the consulting engineer(s), the attorney(s), the equipment supplier(s), the subcontractor(s) or any other parties of any kind whatsoever (hereinafter collectively referred to as "vendor"). The Loan Recipient also acknowledges and agrees that any benefit to vendors contracting with the Loan Recipient arising from, or associated with this contract is strictly incidental and all such vendors are not, and are not intended to be considered as third party beneficiaries under any agreement between the Department and the Loan Recipient.
Upon execution of any contract between the Loan Recipient and any other party in regard to a DWSIRLF funded project, the Department does not assume any authority, duties, responsibility, or liability in contract claims identification, negotiation, resolution, or any other actions regarding contract claims under the contract(s) between the Loan Recipient and any other party.
No actions taken by the Department, either directly or indirectly, in regard to the DWSIRLF loan funded project constitute or establish any determinations, authority, duty, responsibility, or liability under the contract(s) between the Loan Recipient and any other party. The Loan Recipient agrees and warrants that it shall include language, approved by the Department, in its contracts with its vendors requiring the Loan Recipient and its vendors to acknowledge and agree that the Department is not a party, in anyway whatsoever, to the contract between the Loan Recipient and its vendors. Such language shall require the Loan Recipient and vendors to acknowledge and agree that the role of the Department is strictly that of a lender, that the vendors are not and are not intended to be considered a third party beneficiary under any agreement between the Department and the Loan Recipient. Additionally, such language shall also require the Loan Recipient and its vendors to acknowledge and agree that any action taken by the Department in its role as administrator for the revolving loan programs, or in its separate and distinct role as regulator, shall not in any way change or alter its position as that of lender.
The Loan Recipient and the contracting party must resolve all claims and contract disputes by negotiation, arbitration, litigation, or other means as provided in the contract documents and state law, prior to submission of any change order to the Department for review and approval in order to obtain a DWSIRLF loan eligibility/allowability determination.
33 Miss. Code. R. § 2-3-O