The phrase "draft of the contract" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a preliminary version of a legal agreement that is subject to review and revision.
Example: "Before we finalize the agreement, please send me the draft of the contract for my review."
Alternatives: "version of the contract" or "preliminary contract".
"The legal department of the Ministry of Oil passed us a draft of the contract," Samir Abid, a Canadian of Iraqi origin who is an employee of the Tatweer program, said in a telephone interview.
"He asked me to come in with a letter of credit plus a draft of the contract," Mr. Patches said, "and when I said I needed a little more time, he told me he had met with the theater's board members and received a letter from a Jewish friend who advised him not to be involved". Because "there had been nothing but good will, the company was stunned" when informed of the cancellation, he said.
The State Commission of Investigation said today that it would look into "the events and process leading up to the drafting of the contract" and the awarding of the deal to Parsons, which was the only bidder.
Several drafts of the contract, which hadn't been publicly released, were also among the documents.
The advice on the drafting of the contracts was not binding, he said, and sometimes the ministry chose to ignore it.
This agreement is pending the drafting and signing of the contract," a statement on fcbarcelona.cat read.
The inspector general's report blames the Transportation Department's drafting and management of the contract for most of the problems, saying it gave extraordinary concessions to the company when it was first hired, and then agreed to more than double the value of the contract without competition.
This is the best method for dealing with delay as part of drafting the contract.
Lawmakers were further irked because the Small Business Administration sent a final draft of the women's contracting rule to the Office of Budget and Management.
In their first draft of that portion of the contract, the Yankees included a reference to steroid use.
It's notable that when they announced the trade, the Bulls announced they were trading for "multiple draft picks, and the contract of Andrew Bynum" a rare bit of complete honesty that can only happen in the NBA when neither side wants the player to actually play basketball for them.
