The company won a multi-million-dollar 'contract' to build a new courthouse. = The company was awarded a multi-million-dollar 'contract' to build a new courthouse.
The company 'contracted out' its manufacturing jobs. [=the company paid another company to do its manufacturing jobs instead of doing them itself]
If he breaks the 'contract' [=if he does not abide by the agreement], he will get sued.
(..) "Rather abrupt"? Are you kidding? It's evil! I mean, I understand that she dies... but there's an unwritten contract between author and... Gus? Yeah? Cool? Sure. Between author and reader. And I feel like ending your book in the middle of a sentence... violates that contract, don't you think? Okay, yes. I know what you mean... but, to be completely honest, I think it's just so truthful. (..)2014 The Fault in Our Stars