Sample of a Consulting Contract

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The following form is a sample of our standard consulting contract which must be approved by both parties.

Robert Simpson Estimating, 16 W. 39th Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19802-2204

Cell: 302-465-5068/Fax & Phone: 302-764-2105

Email: rj@simpsonestimating.com

AGREEMENT WITH CONSULTANT

Client       ABC Contracting LLC

Address   123 Any Street, Anywhere USA

1. Retention and Description of Services. During the term of this Agreement, Simpson Estimating Services, herein after called the Consultant, will furnish estimating consulting services and reports as specifically requested by the client, ABC Contracting LLC , hereafter called the Client. The estimating services and reports will relate to work being done or planned by the Client in the following project named Spring Village Apartments Project, Albany, NY, and will be within the area of the Consultant’s technical competence and will specifically include the following reports only: (1) Square Foot Cost Estimate and (1) Labor & Material Cost Estimate for (3) Units specifically: Unit #1, Unit#2 and Unit #3. Each unit shall be estimated separately.    

2. Term of Agreement. The Consultant’s estimating services shall be available to the Client from 01/01/xx to 01/15/xx.

3. Place of Work. It is understood that the Estimating Consultant’s services will be rendered at the Consultant’s facilities in Wilmington, Delaware.

4. Consulting Hours. In the performance of the estimating services, the hours the Consultant is to work on any given day is entirely within the Consultant’s control and the Client will rely upon the Consultant to put in such number of hours as may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the spirit and purpose of this agreement.

5. Compensation. The Client will pay the Consultant an estimating fee of $95.00 per hour or up to a total sum of $0000.00 for work performed by the estimating Consultant under this agreement. The Consultant will invoice the Client for the entire amount due upon completion and delivery of the estimating report or reports. The Client agrees to render payment of the full amount due to the Consultant at this time.

6. Consultant as an Independent Contractor. The Consultant will furnish his services as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the Client or of any company affiliated with the Client. The Consultant has no power or authority to act for, represent, or bind the Client or any company affiliated with the Client in any manner.

7. Consultant Not to Engage in Conflicting Activities. During the time of this Agreement the Consultant will not enter into any activity, employment, or business arrangement which conflicts with the Client’s interests or the Consultant’s obligations under this Agreement.

8. Trade Secrets and Inventions. The Consultant will treat as proprietary any information belonging to the Client, its affiliated companies, or any third parties, disclosed to the Consultant in the course of the Consultant’s estimating services. The Consultant assigns and agrees to assign to the Client or its nominee all rights in inventions or other proprietary information conceived by the Consultant during the term of this Agreement with respect to any work which the Consultant performs under this Agreement.

9. Termination of Agreement by Notice. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon 24 hours notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the other party. If this agreement is terminated by either party, the Client shall only be liable for payment of consulting fees earned as a result of work actually performed prior to the effective date of the termination. The Consultant will maintain a tally of actual hours of work performed by the estimating Consultant in the case of a lump sum Agreement and the Client agrees to compensate the Consultant for all actual hours performed by the Consultant at a rate of $95.00 per hour.

10. Governing Law.  This Agreement is subject to and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The Parties have Agreed and Executed this Agreement on December 31, 0000.

Consultant ________________________________________              Client___________________________________________