Sample contract terms
Client name (“Client”) and Neil Ashvin Chudgar, principal, Chudgar Consulting (the “Consultant”), enter into this contract on [date].
Contract period.
[Date] through [date], renewing automatically until canceled in writing.
Fees.
[Total fee], billed [either]
as a monthly retainer of [$150 x approximate average monthly hours]. [or]
for a daily rate of $1,750, plus expenses.
Payment.
Consultant will invoice Client on the first day of each month for the previous month’s services. Invoices are payable within thirty (30) days, by check or by electronic payment. Late payments will incur a surcharge of two (2) percent per month.
Expenses.
Consultant will not incur any expenses billable to Client without prior written approval. Any such expenses will be added to the usual invoice, with receipts attached.
Changes.
If the project should change during the contract period, Client and Consultant will agree in writing to any changes in scope and costs. Any such agreement will be signed and attached to this contract. Provisions of this contract not explicitly changed by further agreements will remain in force.
Assumptions.
Consultant enters into this contract in the belief that Client will supply all information necessary to execute the work here set forth as required; that Client will provide complete and timely review of materials submitted for review; and that Client will make its personnel available as necessary.
Confidentiality.
The work set forth in this contract may require Client to share privileged information; Consultant may also be asked to review secret or proprietary Client materials. Consultant agrees to maintain all confidential Client information in strict secrecy, including communications from employees intended to remain in confidence.
Copyright and publication.
Client owns the copyright to all the communications materials created by Consultant on Client’s behalf. Consultant is free to disclose any non-confidential communications materials created on Client’s behalf, exercising due discretion in so doing, and identifying Client appropriately.
Limitation of liability.
Consultant cannot guarantee specific results from work performed on Client’s behalf; nor can Consultant guard against harm to Client caused by the actions of other parties or by acts of God.
Consultant will not be liable to Client or any third party for damages, including lost income, lost savings, or other incidental, consequential or special damages.
Client will not be liable to Consultant or any third party for damages, including lost income, lost savings, or other incidental, consequential or special damages.
Severability.
If any provision of this contract should prove unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from this contract and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Termination.
Client or Consultant may terminate this contract by giving seven (7) days’ written notice. Upon the termination of the contract, Consultant will invoice Client pro rata for services performed through the date the contract is terminated, and the balance due will be payable within thirty (30) days.
Independence.
Client and Consultant are independent parties, and nothing in this contract constitutes either party as the employer, principal or partner of, or joint venture with, the other. Neither Client nor Consultant has any authority to assume or create any obligation or liability, either express or implied, on the behalf of the other.
Jurisdiction.
This contract is governed by, and construed in accordance with, the applicable laws of the State of Minnesota and the United States of America.