Agreement Between
Consultant and Subconsultant
for Professional Services
This agreement entered into this_____day of _____ 2000__, by and
between Converse Consultants (Consultant) and ___________________
(Subconsultant).
Subconsultant's Services: A detailed description of
Subconsultant's services are attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Performance of Services: Subconsultant's services
described above shall be commenced on__________________200__ and
completed no later than __________________200__, unless otherwise
mutually agreed to in writing.
Subconsultant Fee:
Subconsultant's fee which
includes the cost of services performed by others and all expenses
incurred in the performance of the work and which shall specify a lump
sum amount or time and material not to exceed a maximum amount, is
attached hereto as Exhibit "B".
Payments: Subconsultant shall submit monthly
invoices to Consultant. Consultant shall bill client monthly on account
of Subconsultant's services and shall pay Subconsultant promptly when
Consultant receives payment from client on account thereof.
Unless a specific format and/or content are required
by Consultants's client, all invoices shall indicate the task worked on,
the classification of the individual(s) performing the work, number of
hours worked, materials, supplies, expenses and such additional
information as Consultant or Consultant's client shall reasonably
request.
Accounting and Auditing: Subconsultant shall
prepare and maintain accounting records in support of all costs billed
to Consultant, which shall be subject to audit at all times during the
course of the project and for a period not to exceed three (3) years
after project completion under this Agreement.
Laws and Regulations:
Regardless of where
services are to be performed, Subconsultant shall have all necessary
licenses and Subconsultant, its employees, agents, representatives, and
subcontractors shall at all times comply with any and all applicable
governmental laws, ordinances, statutes, standards, rules and
regulations, including but not limited to those relating to working
hours, working conditions, environment and safety and health.
General Responsibility:
Subconsultant agrees that
he shall act as an independent contractor, and Subconsultant shall
perform the services provided for in this agreement in accordance with
the generally accepted standard of care of Subconsultant's profession.
All services are to be performed by Subconsultant
unless otherwise authorized in writing by Consultant.
Insurance: Before any services are provided under
this agreement, Subconsultant shall procure and maintain in effect for
the duration of this Agreement and for at least three years after,
insurance coverage in amounts not less than set forth below.
A. Workers' Compensation and Employer's
Liability: Comply with laws of the State of ___________________.
B. General Liability: Comprehensive
liability insurance for personal and bodily injury, including death,
and property damage in the amount of $1,000,000 combined single
limit each occurrence and in aggregate.
C. Automobile Liability: Automobile
liability for personal and bodily injury, including death and
property damage in the amount of $1,000,000.
D. Professional Liability: Professional
liability insurance for damages incurred by reason of any negligent
act, error or omission committed, or alleged to have been committed
by Subconsultant in the amount of: $______________each act and in
aggregate.
E. Certificates: Subconsultant shall
provide certificates of insurance evidencing coverage required
above. All policies should provide a thirty (30) day written notice
to Consultant in the event of cancellation, non-renewal or material
change. Except for Worker's Compensation and Professional Liability,
Consultant, Consultant's Client and Owner shall be listed as
additional insureds. Subconsultant's insurance shall be primary and
noncontributory. Certificates must contain cross-liability or
severability of interest clauses for liability policies. Waiver of
Subrogation is required. Subconsultant shall not have the right to
receive any payment under the agreement until such certificates are
received by Consultant.
Substance Abuse Policy and Testing:
Consultant,
as a matter of policy, prohibits the use, possession, transfer, sale,
purchase, manufacture, distribution, solicitation or being under the
influence of any illegal or unauthorized drug or other intoxicant while
on Consultant's or Consultant's client's premises, during working hours,
and/or while performing any Subconsultant business. Where Consultant's
client requires substance abuse testing and/or related searches of
persons or property whether for cause or at random in order to be
eligible to work on assignments for such client, Subconsultant and/or
Subconsultant's employees shall be subject to such testing requirements,
at Subconsultant's expense, and/or related searches as a condition of
accepting and continuing to qualify for such subcontracted work.
Violation of Consultant's policy or failing a substance abuse test
imposed pursuant to this provision may result in suspension or
termination of Subconsultant's services as
Consultant or its client deems necessary or appropriate.
Indemnification and Hold Harmless:
Subconsultant
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Owner, Consultant's client and
Consultant and agents and employees of any of them from and against
claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to
attorney's fees, judgements and penalties which may be sustained by or
secured against Owner, Consultant's client and Consultant and agents and
employees of any of them, arising from the negligent acts, errors or
omissions of the Subconsultant, his employees and agents arising out of
or connected with the performance of this agreement.
Termination:
Consultant may terminate this
agreement upon written notice if Subconsultant breaches his obligations
under this contract or for any other cause, including but not limited
to, cancellation of Consultant's contract for the project. Consultant
shall compensate subconsultant for performance of services through the
period of notice.
Attorneys Fees:
Should suit be filed to
enforce or for the breach of the terms of this agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to the award of reasonable attorney's fees.
Ownership of Materials and Documents: All
materials resulting from Subconsultant or Consultant's efforts in
connection with this Agreement, including documents, reports,
calculations, maps, photographs, computer programs, computer printouts,
notes, specimens, and any other pertinent data, are exclusive property
of Consultant.
Governing Law:
This contract shall be governed by
the laws of the State of _____________.
Severability:
If any provision of this agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
effect and are binding on Consultant and Subconsultant.
Entire Agreement: In addition to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, Subcontractor is also bound by the terms
and conditions of Consultant's agreement with its client, attached as
Exhibit "C", the same as if Subcontractor were a party
thereto.
This Agreement and attachments constitute the entire
agreement between Consultant and Subconsultant. It supersedes all prior
written or oral agreements, or contemporaneous communications with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and has not been induced by any
representations, statements, or agreements other than those expressed
herein. Amendments or modifications to this Agreement will be binding on
the parties only by means of a writing executed by both parties.
Approved and accepted by
Authorized Representative of
SUBCONSULTANT CONSULTANT
By:________________________
By:_______________________________
Title:_____________________
Title:____________________________
Date:______________________
Title:____________________________
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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