April 16, 2009 at 17:16We draw up a design studio contract, part 2: contract and applications
When designing a studio contract, remember that decisions can be made by different people and at different times. In addition, not all agreements can be reached immediately, and some papers may need to be re-signed.
If the lawyer and the chief accountant are responsible for the formalities, then one of the directors will evaluate the time and cost, and the terms of reference will be assessed by a working group consisting of representatives of the customer company interested in the future site. For example, marketing manager, PR manager, sales manager, etc.
Therefore, divide the contract on the basis in which all formalities will be prescribed, and applications in which specific requirements and conditions will be fixed.
We have done it like this:
Actually the contract is given to lawyers and accountants of the customer. ICQ, bydloklassniki and other pleasures of life in 90% of cases make the consideration of the contract lawyers and accountants a protracted business.
During this time, the working group manages to consider the terms of reference, and we - to clarify the cost and terms, adjusting them taking into account the load of studio workers that has changed during all the approvals. Different parts of a set of documents are considered in parallel by different people.
If necessary, it will be possible to re-sign one of the applications, without bothering both parties by re-checking a rather large agreement.
And what is the structure of the annexes to your contract?
If the lawyer and the chief accountant are responsible for the formalities, then one of the directors will evaluate the time and cost, and the terms of reference will be assessed by a working group consisting of representatives of the customer company interested in the future site. For example, marketing manager, PR manager, sales manager, etc.
Therefore, divide the contract on the basis in which all formalities will be prescribed, and applications in which specific requirements and conditions will be fixed.
We have done it like this:
- Actually the contract. Here we prescribe the preamble, the subject of the contract, the procedure for cooperation, the procedure for payment, dispute resolution, force majeure, etc. More details in the next note.
- Appendix No. 1 - terms of reference.
- Appendix No. 2 - schedule of work and calculations, cost of stages.
- Appendix No. 3 - a list of contact persons on both sides, their credentials and contact information.
- Appendix No. 4 - Software License Agreement.
Actually the contract is given to lawyers and accountants of the customer. ICQ, bydloklassniki and other pleasures of life in 90% of cases make the consideration of the contract lawyers and accountants a protracted business.
During this time, the working group manages to consider the terms of reference, and we - to clarify the cost and terms, adjusting them taking into account the load of studio workers that has changed during all the approvals. Different parts of a set of documents are considered in parallel by different people.
If necessary, it will be possible to re-sign one of the applications, without bothering both parties by re-checking a rather large agreement.
And what is the structure of the annexes to your contract?