Free Architecture Consulting Contract Template
This Consulting Contract ("Contract") is entered into on [Month Day, Year], by and between [Your Company Name] ("Consultant"), located at [Your Company Address], and [Your Client / Subscriber / User Name] ("Client"), located at [Client Address].
1. Services to Be Provided
1.1 Scope of Services: Consultant shall provide architectural consulting services ("Services") for the design and development of a commercial office building located at [Project Address], in accordance with the project brief provided by Client.
1.2 Standard of Care: Consultant shall perform the Services in a professional and workmanlike manner, in accordance with industry standards and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Compensation
2.1 Fees: Client agrees to pay Consultant a total fee of $[0] for the Services, payable in three installments as follows:
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$[0] upon signing this Contract
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$[0] upon completion of the schematic design phase
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$[0] upon completion of the construction documentation phase
2.2 Reimbursable Expenses: Client shall reimburse Consultant for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the Services, including but not limited to travel, printing, and reproduction costs, subject to Client's prior approval.
3. Term and Termination
3.1 Term: This Contract shall commence on [Month Day, Year], and shall continue until the Services are completed, unless earlier terminated as provided herein.
3.2 Termination: Either party may terminate this Contract upon written notice if the other party breaches any material term of this Contract and fails to cure such breach within [30 days] of receiving written notice thereof.
4. Ownership of Work Product
4.1 Work Product: All documents, designs, plans, drawings, and other materials prepared by Consultant in connection with the Services ("Work Product") shall be the property of Client upon full payment of the fees due hereunder.
4.2 License: Consultant grants Client a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute the Work Product for the purposes contemplated by this Contract.
5. Confidentiality
5.1 Confidential Information: Both parties agree to keep confidential all information provided by the other party that is not publicly available, and to use such information only for the purposes of this Contract.
5.2 Exceptions: The confidentiality obligations set forth herein shall not apply to information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of the receiving party, or that the receiving party can demonstrate was already in its possession prior to disclosure.
6. Indemnification
6.1 Indemnity: Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Client from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising out of or resulting from the Services, except to the extent caused by Client's negligence or willful misconduct.
7. Governing Law
7.1 Governing Law: This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the [State], without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
8. Entire Agreement
8.1 Entire Agreement: This Contract contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, and negotiations, whether written or oral.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract as of the date first above written.
[Your Company Name]
By:
[Your Name]
[Title]
[Client Name]
By:
[Full Name]
[Title]
