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- From: ed@titipu.resun.com (Edward Reid)
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- Subject: Re: Contract copies needed (AGREEMENT FOR TRAINING AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 18:33:36 EST(-0500)
- Organization: Accuracy, Ltd.
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- Repost of a repost. I did not save part 1.
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- From: elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (Edward J. Branley)
- Newsgroups: misc.jobs.contract
- Subject: Sample Contract (3 of 4)
- Date: 9 Aug 92 01:15:38 GMT
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- Third in a series of four sample consulting contracts:
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- AGREEMENT FOR TRAINING AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
- AGREEMENT FOR TRAINING AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
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- LICENSOR (WE, US, OUR): YOUR NAME
- address
- city, state zip
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- LICENSEE (YOU, YOUR): CLIENT'S NAME
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- city, state zip
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- 1. TRAINING
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- We will provide training for your employees in the operation
- of the SYSTEM, defined as that portion of our software
- library licensed to you in object code format listed on
- Schedule 1, the licensed portion hereinafter being
- referred to with two (2) copies of user-documentation but
- not source codes.
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- Training provided under this Agreement will be billable at our
- rate then in effect plus reasonable expenses. Our
- current rate is $_____ per hour. You shall receive 30
- days advance notice of changes in our hourly rates.
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- 2. MAINTENANCE
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- The first three months of maintenance after delivery of the
- software is free of charge. You agree to pay us for
- maintenance service with respect to the SYSTEM the sum of
- $_____ per month, which amount shall be due on the first
- day of each month. The fee may be increased each year by
- an amount not to exceed TEN (10%) PERCENT.
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- Maintenance service will provide you with:
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- 2.1 WARRANTY
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- Continuing warranty of the SYSTEM, and any approved changes,
- modifications, additions, or enhancements thereto, made
- by us, as follows:
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- We warrant that the SYSTEM, and any approved changes,
- modifications, additions, or enhancements thereto, shall
- be reasonably free from program coding errors as
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- subsequent to delivery, for a period of three (3) months
- we will supply corrections at no further charge. After
- this three (3) month period, all corrections will be
- charged at $_____ per hour if the maintenance contract is
- in effect, otherwise you shall be charged at our regular
- rate of $_____ per hour. This warranty is void if any
- changes, modifications, additions, or enhancements are
- made to the SYSTEM without our written authorization.
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- You will allow us, without charge, reasonable access to and
- use of your hardware as may be necessary to diagnose or
- repair any defect.
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- Our warranty shall not apply to defects which are the result
- of improper handling or use, or in the event that any
- changes, modifications, additions, or enhancements to the
- SYSTEM are made not in conformity with this Agreement.
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- THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
- WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL,
- INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF WE HAVE
- BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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- 2.2 CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, ADDITIONS OR ENHANCEMENTS
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- All changes, modifications, additions or enhancements to the
- SYSTEM offered by us to our maintenance CUSTOMERS,
- provided, however, that new modules to the system shall
- be separately offered at prices determined by us.
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- 2.3 CONSULTATION AND ASSISTANCE
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- Appropriate consultation and assistance in the event of a
- software malfunction.
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- (1) We will usually respond via telephone to inquiries from
- you within two (2) hours.
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- (2) On-site visits, if required, will usually be made within
- three (3) business days.
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- (3) Maintenance service will be provided by us from Monday
- through Friday, excluding holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
- p.m. Eastern time.
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- (4) We reserve the right to make additional charges for time
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- 2.4 CONVERSION
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- Consult with and make recommendations to you regarding
- conversion of your information to our data base and
- regarding the preparation of any pre-printed forms
- required by you for the SYSTEM.
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- 3. TERM
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- The term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year. It shall
- then be renewed automatically from year to year, unless
- you shall give us written notice requesting termination
- of training and maintenance services at least three (3)
- months prior to the end of the original or any renewed
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- 4. CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
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- 4.1 PROJECT MANAGER
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- You shall designate a Project Manager with whom we shall deal
- directly on all matters concerning the SYSTEM.
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- 4.2 SUPERVISION
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- You shall be exclusively responsible for the supervision,
- management, and control of your use of the SYSTEM.
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- 4.3 SITE PREPARATION
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- You are responsible for physical site preparation and for
- maintenance of the hardware and all peripheral equipment.
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- 4.4 COMPETENT PERSONNEL
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- You will provide sufficient employees and/or agents to compile
- and input the necessary information to build the required
- data base for the SYSTEM and to operate the SYSTEM. You
- must have at least one (1) person trained in the
- operations of the hardware by the
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- hardware vendor, and you must make available a minimum of
- two (2) of your employees or agents for at least four
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- 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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- 5.1 SEVERABILITY
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- The waiver, invalidity, or unenforceability of any particular
- provision of this Agreement shall not affect any other
- provision, and this Agreement shall be construed in all
- respects as if such waived, invalid, or unenforceable
- provision were omitted.
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- 5.2 CONSTRUCTION AND FORUM
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- This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
- accordance with the laws of the state of New York.
- Jurisdiction for any dispute hereunder shall lie only in
- the federal and state courts located in the State of New
- York.
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- 5.3 COMPLETE AGREEMENT
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- This Agreement and its schedules embody the full and complete
- understanding between you and us.
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- 5.4 EXCLUSIVENESS OF TERMS
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- No salesman, agent or subcontractor has made, or is authorized
- to make, any representation or agreement with respect to
- the SYSTEM or this Agreement, except upon the terms and
- conditions of this Agreement.
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- 5.5 TAXES
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- You agree to pay and be responsible for any sales and/or use
- taxes.
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- All payments shall be due in accordance with the terms and
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- 5.7 MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT
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- No modifications shall be made to this Agreement except as
- agreed to in writing, signed by you and by us.
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- You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, understand
- it, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions.
- Further, you agree that this Agreement and the schedules
- hereto are the complete and exclusive statement of the
- agreement between you and us, superseding all proposals
- or prior agreements, oral or written, and all other
- communications between you and us relating to the subject
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- >Edward J. Branley elendil@mintir.new-orleans.la.us<
- >Seashell Software, Metairie, LA +1-504-455-5087<
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