
Consulting
For
ON SITE CONSULTING SERVICES
Basic Fee: $150 per Hour or $1000 per day plus
Expenses.
Expenses Includes Airfare by coach, meals @ $50
per day, cab fare,
& motel @$75 per day.
For
REMOTE CONSULTING SERVICES
Basic Fee: $100 per Hour with deposit in advance.
All postage, telephone, E-Mail, & Fax costs
are included in the fee.
Consulting
Agreement
This
Consulting Agreement ("Agreement"), made and
entered into this ___ of _________, 2006, by and between
[name of business] (the "Company"), and
Winning Advantage Enterprises, L.L.C. (the
"Consultant"),
WITNESSED
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to receive consulting
services from Consultant from time to time and
Consultant is willing to provide such consulting
services, and Company and Consultant wish to enter into
this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions on
which services will be provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Consultant hereby
mutually covenant and agree as follows:
1. Engagement of Consultant.
Consultant is hereby retained by the Company, and
Consultant hereby accepts such retainment, as a general
advisor and consultant to the Company for the
compensation and on the terms and conditions hereinafter
expressed. Consultant shall perform such consulting
duties as are reasonably assigned to him by the Company
in regard to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries ("Services"). Services will
include Consultant's advice, counsel and assistance to
be furnished at the reasonable request of the Company
from time to time in connection with the following:
Assess
the locations site potential for a successful.
Determine
the best operating concept based on the locations
demographics and other developed information.
Decide which profit centers would work well on
the property.
Determine
what building configuration is needed to best suit the
existing property to maximize car counts for profit
centers.
Determine
the best physical layout of equipment, inventory, and
other necessary materials for the business and/or
additional profit centers.
Provide
an on-site optimization plan to maximize traffic flow
between the car and other profit centers.
Provide
pro-forma Excel spread sheet (generic – can be used by
Customer to develop income and expense projections for
their project)
Provide
copy of generic business plan to be used in developing
Customers own business plan
2. Consultant's Duties.
Consultant will make himself available for
general consultation at all reasonable times by
telephone or correspondence for a period of three
months, and can be available at the Company's premises
from time to time based on deciding on a mutually-agreed
date. The
Company will pay for all travel and transportation
charges incurred by Consultant and pay a per diem of
$150 per hour or $1,000 per day plus expenses. The
Company also agrees to pay expenses including airfair by
coach, meals at $50 per day, cab fare and motel expenses
at $75 per day. The
Company agrees to give Consultant reasonable notice of
what Services it desires and when it desires them to be
performed. In that connection, the Company and
Consultant agree to cooperate in resolving any
scheduling problems that may arise with respect to
Consultant being available at the times requested.
3. Compensation for Services.
The Company agrees to pay to Consultant the
following fees (collectively, the "Fee"):
(a) Upon signing of this agreement, Customer
agrees to pay Company $5,000.
This amount is be used as a credit to The
Customers account.
The Customers charges will be deducted from the
initial deposit and any remaining amounts are to be
reimbursed back to The Customer upon completion or the
consulting service.
It should be noted that a minimum of $1,000 is
non-refundable.
(b) at the end of the first three month period,
the Customer agrees to pay for each hour (including
fractions thereof) of services rendered in excess of the
first three months worth of consulting services at a
rate of $65 per hour (prorated for fractional hours).
The amounts payable under this Subsection shall be
payable on or before the tenth day after receipt by the
Company of a statement from Consultant setting forth the
amounts then owing. The parties understand that billing
will not be more frequent than once a month.
In addition to the Fee, the Company shall
reimburse Consultant for all valid out-of-pocket
expenses approved by the Company, which shall be
reimbursed to Consultant (example: ordering a site
evaluation report – from a reporting service – that
provides demographic information, etc.)
4. Term.
The term of this Agreement (the "Term")
shall begin on the date of this Agreement and expire on
____________________, 2005; provided that it may be
extended by mutual agreement in writing for additional
one-year terms and may be terminated during the Term as
provided in Section 6 hereof.
5. Duties of Consultant Relating to Consulting
Services.
Consultant shall at all times be acting and
performing hereunder as an independent contractor. In
connection with the performance by Consultant of
Services, the Company shall not have or exercise any
control or direction over the Services performed by
Consultant, and will not in any way supervise or control
his activities. Consultant shall perform all of the
Services herein provided for relying on his own
experience, knowledge, judgment and techniques.
Consultant shall not, in the performance of his duties,
be managed or advised concerning the same by the
Company. Consultant will not be acting as the employee,
agent, partner, servant or representative of the
Company, and Consultant will not have any authority to
bind the Company or any subsidiary of the Company in any
manner.
6. Termination of Agreement.
Notwithstanding that the Term shall not have been
completed, the Company may terminate this Agreement (a)
upon the death of Consultant, (b) if Consultant should
be incapacitated by illness or any other matter from
performing his duties hereunder for a continuous period
of sixty days, or (c) for cause by delivery by the
Company to Consultant of notice specifying such cause.
If this Agreement is terminated, the Company shall only
be obligated to make payments of Fee due on a pro rata
basis to the date of termination.
7. Confidential Information.
Consultant agrees that, during the Term and at
all times after the termination of this Agreement for
whatever reason, he will treat as confidential and
maintain in confidence all information relating to the
business of the Company, including without limitation
the identity of the customers and suppliers of the
Company, the Company's arrangements with such suppliers
and customers, and technical data relating to the
Company's products and services. In addition, Consultant
agrees that, without the prior written approval of the
Company, he will not disclose any such information at
any time to any person, corporation, association or
other entity except authorized personnel of the Company
or a subsidiary of the Company. Upon the termination of
this Agreement for any reason, Consultant will not take
or retain from the premises of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company any records, files or other
documents, or copies thereof, relating in any way to the
business operations of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at
law for breach of the agreements set forth in this
Section is inadequate and that the Company shall, in
addition to any other available remedies (including,
without limitation, the right of offset), be entitled to
injunctive relief to prevent the breach or threatened
breach thereof.
8. Assignability.
The Company shall have the right to assign this
Agreement to any subsidiary of the Company and all
covenants and agreements hereunder shall inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by or against said
assigns. The rights, benefits and obligations of
Consultant under this Agreement are personal to him, and
no such rights, benefits or obligations shall be subject
to voluntary or involuntary alienation, assignment or
transfer.
9. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be deemed to have been made
under, and shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas,
excluding any conflicts-of-law rule or law which might
refer such construction and interpretation to the laws
of another state, republic or country. The parties
hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts in, Texas and waive any right to which
they might be entitled to submit any dispute hereunder
to the courts of another state, republic or country.
10. Modifications; Waiver.
This Agreement shall not be amended or modified
except by written instrument executed by the Company and
Consultant. The failure of the Company or Consultant to
insist upon strict performance of any provision hereof
shall not constitute a waiver of, or estoppel against
asserting, the right to require such performance in the
future, nor shall a waiver or estoppel in any one
instance constitute a waiver or estoppel with respect to
a later breach of a similar nature or otherwise.
11. Remedies.
The remedies accorded to the parties by this
Agreement are in addition to, and not in lieu of, all
other remedies to which the parties may be entitled at
law or in equity.
12. Inconsistent Obligations.
Consultant represents and warrants that, at the
date of this Agreement, he has no obligations that are
inconsistent with those of this Agreement.
13. Sole Agreement.
All prior negotiations and agreements between the
parties hereto relating to the transactions, employment
and services contemplated hereby are superseded by this
Agreement, and there are no representations, warranties,
understandings or agreements with respect to such
transactions, employment or services other than those
expressly set forth herein.
14. Severability.
If any of the terms or conditions of this
Agreement are held by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid, such
unenforceability or invalidity shall not render
unenforceable or invalid the entire Agreement. Instead,
this Agreement shall be construed as if it did not
contain the particular provision or provisions held to
be unenforceable or invalid, the rights and obligations
of the parties shall be construed and enforced
accordingly, and this Agreement shall thereupon remain
in frill force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Consultant
have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.
Consultant
Company
Name_____________________
By:
Its:
Duly Authorized Representative
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