Standard Terms of Business - Gale Consulting ltd

Business Consultancy Fees
Business Consultancy fees will be agreed prior to the commencement of each project and will include preparation of all reports, recommendations, proposals, etc. as appropriate. Invoices for Consultancy Projects will be raised weekly or at the end of the project, whichever period of time is the shorter.

Project Management Fees
Daily rates will be agreed for the delivery of a series of project related activities. Invoices for Project Management Assignments will be raised weekly.

Training Course Development Fees
The fees quoted will include the writing, design, and reproduction of course notes and/or workbooks as appropriate for each delegate.

Training Course Delivery Fees
The fees quoted will include the delivery of the course material by one or more of the Gale Consulting team and/or external specialist provider(s) as deemed appropriate by Gale Consulting.

Copyright
All documentation and materials produced will remain the property of Gale Consulting. Clients are authorised to use all prepared documentation and materials only within the Client organisation.

Force Majeure
Gale Consulting shall not be liable in respect of any claim arising under any contract where the same arises by reason of any act or cause beyond the reasonable control of Gale Consulting.

Consequential loss
Gale Consulting shall not be liable in respect of any consequential loss howsoever this might arise.

Invoicing
Invoices will be rendered at the end of the week in which the work is completed. Where there are a series of courses or an ongoing Consultancy project, invoices covering the work delivered in any one week will be rendered at the end of that week.

Should any Consultancy project or training programme, having been quoted and accepted, be cancelled, the following charges will apply: -

up to 5 days prior to commencement	full quoted fee
6 - 15 days prior to commencement	50% of quoted fee
15 days plus prior to commencement	no charge

All fees quoted exclude VAT, which will be charged at the rate current at the date of invoice.

Rates

Daily Rate	Please contact us for Project specific prices
Expenses	No further charges will be made for any expenses incurred as a result of any member of the GALE CONSULTING team working on the client site providing that this is within 5 miles of the client’s main office.
Working Day	One chargeable day will consist of seven and a half working hours for consultancy and project management tasks and six and a half working hours for training activity. It is understood that some chargeable work may take place away from the client site. Working days are classed as Monday to Friday. Weekends and Bank Holidays will be charged at double the daily rate.
Projects	Each project, group of training or consultancy days will be scheduled prior to work taking place so that milestones and deliverable work items can be agreed.
Measurement Reviews	On longer-term projects, meetings will be held monthly to ensure that the client is aware of project progress and to set targets for future work.
Project Sponsor	GALE CONSULTING request that a senior member of the client staff is designated as Project(s) Sponsor. This individual should be from the management team.