[consulting] Unsigned Contract Breach Question

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Do one thing consult the authority who sent the above said document
tell him to clarify or sign

On 3/14/13, Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm curious if anyone has experience with something like this.
>
> A client who is the head of a branch of a large institution gave the go
> ahead for a very big project.  I supplied the SOW and they supplied the
> contract that I was given to sign.  Now because of the size of this
> institution, sometimes it takes weeks to get a signed contract back.  And
> in this case after three weeks I heard back that someone over the head of
> the person I was dealing with changed their mind and they've decided to go
> another way.
>
> So for over three weeks I've been committed, turned down another job
> because I wasn't available, and had secured other people to work on that
> job, who may have also turned down work.
>
> While I'm guessing their is no legal recourse here, because I didn't have a
> signed contract, I'm just curious is there's such a thing as an implied
> contract -- after all, they gave it to me, I signed it and was not free to
> take other work.
>
> I realize we're not attorneys here, just curious if this has happened to
> anyone?  Is it even legal to ask someone to sign a contract, but take weeks
> to come back with an answer?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam
>
> <http://twitter.com/samcohen>
>