[consulting] started without a contract

[Sam Cohen]

Hi.  Meant that I re-sent this (didn't want you to think I resented what
you wrote)


On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:

> resent
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> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Sam Cohen <sam at samcohen.com> wrote:
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>> Just to be clear.  I didn't start the project without a contract.  I
>> received a contract, signed it, and then waited to get the contract back
>> from them, signed, as it wound it's way through their bureaucracy.
>>
>> Anyone who's done work for large Universities might be familiar with this
>> process.
>>
>> The issue is that in the three weeks after I signed the contract and
>> before I finally heard back that they changed their mind, I turned away
>> other work (because I was committed to their project) and I made
>> arrangements with contractors for their project.
>>
>> But I didn't start any work.
>>
>> Now that I think about it, I don't know why they can't provide me with a
>> signed contract , but the way it always works at this type of organization
>> is that they give you their contract to sign and then it takes a couple of
>> weeks to have is back and signed.  I guess maybe they are afraid if they
>> made us wait weeks to get the contract to sign, we may go find other work
>> in the meantime, so having us sign it first protects them, but leaves us
>> exposed.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 1:45 PM, JO <jon.subs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> How did the project begin? A verbal contract is just as binding as a
>>> written one, only harder to demonstrate. However, you may have written
>>> confirmation of the contract in your email. If you have a track record
>>> of email that shows the client agreeing to terms and asking you to start
>>> working, shaping your relationship on the framework of the contract,
>>> then you have written proof that they accepted the contract and
>>> confirmed commitment. Receiving payment from the client also helps.
>>>
>>>
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