[okfn-coord] Contract with aidinfo

Wed May 13 11:21:24 UTC 2009

On 13 May 2009, at 12:07, Rufus Pollock wrote:

> To follow up my email from the 8th. I have just got off the phone with
> Simon. The proposal we agreed was roughly as follows:
>
> 1. An initial total of 10 days for the work. 3-5 days done on an
> "draft notes" due by the start of June and a further 5-7 days done to
> complete the report by September. I made clear that if time were fixed
> that would determine "features" (what went into the report).
>
> 2. The day rate agreed was £425. In my email to Simon last week I
> initially proposed our full £800-£900 rate but he baulked at this
> immediately saying they were a not-for-profit NGO and this was well
> above what they could pay. In discussion today he said normal rates
> were somewhere between 300 and 500 (with the upper end generally for
> "technical" work such as web development). Going on Jordan's 50%
> discount for not-for-profits we agreed 425 (=50% of £850).
>
> 3. I will meet Simon for a 1/2 day meeting on the 29th to go over the
> "draft notes" and "prep" him for his meeting the following week.
>
> 4. In terms of formal agreement Simon will tweak the ToR he sent over
> to reflect previous points. We will then respond saying we agree to
> this, with our rate, and with a very brief summary of who will be
> involved. I propose to say something like:
>
> "This work will be conducted by Open Knowledge Foundation drawing on
> its extensive experience with the legal, social and technological
> issues around data. Primary responsibility for preparing the report
> will lie with Rufus Pollock and Jonathan Gray with additional input
> and expertise provided by Jordan Hatcher and Becky Hogge."
>
> In terms of the workplan: I propose, given time setup, that the bulk
> of work on the "draft notes" be done by Jonathan and myself with input
> on the legal side from Jordan.
>
> Does this all sound ok?

Sounds good to me.

~Jordan

>
> Rufus

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