[okfn-coord] Contract with aidinfo

[Becky Hogge]

2009/5/13 Jordan S Hatcher <jordan at opencontentlawyer.com>:
>
> 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.

Me too.

Becky