UNIVERSITY OF AKRON RESEARCH FOUNDATION
AGREEMENT FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SERVICES
This Agreement is made and entered into this ______ day of _____________________, 20_____, by and between the University
of Akron Research Foundation (UARF), a not-for-profit corporation under Ohio law having an address at 170 University Circle,
Akron, Ohio 44325-2103, and ____________________________________________________________________ (“Contractor”).
WHEREAS, UARF desires to obtain certain services from Contractor as described below:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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WHEREAS, Contractor represents that it is competent to perform said services and further, is desirous of doing so.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties mutually agree as follows:
1.
Contractor shall provide the services described above.
2.
Performance of services under this Agreement shall begin on ___________________ and end on ___________________.
3.
In consideration for Contractor’s satisfactory performance of this Agreement, UARF shall pay to Contractor the sum of
______________________________________ ($___________________).
4.
Payment shall be made to Contractor as follows:
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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5.
By this Agreement, the parties intend to establish between them the relationship of mutually independent contractors.
Each party and the directors, officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, or other contractors thereof shall not be deemed by
virtue of this Agreement to be the directors, officers, employees, or agents of the other party. Each party assumes the risk of
all liability arising from its respective activities pursuant to this Agreement and from the acts or omissions of its respective
directors, officers, employees and agents.
6.
This agreement may be canceled by either party upon no less than _______ days written notice, with or without cause. Notice
shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person with proof of delivery. In case of cancellation, only the
fees for services actually rendered by Contractor, if any, shall be due and payable, and all work in progress shall become
property of UARF and will be turned over promptly by Contractor.
DEAN/DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
By (signature):
____________________________________
Date:
_______________________
Title:
Printed Name:
___________________________________
_____________________________________________________
The parties have executed this Agreement by signing below.
CONTRACTOR:
By (signature):
____________________________________
Printed Name:
___________________________________
Date:
_______________________
Title:
Soc. security #:
__________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON RESEARCH FOUNDATION:
By (signature):
____________________________________
Date:
_______________________
Campus mail code:
___________________
Title:
Printed Name:
___________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Initiator: _____________________________________________________
Forward three copies, executed by the proposed independent contractor and the appropriate dean or director, to the UARF, mail code +2103
(GDYR 312) for approval prior to performance of service. Once approved, a completed copy will be returned for your files.
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