TERMS AND AGREEMENTS OF PRODUCTION:
Doug Danforth Design is a sole proprietorship, with one artisan, me, working for you on your commission(s). What this is saying is, I take only the workload that I alone might fulfill. I will not show up to give the estimate and then never be seen again, leaving a subordinate solely to fulfill the agreement(s). My estimates are based on what I am responsible to perform for the completion of the contract. Any other artisans/associates brought in for contribution to the commission are agreed upon before contracting the work(s), or are involved at the expense of Doug Danforth Design. I will not work multiple jobs simultaneously, and become seemingly uninvolved with my commitment to you. In exchange for my focus with your project, however, I must have your financial attention.
My fees are based upon more than what happens when I commence work at site. For most every job, there is an impressive amount of preparatory work performed prior: Design research - library or web, photo or historical documentation; multiple visitations to site; purchasing of materials - reference, preparatory and artistic; physical locationing and scheduling in relation to other commitments; research and procurement of necessary equipment/supplies; equipment and tool rentals; communication - local or long distance - with involved parties; and of course the always enjoyed, paper/computer work.
For these reasons, there are merely a few, but very necessary, business requirements:
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•Setting a commencement date and calendar block of time will not be done without a deposit.
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•Deposit is based upon an initial estimate, and set at one half (50%) of that amount (bid).
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•Deposit is based on one week’s compensation(s), and subsequent installation payments are made at forty-hour increments (hourly), in advance. Short-term projects (one week or less) may allow half that amount as a deposit, with agreement between the involved parties.
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•Later additions/changes to the project estimate (if working on an estimate-based work) -- work load, materials, or time -- if amounting to more than 20% of the original funding estimate, the resulting financial change (or a deposit of that amount) will be applied to the contractor before resuming the work.
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•Cancellations made 72 hours (three days) or less of planned commencement date will forfeit half the paid deposit – or -- fair compensation for time/material expense already invested, whichever is greater. Should the work then resume at a later date, the original money posted will be applied toward the total estimate, less compensations for any labor/fees expended in the client’s behalf in the meantime.
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•Final payment(s) will be made to contractor, Doug Danforth, at the completion of the work. Failed checks will be subject to a fifty-dollar fee, plus compensation(s) for any related check fees/penalties Doug Danforth incurs as a result, and any legal expenses necessary to retrieve funds.
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