Data Engineering Project Proposal

DATA ENGINEERING PROJECT PROPOSAL

Client Name:    Contractor Name:

Project Title:   Proposal Date:

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Client desires to obtain professional data engineering services to design, build and operationalize data pipelines, data models, and associated infrastructure for the Project described herein; and

WHEREAS, Contractor represents that it has relevant experience, personnel and technical expertise to perform the work described in this proposal and agrees to furnish such services under the terms and conditions set forth below; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth the scope, deliverables, payment terms and other terms applicable to the engagement.

SCOPE OF WORK

Description: Contractor shall provide data engineering services including, but not limited to, data ingestion, transformation pipelines, data validation, data modeling, deployment automation, and knowledge transfer as described in the space below. Deliverables shall include source-to-target mappings, pipeline code, unit/integration test artifacts, deployment playbooks, and documentation sufficient for operational support.

MILESTONES AND SCHEDULE

The parties agree on the following milestone structure and acceptance criteria. Each milestone will be accepted in writing by Client within the stated acceptance period or be deemed accepted if no timely rejection is provided.

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PAYMENT TERMS

Total Project Fee:

Invoices are due and payable within days of receipt. Late payments shall accrue interest at a rate of per month (or the maximum permitted by law, if lower), together with collection costs and attorneys' fees incurred to enforce payment.

TERM AND TERMINATION

This proposal and the obligations hereunder shall commence on and shall continue until unless earlier terminated in accordance with this section.

Either party may terminate for convenience upon written notice to the other party delivered no fewer than prior to the effective termination date. Either party may terminate immediately for material breach that remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days following written notice specifying the breach.

Upon termination, Contractor shall deliver to Client all work in progress and any materials reasonably necessary for Client to transition the work; Client shall pay Contractor for all work performed and non-cancellable third-party costs incurred through the effective date of termination in accordance with the Payment Terms.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Each party acknowledges that, in the course of performance, it may receive confidential or proprietary information of the other party. "Confidential Information" includes non-public technical, business and financial information, source code, system designs, trade secrets, data models and any information clearly marked or identified as confidential.

Recipient shall: (a) hold Confidential Information in strict confidence using at least the same degree of care it uses to protect its own confidential information but no less than reasonable care; (b) use Confidential Information solely to perform its obligations under this proposal; and (c) not disclose Confidential Information to any third party except to its employees, contractors or advisors who have a need to know and who are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than those herein. Confidentiality obligations shall survive termination for a period of three (3) years, except for trade secrets which shall remain protected for so long as they qualify as trade secrets under applicable law.

 By checking this box, the signing party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Confidentiality obligations set forth above.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, Contractor retains ownership of pre-existing tools, libraries, templates and methodologies. Subject to Client's full payment of all amounts due, Contractor hereby assigns to Client all right, title and interest in and to work product specifically developed for Client under this proposal. Contractor shall grant Client a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use any Contractor-owned components embedded in the deliverables to the extent necessary to use the deliverables for Client's internal business purposes.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Except for liability arising from wilful misconduct or gross negligence, or either party's breach of confidentiality or infringement of intellectual property rights, neither party shall be liable to the other for consequential, incidental, special or punitive damages. Contractor's aggregate liability for claims arising out of or related to this proposal shall be limited to the total fees paid by Client to Contractor under this proposal during the twelve (12) months preceding the claim.

GOVERNING LAW

This proposal and any dispute arising out of or relating to it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This proposal, together with any attachments and accepted change orders signed by the parties, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications, whether written or oral. No amendment or modification shall be binding unless executed in writing by authorized representatives of both parties.

MISCELLANEOUS

Notices required by this proposal shall be given in writing to the addresses set forth below or to such other address as either party may designate in writing. If any provision of this proposal is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the proposal shall remain in full force and effect.

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