Project Management Office Consolidation

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE CONSOLIDATION

Project Identification

Background and Objectives

This Project Management Office Consolidation (the Agreement) documents the work required to consolidate disparate project management offices into a single governance, process, and tooling model. The primary objectives are to standardize project delivery practices, reduce duplicated overhead, and establish a centralized set of controls and reporting.

Scope of Work

The Service Provider shall perform the services described below in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All services will be performed by qualified personnel and in a professional manner consistent with industry standards.

Deliverables and Acceptance Criteria

The following deliverables will be produced. Each deliverable is subject to the Acceptance Criteria and formal acceptance by the Client as described below.

Timeline and Milestones

The Project will adhere to the following schedule. Target dates are estimates and subject to formal change control.

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Budget and Payment Schedule

The total not-to-exceed budget and payment milestones are set forth below. All fees are exclusive of applicable taxes unless otherwise specified.

Change Order Process

Any change to the Scope of Work, deliverables, schedule, or price shall be documented in a written Change Order. A Change Order must describe the change, its impact to schedule and cost, and be signed by authorized representatives of both parties prior to work commencing. Work performed without an approved Change Order shall be at the risk of the performing party.

Governance, Roles, and Responsibilities

The parties will establish a Steering Committee to provide executive oversight. The Service Provider shall be responsible for day-to-day project execution, reporting, and delivery of the defined deliverables. The Client shall provide timely decisions, access to personnel, and required data to enable delivery. Failure to provide required inputs within mutually agreed timelines may result in schedule and cost impacts under the Change Order Process.

Risks, Assumptions, and Dependencies

Confidentiality and Data Handling

Each party shall treat all Confidential Information of the other party as strictly confidential and shall not disclose such information except to those employees and subcontractors who have a need to know and who are bound by confidentiality obligations no less protective than those set forth herein. Confidential Information does not include information that is public through no fault of the receiving party, already known prior to disclosure, or independently developed.

Intellectual Property, Liability and Termination

Intellectual property created specifically for the Client in the performance of this Project shall be assigned to the Client upon full payment, except for pre-existing Provider tools and methodologies which remain the Provider's exclusive property. Neither party shall be liable for indirect or consequential damages. Either party may terminate for material breach if the breach remains uncured thirty (30) days after written notice; termination for convenience requires thirty (30) days' written notice and settlement of fees due for work performed to date.

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state identified below without regard to conflict of law principles. The parties shall first attempt to resolve disputes by good faith negotiation between executive representatives; unresolved disputes may be submitted to arbitration if mutually agreed.

Execution Authority

Each undersigned representative affirms that they have the authority to bind the party on whose behalf they sign. Signatures below constitute acceptance of the terms of this Project Management Office Consolidation Agreement.

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