Ability Business Standard Engagement Letter

We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide consulting and support services to your company. This letter is intended to confirm the terms of our representation of services to you. This document covers matters that establish our working relationship, so please read it carefully.

We are not Intuit however with over 45 years of combined experience, our team has the knowledge and expertise to collaborate with you so that you get the most value out of your Intuit QuickBooks software. Our team is available to provide you with business solutions and consulting services that you deserve – reliable and dependable! Our services include: consulting, training, support, Ability POS Apps, Ability Financial Exchange Connector, and customized solutions.

Specifically, this Standard Engagement Letter describes the terms upon which Ability Business Computing, Ltd. will provide professional services to your organization. At your direction, we will undertake to provide appropriate consulting services in order to advance your interests with respect to such matters as you may assign to us and we may accept on a periodic and/or ad-hoc basis.

Professional Undertaking: Our goal is to provide you with quality consulting services, on schedule and at a reasonable cost. Using our professional judgment, we will endeavor to assign work on your behalf to those consultants, analysts and developers that we deem appropriate under the circumstances. Although we will do our best to serve you effectively, we cannot guarantee success on any given project or endeavor. Nor do we guarantee that any particular result will be attained by us.
Hourly Fees: Our fees for service, support, and consulting are $150 per hour, billed in 6 minute (.1 hour) increments.
Other Fee Arrangements: On occasion, and by specific separate agreement, a fee schedule other than an hourly fee, such as a fixed fee for a specifically defined project may be utilized. In such a case, the fee and payment schedule will be set forth in a separate agreement or addendum, but all other terms of this Standard Engagement Letter will apply.
Costs: In the course of rendering services to your organization, it may be necessary for us to incur expenses for items such as special delivery services, travel, lodging and meals. The actual expenses may vary depending on the type of services that we provide to your company. Certain expenses may include an adjustment, above cost, to cover our expenses in providing the billed service or product. However, expenses paid entirely to third parties (such as travel and lodging expenses) will be billed to you at our “out-of-pocket” cost.
Invoices: Generally, our invoices are prepared and submitted every other week. Our invoices are payable upon presentation, and are overdue if not paid by the Due Date set forth on the invoices. If you have an automatic payment method on file, your invoices will automatically be charged to your preferred payment method 10 days after issuance.
Late Payments: If you fail to pay our invoices in full on or before the Due Date set forth on the invoices, we reserve the right to assess a monthly service charge equal to 1.5% of all fees and expenses which are past due. This monthly service charge will be billed to you at the end of each month in which a late payment occurs. In no event will the service charge be greater than permitted by any applicable law. We also reserve the right to apply funds held as retainer against any past due amounts.
Prepaid Support: All support services are prepaid and support is billed in 6-minute increments. We suggest purchasing a 3-hour block of time that is available on your account. Time that is not used remains on your account for future use.
Retainer: We require an advance payment before commencing work on your behalf. Our proposal or estimation documents will specify the amount of any such advance required by our firm. In most cases, the retainer amount is calculated to cover initial consultation fees and expenses for a 30-day period. Many consulting engagements involve conferences, trips and advance scheduling. The retainer balance allows us to schedule conferences and trips and confirm the dates. Fees and expenses are invoiced as incurred, and unless they are deemed to be the last such fees and expenses associated with the project, in accordance with the policy the retainer will not be used to pay these invoices. In this way, adequate funds exist on deposit to allow planning and scheduling of subsequent trips and associated fees and expenses. If retainer balances are deemed insufficient to cover subsequent fees and expenses, additional retainer may be required. Any remaining retainer balance at the conclusion of the engagement will be refunded.
Warranties: During the course of the engagement, we may recommend the purchase and installation of computer hardware, software, communication devices and/or services by your company. Warranties, to the extent they exist, are provided solely by the manufacturer/vendor of those products, and we specifically disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, including the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose associated with these products or services.
Termination: You have the right to terminate our services at any time. We have the same right, subject to a professional and ethical obligation to give you reasonable notice to arrange for alternative support.
Special Arrangements: Special arrangements, if any, governing the basis on which we will provide and bill professional services to you and varying from or expanding upon the general arrangements set forth in this Standard Engagement Letter would be described in a cover letter to you or in a separate agreement or addendum.
Confidentiality: We treat all aspects of our client relationships as confidential, and will gladly provide or sign appropriate non-disclosure agreements if desired.
Other Matters: Unless we otherwise agree, the terms and conditions of this letter will apply to all matters for which you engage us. If you have any questions or concerns about the terms of this Standard Engagement Letter, please contact us immediately.

Please acknowledge your receipt of this Letter, and your agreement with the terms and conditions set forth by signing below. Note that this Letter does not obligate you in any way to contract with us for services, instead it simply defines the terms and conditions in the event you chose to engage us at some point in time.