| Landscape
Design/Consultation Contract
Nature By Design charges $75.00 / hour, plus related costs (i.e., blueprints, working
copies, photos, etc.) for its design / consultation services: travel
time is considered a necessary part of the design / consultation
process and is billed at the same rate. This rate is guaranteed
through the current calendar year. The minimum design / consultation
fee is $300.00. Design fees are invoiced monthly. A $300.00 retainer
is collected at contract inception.
DESIGN-PURCHASE REBATE*: The Design-Purchase
Rebate is applied to the final project invoice. Nature By Design will rebate design
fees up to 5% of the regular (i.e., non-sale) price of materials
or services purchased from, and installed by, Nature By Design
employees for the purpose of completing client design. Work
must be completed within 12 months of date of submission of Proposal
for completion of work to be eligible for rebate. In some cases
(see Example 2*) this results in a 100% rebate of the design
fee (Note: the rebate is never larger than the actual design fee).
The rebate is not applied to subcontractor fees.
Note: Related
design costs (i.e., blueprints, etc.) are not rebated. Design fees
charged for preparing plans for, consulting with, and/or supervising
sub-contract labor (i.e., non-Nature By Design employees)
are not eligible for rebate. The design-purchase rebate is calculated
from the total Landscape Installation Purchase Price minus sub-contractor
fees.
We believe that good Landscape Design does not cost,
it pays. Our Design-Purchase Rebate reflects this belief.
A properly designed landscape will continue to appreciate in value
over a very long time. In fact, a properly designed landscape
is one of the few purchases that does continue to appreciate over
time. For instance, a $300.00 tree today may be worth $3,000.00
in 10-15 years; a $20,000 landscape today will add considerably
to a property's value in just a few years.
The Normal Design Process begins with a client interview and site evaluation. Based
on information gathered at this time one or more preliminary plans
are produced and presented to the client for review and analysis.
This analysis usually leads to a final plan which is presented
to the client along with a proposal to perform the work. The design
process can be more or less involved than this depending upon
the situation, circumstances, and desires of the client.
I/We
hereby agree to retain Nature By Design for the purpose
of providing landscape design / consultation services at (address):
________________________________________. I/We further agree to
pay Nature By Design at the rate of $75.00 / hour plus
related costs for design/consultation services. We fully understand
the design process and how the Design-Purchase Rebate works.
We understand that all plans, ideas, and information generated
or discussed during the design process, whether written, oral,
graphically represented, or electronically recorded or transmitted,
are solely the property of Nature By Design until such
time as all design fees are paid in full. Any use or implementation
prior to payment in full is a breach of the Landscape Consultation
and Design Contract. Any publication, reproduction, or revision
prior to payment in full is a violation of copyright laws and
subject to prosecution. The landscape design and consultation
services provided by Nature By Design are understood to
be improvements to real property under Mississippi law, regardless
of whether or not Nature By Design actually provides construction
labor or materials to implement the plan.
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Company Name: ____________________ |
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