There are few negotiations more challenging for a growing, Family-Owned contracting company, than negotiating your first major home addition or new construction project. Questions loom about how much design work you should do "for free" in the "hope" that you win the job. What is your time worth, and how to do you get paid for it, while you are in the plan development, bid collection, and contract development stage? If you've asked yourself any of these questions, then this digital download is for you.

I can't say it was written by a lawyer, so DO NOT consider this sample agreement to be legal advice. It's merely a template, and a good place for you to start asking questions of a legal professional in your state about how you can create a win-win for you and your client as you help them develop their dreams into a viable plan, while getting paid for your efforts and expertise. The laws of every state are different. And what works here in Pennsylvania may not work in your state. You need to find some legal counsel to look over the particulars.