Independent Contractor Agreement

Signed Independent Contractor Agreement, Feb 11, 2022

highlights:

• in effect Nov 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022. We'll probably need to extend this in September 2022
• $50/hr
• $35,000 max

Invoices shall be submitted by the Contractor, w hich invoices shall indicate:

• The nature of the services rendered (such as statistical analysis of data, participation on project advisory committees, performance of specified services, etc.);
• The dates (and hours, if applicable) that services w ere rendered;
• The relevance of the services to the project if not apparent from the nature of the services; Invoices shall be submitted to:

Attn: Maura Salat
Dept: VPR 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
P.O. Box 4199
Scranton, PA 18505
Email: [email protected] Fax: (855) 262-2710

Other correspondence shall be submitted to:

Procurement Services
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Proctor’s Building, Suite 500
110 8th Street
Troy, New York 12180-3590

In terms of Insurance as noted in Exhibit D, section 11., further investigation says: in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Minimum Insurance Requirements for Contracts: Limits Matrix (March 2021) Section VI. covers software development which is marked in "Further consideration on Limits" as "1,6".

Further Considerations on Limits:

1. No insurance is required if work product will be validated by RPI and will be accessed and used only by RPI staff and students.
2. No insurance is required unless work product will be accessed and used by external parties (outside the Institute) to make decisions or take action.
3. No insurance is required if RPI has 100% control of content/activity.
4. No insurance is required unless the training involves physical touching of participants or training involves minors.
5. No insurance is required unless supplier brings equipment on site that needs to be set-up i.e., flood lights, tripods, electrical wiring, etc.
6. PL and other coverage may be required for larger engagements (over $500,000 and across multiple departments/schools).