Common use of Research Proposal Clause in Contracts

Research Proposal. 1. Offers shall be made in the form of a research proposal. A research proposal shall be made in writing and shall in any event contain a description of the research, the number of respondents, a description of the questionnaire, the sample and other fieldwork specifications, the method of analysis and reporting. A research proposal shall contain a statement of the expected duration of the research. 2. On the basis of the data supplied by the client, Ipsos BV shall determine the price of the research in the research proposal, excluding Dutch value-added tax and other levies imposed by government authorities. 3. Unless otherwise specified in the research proposal, the price quoted does not include additional costs such as (extra) travelling and accommodation expenses, the costs of (additional) meetings, rental of location and equipment, expenses for preparing presentations and any possible unforeseen costs which may be incurred by Ipsos BV. 4. A research proposal shall be valid up to one month from the date of such proposal, on condition that the order can be executed within the period referred to in the proposal, calculated as from the starting date referred to in the proposal. 5. Meetings shall be held in The Netherlands, unless expressly stated otherwise in the research proposal. 6. The costs connected with drawing up research proposals and all meetings related thereto may be charged to the applicant who requested the research proposal if no order follows and it has been agreed with the applicant in writing beforehand that the applicant agrees to payment of such work. 7. If the client submits the same research proposal to Ipsos BV and other (potential) contractors, the client is always obliged to inform Ipsos BV of this fact.

Research Proposal. 1. Offers shall be made in the form of a research proposal. A research proposal shall be made in writing and shall in any event contain a description of the research, the number of respondents, a description of the questionnaire, the sample and other fieldwork specifications, the method of analysis and reporting. A research proposal shall contain a statement of the expected duration of the research. 2. On the basis of the data supplied by the client, Ipsos BV shall determine the price of the research in the research proposal, excluding Dutch value-value- added tax and other levies imposed by government authorities. 3. Unless otherwise specified in the research proposal, the price quoted does not include additional costs such as (extra) travelling and accommodation expenses, the costs of (additional) meetings, rental of location and equipment, expenses for preparing presentations and any possible unforeseen costs which may be incurred by Ipsos BV. 4. A research proposal shall be valid up to one month from the date of such proposal, on condition that the order can be executed within the period referred to in the proposal, calculated as from the starting date referred to in the proposal. 5. Meetings shall be held in The Netherlands, unless expressly stated otherwise in the research proposal. 6. The costs connected with drawing up research proposals and all meetings related thereto may be charged to the applicant who requested the research proposal if no order follows and it has been agreed with the applicant in writing beforehand that the applicant agrees to payment of such work. 7. If the client submits the same research proposal to Ipsos BV and other (potential) contractors, the client is always obliged to inform Ipsos BV of this fact.