RE: FN-FORUM: PO as Contract?

date posted 1st May 2003 14:11

> Does getting an official purchase order mean that a client
> has entered into a contract with me?

A purchase order is the company saying that they promise to pay you. A
signed contract is notification that they agree with your terms. It's
like saying "The cheques in the post" before anything has been signed.
Make sure that they either fax or post you a signed contract before
starting work.

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Robert Kerry
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of Julian Templeman
> Sent: 01 May 2003 14:29
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: FN-FORUM: PO as Contract?
>
>
> Quick question, as there are people round here who seem to
> know about this stuff.
>
> Does getting an official purchase order mean that a client
> has entered into a contract with me?
>
> Someone gave me a PO a few months back for 15 days' worth of
> training. They got a cheaper daily rate on the basis that
> they were prepared to book three weeks work in one go. I've
> done three days already, and billed them for 1/5th of the
> total, because I knew the rest wasn't going to come along for
> a month or two.
>
> They've now come back with the dates they want, but because
> they've left things till the last minute, these are only a
> couple of weeks away... and that means that I'm already
> booked up and can't do them. This is despite me emailing them
> on several occasions warning them that the diary was filling
> up, and to book some dates in advance.=20
>
> I've offered them the earliest dates I've got free, but
> they're now saying that they want to try to get someone else
> in order to get the training done in the timescale they require...
>
> So... does the existence of a PO give me any leverage?=20
>
> Ta for all opinions,
>
> julian
>
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