Event Services Contract

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Parties & Event Overview18 questions

1. What type of business entity is the company entering into this document?

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2. What is the vendor/service provider's legal entity type?

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3. What is the vendor's exact legal name?

4. Does the vendor operate under any DBA, trade name, or brand name distinct from the legal name?optional

5. Who will sign on behalf of the vendor, and what is their title or capacity?

6. In what state is the vendor's principal place of business?

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7. Is the client an individual, couple, company, nonprofit, governmental body, trust/estate, or other entity?

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8. What is the client's exact legal name (or business/entity name)?

9. Who will sign on behalf of the client, and what is their title or capacity (if signing for an entity)?optional

10. What email address should receive all contract notices and official communications?

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11. What phone number should the vendor use for urgent event-related communications?optional

12. What is the client's mailing address for formal contract notices?optional

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13. What is the primary event type?

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14. What is the primary event date?

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15. Is this a multi-day event, multi-location event, or part of a larger event series?

16. What is the scheduled guest/event start time?

17. What is the agreed service end time, guest departure time, and venue curfew (if any)?

18. What time zone applies to all event times and deadlines in this contract?

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Venue & Logistics13 questions

19. What is the venue's legal or business name?

20. What is the venue's full address, including specific room or area?

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21. In what state will the event occur?

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22. Will services be performed indoors, outdoors, or both?

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23. Who is the venue's point of contact for vendor access, rules, and coordination?optional

24. Are venue rules, vendor guidelines, insurance requirements, or preferred-vendor policies incorporated into this contract by reference?

25. What time does the vendor need access to the venue for load-in and setup?

26. What is the deadline by which vendor breakdown, teardown, and removal must be completed?

27. Who is responsible for venue overtime, late-access, late-removal, or penalty fees, and based on what cause?

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28. If the venue becomes unavailable after signing (cancellation, double-booking, closure), how are replacement venue, added costs, and prior payments handled?

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29. What permits, licenses, or approvals are required for the event or services (e.g., alcohol, amplified sound, food service, public assembly, tent, street closure), and who is responsible for obtaining each?optional

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30. What power, water, internet, staging, storage, dressing rooms, kitchen, or other facilities must be available for the vendor?optional

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31. What loading dock, freight elevator, parking, credential, or security access does the vendor require for load-in and breakdown?optional

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Services & Scope7 questions

32. What is your primary service category?

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33. Describe the specific services, deliverables, and quantities included in this contract.

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34. List any services explicitly excluded from this contract that the client might assume are included.optional

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35. What materials, information, approvals, guest lists, creative assets, or decisions must the client provide to the vendor, and by what deadlines?optional

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36. How may the client request changes to scope, guest count, timeline, or deliverables after signing?

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37. Will you coordinate or communicate with other vendors on the client's behalf (e.g., confirming arrival times, relaying setup instructions, managing vendor schedules)?

38. Must the client or venue provide vendor staff meals, breaks, a staging/green room, or other on-site accommodations?optional

Guest Count & Minimums2 questions

39. What is the estimated guest count at the time of signing?

40. Does your pricing include a minimum guest count guarantee (applies to caterers, rental companies, bar services)?

Payment Schedule & Deposits9 questions

41. What is the total contract price for all services?

42. Are taxes, service charges, administrative fees, gratuities, or surcharges included in the total price or added separately?optional

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43. Will travel, lodging, parking, mileage, per diem, shipping, or other out-of-pocket expenses be reimbursed separately from the contract price?

44. What payment methods are accepted?optional

45. What is the upfront payment due at signing, and how should it be characterized?

46. Is the deposit nonrefundable upon signing, partially refundable under certain conditions, or fully refundable?

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47. When is the remaining balance due?

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48. Will you charge a late payment fee if the balance is not received by the due date?

49. Confirm: the contract will state that receipt of the full balance is a condition of service - if payment is not received by the due date, you reserve the right to suspend or withhold services.

Cancellation, Postponement & Force Majeure9 questions

50. What is your cancellation forfeiture schedule for client-initiated cancellations?

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51. What third-party, custom, staffing, travel, or production costs are nonrecoverable if the event is cancelled or postponed?optional

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52. If any refund is owed following cancellation, within what timeframe and by what method will it be paid?optional

53. If the client wants to postpone (reschedule rather than cancel), how will the deposit and any payments made be handled?

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54. If you (the vendor) must cancel due to reasons within your control (e.g., business closure, staffing failure), what is the remedy for the client?

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55. In a documented force majeure event (pandemic, natural disaster, government shutdown of gatherings), how should all payments, nonrecoverable costs, and rescheduling rights be handled?

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56. Which events should be covered by the force majeure clause?

57. How should a mid-event closure, government order, unsafe conditions, security threat, or venue evacuation affect performance obligations and payment?optional

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58. If services are partially performed before cancellation or shutdown, what amount is payable?optional

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Overtime & Extended Hours3 questions

59. What is your overtime rate per hour (or portion thereof) if the event runs past the agreed end time?

60. How must overtime be authorized, and may the vendor incur necessary overtime without prior written approval in defined circumstances?

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61. In what increments is overtime billed?

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Alcohol, Food & Safety2 questions

62. What alcohol-related role, if any, will the vendor provide?

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63. What health, safety, accessibility, security, and compliance obligations apply to each party?optional

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Equipment, Rentals & Property1 question

64. Will you bring equipment, rentals, or property to the event that could be damaged by the client or guests (e.g., AV equipment, rental furniture, photo booth, lighting rigs, linens)?

Subcontractors & Associates1 question

65. Do you use subcontractors, associate planners, or assistants who may perform services on your behalf at this event?

Client Responsibilities2 questions

66. Will you require the client to designate a single point of contact or "day-of representative" for event-day decisions, with authority to approve changes and overtime?

67. Is the client responsible for ensuring venue access - including credentials, loading dock, parking, and utility connections - is available at the agreed setup time?

IP, Media & Publicity3 questions

68. Who owns photographs, videos, designs, event plans, playlists, creative concepts, or other work product created for the event?

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69. May the vendor use event photos, video, the client's or venue's name, or testimonials for portfolio, marketing, or social media?

70. Will the vendor receive guest lists, registrant data, payment data, photos of guests, or other personal information?

Risk Allocation & Insurance7 questions

71. What liability cap and carveouts apply to your total liability to the client?

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72. Should the contract include a mutual waiver of consequential, incidental, and punitive damages?

73. Will the client indemnify the vendor for third-party claims arising from client breach, venue conditions, guest conduct, client-provided materials, or alcohol?

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74. Will the vendor indemnify the client for third-party claims arising from vendor breach, negligence, willful misconduct, or vendor subcontractors?

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75. What insurance coverage does the vendor carry for this engagement?

76. By what date must insurance certificates and additional insured endorsements be delivered to the venue or client?optional

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77. Must the client carry event liability insurance, cancellation insurance, or other coverage, and must the vendor or venue be named as additional insured?

Termination & Remedies3 questions

78. May either party terminate for material breach, nonpayment, unsafe conditions, or failure to cooperate, and what cure period applies before termination is effective?optional

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79. May the vendor suspend planning, ordering, production, or event services for nonpayment, missing approvals, unsafe conditions, or lack of access?optional

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80. What obligations survive cancellation or termination of the contract?optional

General Terms5 questions

81. Should the agreement state that the vendor is an independent contractor and not an employee, partner, or agent of the client?

82. May either party assign the agreement, and may the vendor substitute a comparable service provider in an emergency?

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83. What documents are incorporated into this agreement, and how may the agreement be amended?optional

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84. Should the agreement disclaim third-party beneficiaries, including guests, the venue, sponsors, and other vendors?

85. Should either party owe confidentiality obligations for pricing, event plans, guest information, business information, or private event details?optional

Dispute Resolution4 questions

86. What state's law governs this contract, and in what court or forum must disputes be brought?

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87. How should disputes under this contract be resolved?

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88. Should the prevailing party in a dispute be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees from the losing party?

89. May the agreement be signed electronically and in counterparts, and what signature methods are acceptable?

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