The Guide

Part 1 – The Contracting Landscape

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Government Contracting
  • 1.2 Focus and Audience for this Guide
  • 1.3 Terminology used in this Guide
  • 1.4 Disclaimer
• 2. Contract Basics
  • 2.1 Why Contract?
  • 2.2 Legal Elements of a Contract
  • 2.3 Practical Elements of a Contract
• 3. Contract Risk
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 How to Assess Risk
  • 3.3 How to Mitigate Risk
  • 3.4 How to Allocate Risk
• 4. The Contracting Process
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Planning
  • 4.3 Drafting and Reviewing
  • 4.4 Negotiating
  • 4.5 Signing
• 5. Contracting Tools
  • 5.1 Risk Assessments
  • 5.2 Term Sheets
  • 5.3 Contract Templates
  • 5.4 Negotiation Strategies
• 6. Issues for All Contracts
  • 6.1 Legislation Affecting Contracts
  • 6.2 Drafting Style
  • 6.3 Disclaimers
  • 6.4 Dependencies
  • 6.5 Future Proofing
  • 6.6 Setting Aside Contractual Obligations
  • 6.7 Things That Can’t Be Agreed in a Contract

Part 2 – Types of Agreements

• 7. Procurement Agreements
  • 7.1 Project Service Agreements
  • 7.2 Ongoing Service Agreements
  • 7.3 Panel Agreements
  • 7.4 Syndicated Agreements
• 8. Funding Agreements
  • 8.1 Standard Funding Contracts
  • 8.2 Fund Management Contracts
• 9. ICT Agreements
  • 9.1 Software Licence Agreements
  • 9.2 Software Development Agreements
  • 9.3 Hardware Purchase Agreements
  • 9.4 Maintenance Agreements (Software or Hardware)
  • 9.5 Software Escrow Agreements
  • 9.6 Outsourcing Agreements

• 10. Other Agreements
  • 10.1 Confidentiality Agreements / NDAs
  • 10.2 Memoranda of Understanding
  • 10.3 Letters of Intent
  • 10.4 Guarantees
  • 10.5 Bonds
  • 10.6 Leases and Licences
  • 10.7 Collaboration Agreements
  • 10.8 Employment Agreements
  • 10.9 Construction Agreements
• 11. Alternative Agreement Structures
  • 11.1 Deeds
  • 11.2 Master Agreements
  • 11.3 Multi-Party Agreements

Part 3 – Drafting Common Clauses

• 12. Entering the Agreement
  • 12.1 Describing the Parties
  • 12.2 Authority to Contract
  • 12.3 Pre-Contractual Documents
  • 12.4 Signature Blocks
  • 12.5 Signing in Counterparts
  • 12.6 Conditional Contracts
• 13. Interpreting the Agreement
  • 13.1 Contractual Interpretation
  • 13.2 Priority
• 14. Describing the Core Deal
  • 14.1 Term
  • 14.2 Services and Deliverables
  • 14.3 Milestones
  • 14.4 Quality
  • 14.5 Service Levels, Credits and Bonuses
  • 14.6 Price and Payment
• 15. Managing Performance Risk
  • 15.1 Conflicts of Interest
  • 15.2 Personnel
  • 15.3 Health and Safety
  • 15.4 Subcontracting
  • 15.5 Security
  • 15.6 Classified Information
  • 15.7 Audit
  • 15.8 Records
• 16. Dealing with Property Rights
  • 16.1 Privacy
  • 16.2 Confidentiality
  • 16.3 Intellectual Property
  • 16.4 Title and Risk in Goods
• 17. Managing Performance Failure
  • 17.1 Force Majeure
  • 17.2 Remediation of Faults
  • 17.3 Dispute Resolution
  • 17.4 Indemnities Given to Agencies
  • 17.5 Indemnities by Agencies
  • 17.6 Limitation of Liability
  • 17.7 Insurance
  • 17.8 Termination
• 18. Administering the Agreement
  • 18.1 Notices
  • 18.2 Contract Variations
  • 18.3 Assignment and Novation
  • 18.4 Privity
  • 18.5 Waivers
  • 18.6 Severability
  • 18.7 Governing Law

Part 4 – Drafting for Special Entities

• 19. Special New Zealand Entities
  • 19.1 New Zealand Public Sector Entities
  • 19.2 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
• 20. Offshore Entities
  • 20.1 Offshore Parties
  • 20.2 Offshore Governments

Part 5 – Resources

Resource Lists