Common use of Assignment of Staff Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Staff. The Contractor staff identified for this project will work for at least the approximate number of hours described. WAHBE may at their sole discretion, without cause, and at any time during the term of the Contract, require immediate replacement of a Contractor employee(s). Unless authorized in writing in advance by the WAHBE Project Manager, subcontracting or substituting proposed Contractor staff/employees with other staff/employees will not be allowed. The WAHBE Project Manager shall have the sole discretion to accept or reject such proposal. As a condition to accepting Contractor’s proposal for personnel changes, WAHBE may require Contractor to compensate WAHBE for any training and administrative costs incurred by WAHBE in association with such replacement. Such compensation will be in the form of a credit against Contractor’s monthly invoice charges to WAHBE by Contractor not billing WAHBE for hours worked during the first five (5) business days replacement personnel begin work. If WAHBE does not accept Contractor’s proposed change and Contractor is unable to provide acceptable personnel or an acceptable alternative to WAHBE within ten (10) business days after the originally assigned personnel have left, then WAHBE may terminate the Contract. WAHBE may assign other Contractors/Vendors and/or WAHBE staff to work with the Contractor. The Contractor shall work collaboratively and share knowledge and expertise with WAHBE staff or Contractors/Vendors to ensure a successful and timely completion. Contractor shall not supervise WAHBE employees but may be asked to direct the work of other Contractors/Vendors or WAHBE staff. The SOW is not intended to completely describe all work the Contractor will need to accomplish during the period of performance.