Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. Off: (509) 232-7674 Fax: (509) 455-8483 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN: DAYBREAK OIL AND GAS, INC. (The Company) AND MICHAEL J. HOOPER (The Consultant)
Exhibit
10.29
Daybreak
Oil and Gas,
Inc.
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Xxxx
Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxx,
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Off:
(509)
232-7674 Fax:
(000) 000-0000
BETWEEN: DAYBREAK
OIL AND GAS, INC. (The Company)
AND
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX (The Consultant)
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to be assured of the association and services of the
Consultant in order to avail itself of the Consultant’s experience, skills,
abilities, knowledge and background as an accounting and accounting systems
analyst and is therefore willing to engage the Consultant upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS,
the Consultant agrees to be engaged and retained by the Company and upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Engagement
The
Company hereby engages the Consultant on a non exclusive basis, and the
Consultant hereby accepts the engagement to become a consultant to the Company
and to render such advice, consultation, information and services to the
directors and officers of the Company regarding general financial and business
matters, including but not limited to:
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development and maintenance of internal controls
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development and maintenance of accounting system design including chart of accounts
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develop and maintain integration of accounting system and financial statements
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development and maintenance of internal management reports.
It
shall
be expressly understood that Consultant shall have no power to bind the Company
to any contract or obligation or to transact any business in the Company’s name
or on behalf of the Company in any manner.
2. Term
The
term
of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and continue for seven
(7)
months. The Agreement may be extended upon agreement by both
parties.
It
is
agreed and understood by both parties that the Consultant may have provided
services to the Company prior to the effective date of this Agreement. In such
case, the Consultant will submit an invoice for services rendered in the manner
provided in Section 3 herein and subject to approval by the Treasurer or Chief
Financial Officer, the Company shall pay such invoice.
3. Compensation
The
Company shall pay to the Consultant consulting fees in the amount of $40.00
per
hour plus any expenses incurred or advanced on behalf of the
Company.
The
Consultant agrees to submit invoices to the Company on or before the last day
of
each month, which invoice will contain the following information:
- the date or dates the Consultant provided services to the Company;
- a description of the services provided;
- the amount of time spent by the Consultant providing the service.
The
Company agrees to pay the invoice within a reasonable period of time following
its examination and review by the Treasurer or Chief Financial
Officer.
4. Exclusivity,
Performance and Confidentiality
The
services of the Consultant hereunder shall not be exclusive, and Consultant
and
its agents may perform similar or different services for other persons or
entities whether or not they are competitors of the Company. The Consultant
shall be required to expend only such time as is necessary to service the
Company in a commercially reasonable manner. The Consultant acknowledges and
agrees that confidential and valuable information proprietary to the Company
and
obtained during its engagement by the Company shall not be directly or
indirectly, disclosed without the prior written consent of the Company, unless
and until such information is otherwise known to the public generally or is
not
otherwise secret and confidential.
5. Independent
Contractor
In
its
performance hereunder, the Consultant shall be an independent contractor. The
Consultant shall complete the services required hereunder according to his
own
means and methods of work, shall be in the exclusive charge and control of
the
Consultant and shall not be subject to the control or supervision of the
Company, except as to the results of the work or the extent necessary for the
Company to verify the Consultant’s compliance with applicable laws and
regulations to which the Company may be subject. The Company
acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the
Consultant to provide services to the Company at any specific time, or in any
specific place or manner.
6. Waiver
No
waiver
of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute
a
waiver of any other provision and no waiver shall constitute a continuing
waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party
making the waiver.
7. Complete
Agreement
No
supplement, modification or amendment of the Agreement shall be binding unless
executed in writing by all parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior agreements or
negotiations.
8. General
Provisions
a. This
Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed
under
the
laws of State of Washington. The language and all parts of this Agreement
shall be in all cases construed as a whole and not strictly for or against
any
individual party.
b. Any
dispute arising under in any way related to this agreement shall be submitted
to binding arbitration by the American Arbitration Association in accordance
with the Association’s commercial rules then in effect. The arbitration may be
conducted in person, by telephone or online as agreed by all parties. The
arbitration shall be binding on the parties and the arbitration award may be
confirmed by any court of competent jurisdiction.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement effective
the 1st day of
August 2006.
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Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxx, Treasurer
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Date: 8/01/06 | Date: 8/01/06 |