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Consultants

 

GAP 200.130
Engaging and Paying Guest Speakers And Conference Participants
GAP 200.131
Engaging and Paying Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Attorneys and Auditors
GAP 200.132
Engaging and Paying for Consulting Services Received from Corporations or Partnerships
GAP 200.133
Engaging and Paying Instructors or Lecturers (Non-Faculty)
GAP 200.134
All Other Payments to Individuals for Services
Reference Chart of Forms Required for Obtaining and Paying for Outside Services
Independent Contractor Checklist (ICC) form
Outside Services Agreement (OSA) form

Accounts Payable Check Request form

Duke employees may not be consultants on Duke projects. As opposed to recipients of subawards, consultants:

  • may be individuals or firms
  • may provide identical services to others as part of their primary business
  • provide expertise vital to the project, but do not have authority over the direction of the project
  • are provided with specifications defining their contribution to the project rather than a statement of work requiring discretion

Consultants should be listed by name in the budget and the following information provided:

  • daily rate of pay
  • number of days of employment
  • any additional amounts to be paid such as travel and per diem
  • the consultant's primary affiliation and expertise
  • justification of the need for consultant services

Before a consultant can be hired, a contract for the consultant's services must be reviewed and approved by both Research Support and Sponsored Programs.

 

Last updated, April 4, 2006.