Carpet Cleaning Business Contractor Agreement Generator

This Independent Contractor Agreement (the "Agreement") establishes the terms between the carpet cleaning business identified below (the "Client") and the contractor engaged for specialist work (the "Contractor").

The Client operates a carpet cleaning business providing hot water extraction, dry cleaning, stain treatment, and upholstery care services to residential and commercial clients. Carpet cleaning requires specialized equipment knowledge spanning truck-mounted extractors, portable units, and rotary machines, along with expertise in fiber identification, cleaning chemistry, drying time management, and stain removal protocols for common contaminants. Growing a carpet cleaning business through recurring commercial contracts and residential referrals often benefits from external consulting.

The Contractor has agreed to provide the Services described in this Agreement based on their relevant professional background.

(A) The Client seeks contractor support for equipment selection and maintenance consulting, cleaning chemical formulation advisory, technician certification training, commercial contract acquisition strategy, scheduling optimization, or marketing to property managers and homeowners.

(B) The Contractor holds expertise in carpet and textile cleaning operations or field service business management sufficient to deliver the Services professionally.

(C) The Parties formalize this engagement covering deliverables, payment, IP over training curricula and operational systems, and the confidential handling of commercial client contracts, pricing models, and chemical formulations.

Unless the context requires otherwise, these definitions apply throughout.

"Agreement" means this Independent Contractor Agreement with all Schedules and written amendments signed by both Parties.

"Background IP" means pre-existing Intellectual Property Rights. For the Contractor, this includes existing fiber identification guides, stain treatment decision trees, equipment maintenance checklists, or technician training curricula developed before this engagement.

"Confidential Information" means all non-public information, including proprietary cleaning solution formulations, equipment specifications and maintenance logs, per-job cost calculations, commercial contract terms and pricing, customer property details, technician performance metrics, scheduling route data, and competitive bid documentation.

"Deliverables" means training programs, equipment assessments, chemical formulations, marketing strategies, operational manuals, or other outputs required under the Schedules.

"Foreground IP" means Intellectual Property Rights created during the Services, such as custom stain treatment protocols, technician certification programs, or commercial sales processes developed for the Client.

"Intellectual Property Rights" means patents, trademarks, copyright, design rights, database rights, trade secrets, and equivalent rights in any jurisdiction.

"Services" means the work in the Schedule, covering equipment advisory, chemical consulting, technician training, commercial sales strategy, route optimization, or carpet cleaning brand marketing. Singular includes plural. Statutory references include amendments.