diff --git a/app/models/contract.rb b/app/models/contract.rb
index 958bf07..6275192 100644
--- a/app/models/contract.rb
+++ b/app/models/contract.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,28 @@ class Contract < ActiveRecord::Base
   # Associations
   belongs_to :project
   belongs_to :account_executive, :class_name => 'User', :foreign_key => 'account_executive_id'
-  
+
+  # Validations
+  validates_presence_of :name
+  validates_presence_of :account_executive
+  validates_presence_of :project
+  validates_presence_of :start_date
+  validates_presence_of :end_date
+  validates_presence_of :executed
+  validates_inclusion_of :discount_type, :in => %w($ %), :allow_blank => true, :allow_nil => true
+
+  # Accessors
+  attr_accessible :name
+  attr_accessible :account_executive_id
+  attr_accessible :start_date
+  attr_accessible :end_date
+  attr_accessible :executed
+  attr_accessible :billable_rate
+  attr_accessible :discount
+  attr_accessible :discount_note
+  attr_accessible :payment_terms
+  attr_accessible :client_ap_contact_information
+  attr_accessible :po_number
+  attr_accessible :details
+
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/contract_test.rb b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
index c128b6e..8532fe7 100644
--- a/test/unit/contract_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/contract_test.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,24 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'
 class ContractTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   should_belong_to :account_executive
   should_belong_to :project
+
+  should_validate_presence_of :name
+  should_validate_presence_of :account_executive
+  should_validate_presence_of :project
+  should_validate_presence_of :start_date
+  should_validate_presence_of :end_date
+  should_validate_presence_of :executed
+
+  should_not_allow_mass_assignment_of :project_id, :project, :discount_type
+  
+  should_allow_values_for :discount_type, "$", "%", nil, ''
+  should_not_allow_values_for :discount_type, ["amount", "percent", "bar"]
+
+  context "start_date" do
+    should "be before end_date"
+  end
+
+  should "QUESTION: name be unique"
+  should "default executed to false"
+  
 end