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Standard Terms and Conditions Order Prevalence
Standard Terms and Conditions Order Prevalence
Standard Terms and Conditions Order Prevalence
Order prevalence
Contractor's sales terms and conditions for the equipment and services
listed in the Buyer's purchase order, will be of no legal effect and will not
constitute part of Order (even if any representative of Contractor signs
those terms and conditions or annexes the terms and conditions to Buyer's
Order).
Order precedence
Buyer's order and all listed in it documents constitute the entire agreement
of the parties, that supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations,
communications, both oral and written.
Acceptance
Scope
Contractor shall fully comply with Buyer's Requirements for the desalination
plant and with Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) approved by Buyer. In case of
partial compliance (including no delivery, partial delivery, late delivery,
inferior quality, incomplete plant hand-over), Buyer may terminate Order
immediately and the Contractor shall indemnify the Buyer against any
losses, damages, and reasonable costs and expenses attributable to the
Contractor's failure to deliver.
Nonconformities
Contractor shall promptly handle all the nonconformity issues. This shall not
affect Contractor obligations under Order, nor shall be considered a premise
for Order amendment.
Due payments shall be done as per Order schedule and milestones describing
performance progress or contractual event. Any payment is subject to
Buyer's prior quantitative and qualitative acceptance and notification of
Contractor in writing. Any delay affecting the achievement of a contractual
event exclusively attributable to Contractor shall automatically result in the
postponement of payment of the scheduled price instalment related to the
said contractual event.
Payment dispute
Buyer shall pay all properly invoiced amounts due to Contractor within sixty
(60) days after receipt of such invoice, except for any amounts disputed by
Buyer. The parties shall seek to resolve all such disputes expeditiously and
in good faith. In case of Buyer's payment of an invoice as a gesture of good
will, it shall not be construed as dispute resolution. Contractor shall
continue performing its obligations under Order notwithstanding any such
dispute.
Change order
Termination
Liquidated damages
Contingency
To lower Contractor's risks associated with the market stock prices variation
Buyer agrees to accept Contingency Clause provided that it is based on
easily verifiable information sources and internationally accepted practices.
Indemnification
Contractor shall indemnify Buyer against any loss, injury, death, damage,
liability, claim, action, judgment, penalty, cost or expense, including
attorney and professional fees and costs, and the cost of enforcing any right
to indemnification hereunder arising out of or occurring in connection with
Contractor’s performance of its obligations or Contractor’s negligence,
wilful misconduct, breach of Terms & Conditions, the patent, copyright,
trade secret or other intellectual property right of any third party.
Confidential information
Insurance
Contractor shall, at its own expense, maintain, and carry insurance in full
force and effect with financially sound and reputable insurers as specified in
Order. Upon Buyer's request, Contractor shall provide Buyer with a
certificate of insurance evidencing the requested coverage.
During Order execution Contractor shall ensure that its employees, agents,
contractors and subcontractors comply with all applicable laws, regulations
and ordinances including without limitation, Occupational Safety and Health
Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Contractor shall maintain in effect all the tools and instruments certificates,
licenses, permissions, authorizations, consents and permits required by law
to carry out its obligations under Order. Contractor shall comply with all
export and import laws of all countries involved in Order execution. To the
extent that Contractor’s Personnel are required to enter onto Buyer’s site,
Contractor shall ensure that Personnel comply with Buyer’s health, safety
and environmental policies and standards.
Contractor shall be solely responsible for and pay, all federal, state, and
local taxes, including, but not limited to, value added tax, goods and
services tax, sales, use or consumption tax, and customs duties costs.
Title and risk of loss
Risk of the plant loss and title remains with Contractor until the final
acceptance test pass followed by due payment by Buyer.
Force majeure
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure in
performing its obligations under Order to the extent that such delay or
failure is caused by an event or circumstance that is beyond the reasonable
control of that party, without such party's fault or negligence, and which by
its nature could not have been foreseen by such party. These Force Majeure
Events include, but are not limited to, acts of God or the public enemy,
government restrictions, floods, fire, earthquakes, explosion, epidemic,
war, invasion, terrorist acts, riots, strike, or embargoes. Contractor's
economic hardship or changes in market conditions are not considered Force
Majeure Events. Contractor shall use all diligent efforts to end the failure or
delay of its performance, ensure that the effects of any Force Majeure
Event are minimized and resume performance under Order. If a Force
Majeure Event prevents Contractor from performance for a continuous
period of more than fifteen (15) business days, Buyer may terminate Order
immediately by giving written notice to Contractor.
Governing law
Severability
Subcontracting