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A4-AM - Tender Docs - Vol A, Specimen Forms
A4-AM - Tender Docs - Vol A, Specimen Forms
A4-AM - Tender Docs - Vol A, Specimen Forms
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AL MEERA CONFIDENTIAL
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Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (“First Party”), […] a company duly established
and existing under the laws of the State of Qatar; and
The First Party and the Second Party may be at times referred to individually as “Party” and
jointly as “Parties”.
Whereas, the Second Party is interested in submitting or has submitted a Tender to the
First Party to perform certain Works in connection with Al Meera Consumer Goods
Company, New Build Convenience Store Schemes(the “Project”).
Whereas the First Party has supplied and/or intends to supply the Second Party with certain
documents (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information disclosed in
connection with the Project includes any and all technical and non-technical information,
including without limitation, information concerning financial, accounting or marketing
reports, business plans, analyses, forecasts, predictions, projections, intellectual property,
trade secrets and know-how. Information may take the form of documentation, drawings,
specifications, software, technical or engineering data, and other forms, and may be
communicated orally, in writing, by electronic or magnetic media, by visual observation and
by other means. Information includes any reports, analyses, studies or other materials that,
whether prepared by the receiving party or otherwise, contain or are based upon proprietary
Information covered by this Agreement.
All other information of a confidential nature disclosed to the Second Party, expressed by
the First Party to be or known (or ought reasonably to have been known) by the Second
Party as confidential and including all notes and other material prepared by the First Party
based on or incorporating any such information together with all copies of any of the
foregoing.
(i) Confidential Information does not include any information: that at the time of
disclosure to the Second Party or thereafter is generally available to and
known by the public (other than as a result of a disclosure by the Second
Party or any of its Representatives),
(ii) that is or was received by the Second Party on a non-confidential basis from
a source other than the First Party who is not prohibited from transmitting
the information to the Second Party by a confidentiality agreement with or
other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the First Party,
(iii) Heretofore disclosed to the Second Party by the First Party and confirmed
in writing that such disclosure is on a non-confidential basis.
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1. Anti-Corruption
1.1 The Second Party hereby represents and covenants that neither it nor any of its
employees or representatives has or shall have, directly or indirectly, any
agreement or arrangement with any official, employee or representative of any
customer or of any government or governmental Contractor or of any political party
under which any such official, employee, representative or political party shall
receive, either directly or indirectly, anything of value, whether monetary or
otherwise, as the result of or in connection with any actual or contemplated
engagement of the purchase of any product or service from the First Party or any
of its subsidiaries to any customer, government or governmental Contractor or as
the result of or in connection with any action or contemplated action taken by any
government or governmental Contractor of any nature relating to the First Party or
any of its subsidiaries.
1.2 As used in this statement the term “official of any government” means any officer or
employee of a government or any department, Contractor or instrumentality thereof,
or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of such government or
department, Contractor or instrumentality
1.3 As used in this statement the term “anything of value” means the currencies as
stated in the Contract.
1.4.1 advise the First Party if, at any time during the continuance of this Agreement, any
employee or agent of the Second Party or of any of its affiliates is or becomes an
official or employee of the Government of the subject Country; and
1.4.2 make no payment to nor enter into any relationship with any person, in connection
with assisting the Second Party in securing any contract for Works of the First Party
in the subject Country which is illegal under the laws of the subject Country;
1.4.3 conduct its activities in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, directives
and rules of the subject country; and
1.4.4 take no action to cause the First Party to violate or suffer any penalties or lose any
benefits, tax or otherwise, under the laws of the subject Country
2. Confidentiality
2.1 In consideration of disclosing the Confidential Information to the Second Party, the
Second Party undertakes to:
2.1.1 use the Information only in connection with the Project, except as may otherwise be
mutually agreed upon in writing, and shall reproduce such Information only to the
extent necessary for such purpose;
2.1.1 at all times keep such Information in its possession and under its control and Second
Party will limit access to the Information to only those of its employees who have an
absolute need to know in relation to the Project and shall notify such employees of
Second Party‟s obligations under this Agreement and procure that they abide by
them;
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2.1.2 at all times keep such Information in its possession and under its control and Second
Party will limit access to the Information to only those of its third-party Contractors,
affiliates, subsidiaries or holding companies and employees of such entities who
have an absolute need to know in relation to the Project and shall notify such
Contractors, entities and employees of such entities of Second Party‟s obligations
under this Agreement and procure that they abide by them;
2.1.3 not announce or disclose the nature and extent of the proposed Project or any part
thereof or any findings made during its involvement with the proposed Project or
any part thereof without the prior written consent of all the First Party, and
2.1.4 return to First Party on demand all Information or, at First Party‟s option, destroy
such Information
2.2 The Second Party agrees that any failure by the Second Party's directors,
employees or officers or by any other person who receives Confidential Information
pursuant to Second Party, to comply with the confidentiality obligations contained
herein will also be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Second Party
itself.
2.3 In the event that the Second Party or anyone to whom it transfers the Information
pursuant to this Agreement becomes legally compelled to disclose any of the
Information, it will provide the First Party with prompt notice (unless otherwise
prohibited by law from doing so) before such Information is so disclosed so that the
First Party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event that such protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the First Party waives compliance
with the provisions of this Agreement, the Second Party shall furnish only that
portion of the Information which it is advised by written opinion of an independent
legal counsel reasonably acceptable to the First Party is legally required and will
exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable
assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Information.
2.4 First Party makes no warranty regarding the accuracy of the information provided
hereunder. First Party accepts no responsibility for any expenses, losses or action
incurred or undertaken by Second Party as a result of the receipt of such
information.
2.5 Second Party acknowledges that all intellectual property rights in and to the
Information shall at all times remain vested in First Party. In particular, but without
limitation to the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted as granting
to Second Party, expressly or impliedly, any rights in relation to the Information in
respect of any patent, copyright, design right or other intellectual or industrial
property in force at any time and belonging to First Party.
2.6 If First Party discloses source code to Second Party as part of the Information,
Second Party shall not duplicate or reproduce such into any medium.
2.7 Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which First Party may have, the
Second Party acknowledges and agrees that damages would not be an adequate
remedy for any such breach by it of the terms, conditions and provisions of this
Agreement and First Party shall be entitled to the remedies of injunction, specific
performance and other equitable relief or equivalent relief in any jurisdiction for
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2.8 Neither this Agreement, nor the disclosure of Information under this Agreement, nor
the ongoing discussions and correspondence by the parties concerning the
Transactions or any other matter, shall constitute or imply any promise or intention
by First Party to enter into any arrangement with the Company or any other or future
transaction.
2.9 The Second Party acknowledges that any breach of the terms of this Agreement
may result in suffering losses and damages and agree to indemnify First Party
against all expenses, losses, damages that may be sustained or incurred as a
result, whether directly or indirectly, of any breach by the Second Party.
2.10 The obligations in this Agreement are continuing and, in particular, shall survive the
termination or expiry of the Project.
3. General Provisions
3.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws
of the subject Country. Each party hereby agrees to irrevocably submit itself to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the subject Country.
3.2 No failure or delay by the First Party in exercising any of its rights under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial
exercise preclude any further exercise of such rights.
3.4 This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the Parties
relating to this subject.
3.5 Neither party may assign or transfer any rights or obligations under this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the other party.
The First Party and the Second Party signify their acceptance to this Agreement by the
signatures of their authorized representatives below:
………………………………… ………………………………
Name: Name:
Email: ……………………
Title: Title:
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We hereby confirm that all subcontractors employed to carry out Mechanical, Plumbing and
Electrical works, as defined under this Contract, will be from Kahramaa Grade A Licensed
Contractors.
Company Name :
Authorised signatory :
Name :
Title :
Date :
Tel :
E-mail id :
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We hereby confirm that our Tender fully complies with all the Terms and Conditions of the
Tender Document, that there are no deviations or qualifications whatsoever and that each
page of the Tender document has been duly signed and stamped.
Company Name :
Authorised signatory :
Name :
Title :
Date :
Tel :
E -mail id :
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We confirm that we have visited the site and have satisfied our self-regarding nature of
existing roads, the accessibility to the Site, the full extent and character of the site and the
nature of the ground, all physical conditions and restrictions as well as any and all other
matter whatsoever affecting the execution of the Works and have taken into account all the
existing site conditions in our Tender.
Company Name :
Authorised signatory :
Name :
Title :
Date :
Tel :
E-mail id :
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Date : ...............................
This Letter of Guarantee (Tender Bond) is solely related to Tender No. (Insert Number).
Upon expiration of the said validity, this Guarantee becomes null and void without necessity
of being returned to us.
Yours faithfully,
For:
(Bank's Name)
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Dear Sir,
2. The Employer and the Contractor have agreed that the Contractor may provide an
on-demand tax retention guarantee (Guarantee) in lieu of the whole amount of the
tax retention monies required under the Contract.
5. This Guarantee shall come into effect on…… D\M\YEAR…. (“Effective Date”) and
shall expire on …D\M\YEAR…[Insert: date which is one year after the contract is
concluded) („Expiry Date”) both days inclusive unless we receive a written request
from the Employer to extend it.
6. Any demand under this Guarantee must be received by us at this office on or before
the expiry date.
7. The value of this Guarantee shall be reduced periodically by the amount of retention
relating to the years for which the Contractor has obtained tax clearance as
evidenced by production of tax clearance certificate(s), and by prior written
authorization from the Employer stating the amount of reduction applicable to this
Guarantee (authorized signature of the Employer shall be sent to us for checking
purpose).
8. This Guarantee is solely related to the tax retention required under Contract No.
……………………
9. We understand and acknowledge that the Employer has the right to assign the
benefits under this guarantee.
10. Upon expiration of the said validity, this Guarantee becomes null and void without
the need to return it to us.
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11. This Guarantee is issued in …………………… and shall, in all respects, be governed
and constructed according to the laws of the State of Qatar. The courts of Qatar will
have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising from or relating to this
Guarantee.
Date: D\M\YEAR
Signature:
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TO:
of...........................................................................................................................................
for the payment of which sum the Contractor and the Surety bind themselves, their
successors and assigns jointly and severally by these presents.
NOW THE CONDITION of the above-written Bond is such that the foregoing amount is
payable, within 24 hours, by the Surety to the Employer or its representative without regard
to any objections from the Contractor upon the first written demand of the Employer.
In case of increase/decrease in the Contract Price, the amount of the guarantee shall be
increased/decreased on the request of the Employer without regard to any objection from
the Contractor.
In the case of delay in completion or extension of Contract, the guarantee shall be extended
on request of the Employer without regard to any objection from the Contractor.
(VALIDITY PERIOD SHALL EXTEND TO NINETY (90) DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE
DEFECTS NOTIFICATION PERIOD).
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Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
BETWEEN
(2) Al Meera Consumer Goods Company, P.O. Box: 3371, Doha, State
of Qatar, (hereinafter called the "Employer").
WHEREAS
(A) [Insert name of Contractor] (hereinafter called the "Contractor") has entered
into an agreement [Insert Agreement number here] (hereinafter called the
"Agreement")] dated [../../..] with the Employer to provide Services.
(C) This Guarantee is entered into by the Guarantor and the Employer in
reliance upon the undertakings of the Guarantor to the Employer to
guarantee the due performance by the Contractor of its obligations under
the Agreement.
(i) by any alteration in the relationship between the Guarantor and the
Contractor;
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(iv) by any alteration in the obligations of the Contractor which has been
consented to by the Employer in writing (with or without the knowledge or
consent of the Guarantor) under the Agreement;
(v) by any alteration in the extent or nature of the work to be performed under
the Agreement;
(vii) by any other act or omission which but for this provision might
exonerate or discharge the Guarantor; or
3 The Guarantor agrees to make any payment due hereunder upon first written
demand without set-off or counterclaim and without any legal formality such as
protest or notice being necessary and waives all privileges or rights which it may
have as a Guarantor, including any right to require the Employer to claim payment
or to exhaust remedies against the Contractor or any other person.
4 For the avoidance of doubt, the written demand stating that a default has occurred
shall be conclusive evidence in relation to any payment or payments to be made
pursuant to this Guarantee and the Guarantor shall have neither the right nor the
obligation to challenge the accuracy or sufficiency of such statement.
5 The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall continue in full force and effect
after expiry or termination of the Agreement until all duties, obligations and liabilities
of the Contractor in connection with the Agreement have been fully discharged and
the Guarantee has been returned to the Guarantor.
6 The Guarantee and the undertakings herein contained shall be binding upon the
successors and assignees of the Guarantor and shall extend to and endure for the
benefit of the successors or assignees of the Employer. The Employer may assign,
charge or transfer all or any of its rights, title and interest in this Guarantee. The
Guarantor may not otherwise assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder.
7 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, in the event of any claim under this
Guarantee, the Guarantor shall be entitled to assert any defense, set-off or
counterclaim that the Contractor could assert had such claim been made directly
against the Contractor under the Agreement.
8 The Employer hereby agrees that the total responsibilities and liabilities which the
Guarantor shall assume to the Employer under this Guarantee shall in no event be
beyond those for which the Contractor shall assume to the Employer under the
Agreement.
9 In the event that there is any dispute under the Agreement that relates to a sum
being claimed under this Guarantee, which dispute is submitted to dispute
resolution under the terms of the Agreement, the obligations under this Guarantee
shall be suspended pending the outcome of such dispute resolution and the
Guarantor further agrees that any award resulting from such dispute resolution
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10 This Guarantee is delivered on the date written at the beginning of the Guarantee.
Any payment made hereunder shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction for
or on account of, any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees,
deductions or withholdings of any nature whatsoever and by whomsoever imposed.
Any notice hereunder shall be deemed to be duly given when delivered (in the case of
personal delivery) or when confirmation of its transmission has been recorded by the
Employer's fax machine if sent by fax.
This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the
State of Qatar and the Guarantor shall submit to the jurisdiction of the courts resident in the
State of Qatar.
Signature of witness………………………………………..
Dated this ……………………..……………… day ………………….……………of 20.....
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TO:
Contract Price:
NOW THE CONDITION of the above-written Bond is such that the foregoing amount is
payable, within 24 hours, by The Surety to The Employer or its representative without regard
to any objections from The Contractor or any other party upon the first written demand of
The Employer.
The value of this Bond shall be progressively reduced by the amount deducted by The
Employer from The Contractor as contained in the certificates and payments against the said
advance payment.
The Bond shall remain valid until The Employer receives full repayment of the Advance
Payment amount from The Contractor or until the issue of the Final Payment
Certificate.
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