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1. APPLICABILITY
These terms and conditions are incorporated into Seller’s Quotation & Contract (collectively, “Contract”). With the exception of the Terms & Conditions contained in any Application for Business Credit, the Contract comprises the entire agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, understandings, agreements, negotiations, representations, and warranties. The Contract prevails over any of Buyer’s general terms and conditions of purchase regardless of whether or when Buyer may have submitted a purchase order or contract.
2. PAYMENT
Seller’s agreement to perform any work hereunder is conditioned upon Buyer’s satisfaction of Seller’s credit terms, as determined in Seller’s sole discretion. Payment terms are net 30 days from date of Seller’s invoice or sooner as may be required by applicable law. Late payments shall accrue a finance charge of one and one-half percent (1½%) per month or the highest rate allowable by law, whichever is less. Seller shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of Buyer’s failure to make all payments due under this Contract in a timely manner.
3. TAXES
Buyer is responsible for payment of all taxes and duties not specifically assumed in writing by Seller in the Contract. Buyer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any damages and expenses related to any levy or attempted levy of any other taxes on Seller.
4. SUSPENSION; TERMINATION
In addition to any other remedies available to Seller, Seller may suspend or terminate this Contract with immediate effect upon written notice to Buyer, if Buyer: (i) fails to pay any amount when due under this Contract (or any other agreement Buyer has with Seller); (ii) has not otherwise performed or complied with any of these terms (or complied with the terms of any other agreement Buyer has with Seller); (iii) becomes insolvent, files a petition for bankruptcy or commences or has commenced against it proceedings relating to bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization or assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) exhibits other adverse credit conditions that are unsatisfactory to Seller, as determined by Seller in its sole discretion.
5. SHIPMENT; DELIVERY CONDITIONS
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all materials purchased by Buyer shall be FOB Seller’s plant sourcing the Contract. If FOB Destination, the Buyer agrees to provide suitable roadways or approaches to points of delivery. Seller reserves the right to cease deliveries if Seller concludes, in its sole opinion, that the roadways or approaches are unsatisfactory. In the event Buyer Contracts delivery beyond curb line, Buyer assumes liability for damages to sidewalks, driveways or other property, loss and expense incurred as a result of such deliveries to the maximum extent allowed by law. Prices quoted herein are based on prompt unloading of trucks, and in case repeated delays in unloading, deliveries may be discontinued until conditions are corrected. Delays of more than 20 minutes are subject to an additional charge. Buyer also agrees to provide a safe, suitable work area for Seller and its employees.
6. TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS
Title and risk of loss passes to Buyer at the time any materials are loaded into Buyer’s, or Buyer’s agents’, vehicles, barges, or other modes of transport, in the case of FOB Plant sales, or in the case of Seller’s delivery, upon delivery of the Materials.
7. WARRANTY
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both parties, Seller warrants only that, for a period of one (1) year from shipment, Seller’s products or materials sold hereunder shall be free from material defects in workmanship. Any failure by Buyer to timely pay any or all amounts due hereunder shall automatically void this express warranty made by Seller. No agent, employee or representative of Seller has authority to bind Seller to any affirmation, representation or warranty concerning any products or materials sold to Purchaser, unless and until said affirmation, representation or warranty is expressed in writing and signed by an authorized Seller representative. The description of the goods contained herein is the sole basis for Seller’s warranty, and no statements or representations other than those embodied herein have been made or relied upon. Except as expressly provided herein, Seller does not make and specifically excludes and disclaims all other warranties, whether express, implied, or arising by trade usage or course of dealing, including without limitation, any and all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, and any implied indemnities. Buyer shall verify that Seller’s materials comply with the plans and specifications prior to installation. Changes to the plans and specifications shall be made by written change order and Seller shall be entitled to an equitable price adjustment for such changes.
8. TIME
Seller shall make reasonable efforts to provide the equipment, labor, materials and/or services by the specified delivery date and provide notice to Buyer of any expected delays. Seller is not responsible for any delays due to labor disputes, repairs to machinery, fire, flood, pandemic, adverse weather conditions, inability to obtain transportation, fuel, electric power, or operating materials or machinery at reasonable cost; or by reason of any other cause beyond its control, including the inability to produce materials meeting any applicable specification or requirement. In the event any such contingency should occur, Seller reserves the right to determine the order of priority of delivering to its purchasers.
9. MODIFICATION
No amendment or modification of this Contract shall be valid or enforceable unless in writing and signed by the party sought to be charged, and no prior or current course of dealing between the parties, or any usage of trade or custom of the industry shall modify or supplement the terms and conditions of this Contract.
10. NO WAIVER
The failure of Seller to exercise any right granted hereunder shall not impair or waive Seller’s privilege of exercising such right to any subsequent time or times.
11. DAMAGES
Seller’s liability for any damages related to this Contract shall be limited to (a) replacement of defective materials and work or, at Seller’s option, (b) a refund of any payments made by Buyer. IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WITH REGARD TO ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONTRACT. It is further understood that Seller shall not be responsible for any damage to or deterioration of any of its work, whether completed or in process, resulting from any cause or causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to design, failure of subgrade or other subsurface conditions, or failure or inadequacy of any labor or materials not furnished and installed by Seller, whether or not such failure or inadequacy was or could have been known at the time its work was undertaken, or for any work performed under adverse weather conditions
12. INDEMNITY
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller, its officers, employees, agents, insurers, sureties, and affiliates, harmless from any and all losses, damages, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, suits, liabilities, fines and remedial or clean-up costs arising out of or in any way related to: (i) Buyer’s breach of this Agreement; or (ii) any act or omission by or on behalf of Buyer, its employees, contractors and/or agents.
13. APPLICABLE LAW
This Contract, and the rights, duties, obligations, and remedies of the parties shall be governed by or construed in accordance with the laws of the state where the Project is located, except in Canada where the laws of the Province of Quebec shall apply.
14. WORK CONDITIONS
If Seller’s work is dependent upon or must be undertaken in conjunction with the work of others, such work shall be so performed and completed as to permit Seller to perform its work in a normal uninterrupted single shift operation. Unless a time for the performance of Seller’s work is specified, Seller shall undertake the work in the course of its normal operating schedule. Seller shall not be liable for any failure to undertake or complete the work for causes beyond its control, and Seller may suspend the work for causes beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood or other casualty; the presence on or beneath the work site of utilities, facilities, substances, or objects, including but not limited to any substance that in Seller’s opinion is hazardous or toxic or the reporting, remediation, or clean-up of which is required by any law or regulation; labor disputes or other disagreements; and accidents or other mishaps, whether affecting this work or other operations in which Seller is involved, directly or indirectly. If for causes beyond Seller’s control, Seller’s work is not completed within twelve (12) months after the date of Buyer’s acceptance of the Contract, Seller may cancel this Contract. In such event: (i) Seller shall be relieved of any further obligation with respect to the balance of the work; and (ii) Seller shall be entitled to receive final and complete payment for all work performed by us to the date of cancellation within fifteen (15) days thereafter.
15. INSPECTION
Seller shall provide materials which comply with the approved submittals and the materials are subject to industry tolerances. Buyer shall inspect all materials prior to installing the materials in order to confirm that the materials comply with Buyer’s specifications.
16. SAFETY
Safety Data Sheets and product information are available at Seller’s office and Seller’s website. Buyer agrees to notify all persons handling or using the materials of the warnings contained in the Safety Data Sheets, labels, literature, and packaging relating to the materials.
17. STORAGE
Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, Buyer shall take delivery of all materials within 30 calendar days of being notified that the materials are ready for delivery. A storage fee of $50.00 per day shall be charged for any materials left at Seller’s facility for more than 30 calendar days. Seller shall have the right to dispose of any materials left at Seller’s facility for more than 180 calendar days.
18. MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION
EXCEPT IN CANADA, ALL CLAIMS OR CONTROVERSIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO AND RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION BY A SINGLE ARBITRATOR IN THE COUNTY AND STATE WHERE THE PROJECT IS LOCATED. THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION SHALL CONDUCT THE ARBITRATION AND THE COSTS OF THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE BORNE EQUALLY BY THE PARTIES. IN CANADA, THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY ATTORN TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF QUEBEC, DISTRICT OF MONTREAL.