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Terms and Conditions of
Sale
Unless otherwise
expressly agreed in writing with respect to a particular
sale, all sales are made in accordance with and subject to
the following terms and conditions:
1. PRICES. All prices
published by us or quoted by our representatives may be
changed at any time without notice. Written quotations
expire automatically sixty (60) days from the date issued
and are subject to change or termination by notice during
that period. All prices are subject to adjustment on account
of specifications, quantities, shipment arrangements or
other terms and conditions which are not part of the
original price quotation. Prices are exclusive of all
excise, sales, use and other taxes imposed by any federal,
state, municipal or other governmental authority, all of
which taxes shall be paid by the purchaser. The purchaser is
responsible for obtaining and providing to us any
certificate of exemption or similar document required to
exempt any sale from sales, use or similar tax liability.
All prices shall be as specified by us or, if no price has
been specified, shall be our price in effect at the time of
delivery.
2. TERMS OF PAYMENT. Unless otherwise expressly stated in
writing, terms are as set forth on the reverse side hereof.
We reserve the right at any time to require full or partial
payment in advance, or to revoke any credit previously
extended, if, in our judgement, the purchaser’s financial
condition does not warrant proceeding on the terms
specified. Overdue payments shall be subject to finance
charges computed at a periodic rate (to the extent permitted
by law) of 1½% per month (18% per year), plus all costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred
by us in collecting such overdue amounts. Amounts owed by
the purchaser with respect to which there is no dispute
shall be paid without set-off for any amounts which the
purchaser may claim are owed by us and regardless of any
other controversies which may exist.
3. DELIVERY. Unless otherwise specified, all sales are
F.O.B. our premises in Ayer, Massachusetts, and the time of
delivery shall be the time when the product is ready for
pickup at that location by the purchaser or by a carrier for
delivery to the purchaser. Without in any way limiting the
generality of paragraph 10, we shall not be liable for any
loss or damage resulting from any delay in delivery or
failure to deliver which is due to any cause beyond our
control, including, without limitations, acts of nature,
unavailability of supplies or sources of energy, riots,
wars, fires, floods, epidemics, lockouts, strikes and
slowdowns, delays in delivery by our suppliers, or acts or
omissions of the purchaser. In the event of delay due to any
such cause, time for delivery shall be extended for a period
equal to the duration of the delay and the purchaser shall
not be entitled to refuse delivery or otherwise be relieved
of any obligations as a result of the delay. If, as a result
of any such cause, any scheduled delivery is delayed for a
period in excess of three (3) months, we may, at our option,
by written notice to the purchaser, cancel that and all
future deliveries without further liability or obligation of
any kind. Products on which delivery is delayed due to any
cause within the purchaser’s control may be placed in
storage by us at the purchaser’s risk and for its account.
The purchaser shall be liable for all costs and expenses
incurred by us in holding or storing products for the
purchaser or at the purchaser’s request.
4. SHIPMENT. Unless specific instructions to the contrary
are supplied by the purchaser, methods and routes of
shipment will be selected by us but we will not assume any
liability in connection with shipment nor constitute any
carrier as our agent. All shipments will be insured at the
purchaser’s expense and made at the purchaser’s risk,
and the purchaser shall be responsible for making all claims
with carriers, insurers, warehousemen and others for
misdelivery, non-delivery, loss, damage or delay.
5. TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS. Subject to paragraph 6 and to our
right to stop delivery of products in transit, title to and
risk of loss for products shall pass to the purchaser upon
the earlier of delivery to the purchaser or to a carrier for
shipment to the purchaser.
6. SECURITY INTEREST. We reserve and the purchaser grants to
us a security interest in all products sold and all proceeds
to secure the full payment and performance by the purchaser
of its liabilities and obligations to us. The purchaser
acknowledges that this document or copies of this document
may be filed with the appropriate authorities as a financing
statement and agrees to execute and deliver such other
documents as we may request in order to perfect our security
interest.
7. CANCELLATIONS AND RETURNS. Orders which have been
accepted may be cancelled only with our prior written
consent and upon terms that will fully indemnify us against
loss. Products are not in any event to be returned to us
without our prior written authorization.
8. INSTALLATION. Unless otherwise specified, we assume no
obligation to install any products sold or to place them in
working order at the purchaser’s premises.
9. SPECIFICATIONS. All products are subject to our standard
tolerances for specifications. We reserve the right to make
substitutions and modifications in the specifications of any
products provided that such substitutions or modifications
do not materially affect the performance of the products or
the purpose for which they can be used.
10. WARRANTY AND CLAIMS. We warrant solely to the purchaser
that the products will be free from defects in materials and
workmanship, when given normal, proper and intended usage,
for a period of 30 days from the date of delivery. All
claims for nonconforming or defective products must be made
in writing within the 30-day warranty period and any claims
not made within that period shall be deemed waived and
released. Our sole responsibility with respect to such
claims shall be at our option, to repair or replace any
product or component which we determine to be defective. IN
NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DUE TO ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER. OUR
MAXIMUM LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE SALE OF THE PRODUCTS OR
THEIR USE, WHETHER BASED UPON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY
US IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. OUR MAXIMUM
LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO ANY CUSTOMER SUPPLIED
MATERIALS SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY
US IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTS INTENDED TO BE PRODUCED
USING SUCH MATERIALS. No suit or action shall be brought
against us more than one year after the related cause of
action has accrued. THE FOREGOING CONSTITUTES OUR SOLE
LIABILITY AND THE PURCHASER’S SOLE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO
PRODUCTS SOLD BY US. EXCEPT AS THUS PROVIDED, WE DISCLAIM
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
11. PATENTS. We assume no obligation or liability of any
kind with respect to infringements or alleged infringements
of United States or foreign patents, copyrights, trademarks
or other proprietary rights arising out of the purchaser’s
purchase, use, possession, sale or delivery of any products
sold hereunder. The purchaser shall indemnify and hold us
harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages or
expenses resulting from infringements or alleged
infringements of United States or foreign patents,
copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights arising
from compliance by us with any designs or specifications
provided by the purchaser. No sale of any product shall be
construed as granting to the purchaser any license or other
right in or to any patent, copyright, trademark or other
proprietary right applicable to the product.
12. ASSIGNMENT. The purchaser shall not delegate any duties
nor assign any rights or claims under this document without
our prior written consent, and any such attempted delegation
or assignment shall be void.
13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The purchaser shall carry out the
transactions contemplated by this sale and shall otherwise
deal with the products sold in conformity with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations of all governmental
authorities, including, without limitation, the Export
Administration Act, and shall obtain all permits and
licenses required in connection with the purchase,
installation, sale, shipment, export or use of any of the
products.
14. GOVERNING LAW. Any contract made shall be governed by
and interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with
the laws of Massachusetts.
15. FORCE MAJEURE. In the event that we are prevented from
performing, or are unable to perform, any of our obligations
hereunder due to any act of nature, act of God, fire,
casualty, flood, war, strike, lockout, failure of public
utilities, injunction or any act, exercise, assertion or
requirement of any governmental authority, epidemic,
destruction or production facilities, riot, insurrection,
sabotage, inability to procure materials, labor, equipment,
transportation or energy sufficient to meet our needs, delay
in delivery, or any other cause beyond our reasonable
control, and if we shall have used reasonable efforts to
avoid such occurrence and minimize its duration and have
given prompt written notice to purchaser, then our failure
to perform shall be excused and the time for performance
shall be extended for the period of delay or inability to
perform due to such occurrence.
16. SEVERABILITY; REMEDIES AND WAIVER. In the event that any
one or more provisions contained herein (other than the
provisions obligating the purchaser to pay us for the
products) shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby. The remedies contained herein are
cumulative and in addition to any other remedies at law or
equity. Our failure to enforce, or waiver of a breach of,
any provision contained herein shall not constitute a waiver
of any other breach or of such provision.
17. ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS. Terms and conditions
set forth in any document provided by the purchaser which
differ from, conflict with or are not included in the terms
and conditions set forth in this document shall not become a
part of any agreement between us and the purchaser unless
such terms and conditions are specifically accepted by us in
writing. Our failure to object to terms contained in any
communication from the purchaser will not be a waiver of the
terms set forth herein. To the extent that this document may
constitute an acceptance, such acceptance is expressly
conditioned on the purchaser’s assent to any additional or
inconsistent terms and conditions set forth in this
document.
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Terms and Conditions of
Purchase
Unless otherwise
expressly agreed in writing, all purchases are made in
acceptance with and subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1.
ACCEPTANCE
The execution and return of the copy of this Purchase Order
by the seller, or the seller commencement of delivery
pursuant to this Purchase Order, constitutes acceptance of
this Purchase Order by the seller. Acceptance of this
Purchase Order is limited to and conditioned upon acceptance
of the terms set forth below, which terms cannot be altered
of amended without Buyer's express written agreement.
Acceptance shall be binding upon the Seller and the Seller's
successors and assigns. These terms and conditions, together
with such modifications and with such data relating to price
and delivery as are accepted in written by Buyer, constitute
the entire agreement between the parties. The rights of both
parties hereunder shall be in addition to their rights and
remedies at law or equity. Failure of Buyers to enforce any
of its rights shall not constitute waiver of such rights or
of any other rights.
2. DELIVERY;
NOTICE OF LABOR DISPUTES
Time is of the essence in the performance of this Purchase
Order. If delivery cannot be met, the Seller shall promptly
notify Buyer of the earliest possible date for delivery.
Notwithstanding such notice, and unless a substitute
delivery date has been expressly agreed to by Buyer in
writing, the Seller's failure to effect delivery in the date
specified shall entitle Buyer to cancel this order without
liability to the Seller, to purchase substitute items
elsewhere, and to hold the Seller accountable for any loss
or additional costs incurred. Seller shall notify Buyer
immediately of any actual or potential labor dispute which
is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of
this order.
3. PRICES
All prices shall be stated in this Purchase Order. If no
price is stated for any item. Buyer will not be bound to any
prices or deliveries to which Buyer has not specifically
agreed in writing.
4.
QUANTITIES
Unless Buyer has otherwise agreed in writing, the Seller
must deliver the exact quantities specified. Buyer also
reserves the right to refuse or return at Seller's risk and
expense shipment made in excess of Buyer's orders or in
advance of required schedules or to defer payments on
advanced deliveries until scheduled delivery dates.
5.
INSPECTION AND REJECTION
All material and workmanship shall be subject to inspection
by buyer, before and after delivery. Items rejected as not
conforming to this Purchase Order shall be returned to the
Seller and the Seller's risk and expense and shall not be
replaced by the seller without Buyer's written
authorization. Buyer may require Seller to replace rejected
material at Seller's expense or Buyer may accept any
materials at Seller's expense or Buyer may accept any
materials that conform to Seller's warranties and upon
discovery of materials not so conforming may reject or keep
and rework at Seller's expense any such material not so
conforming. Buyer may make 100% inspection at Seller's
expense of reject an entire shipment if Buyer's sampling
plan indicates rejection at the 1% acceptable quality level
( or such greater or lesser percentage as Buyer and Seller
may agree upon writing. )
6. TITLE AND
RISK OF LOSS
Title to and risk of loss for items purchased which conform
to this Purchase Order shall pass to Buyer upon receipt at
Buyer's premises. Title to risk of loss for nonconforming
items shall remain with the Seller until final acceptance by
Buyer.
7. QUALITY
The seller warrants all products and materials delivered or
service rendered on this order to be merchantable, fit for
the uses intended, of the grade and quality specified, and
free from all defects, and to conform to all samples,
drawings, descriptions and specifications furnished in all
respects. This warranty shall survive any delivery,
inspection, acceptance or payment. Seller shall be liable
for and save Buyer harmless from any loss, damage or expense
whatsoever that Buyer any suffer from breach of any of these
warranties.
8. BUYER'S
PROPERTY
All specifications, drawings, sketches, models, samples,
tools, designs, dies, molds, patterns, jigs, fixtures,
materials, technical information or data, written oral or
otherwise, and other equipment and items furnished by Buyer
or on Buyer's behalf, shall be and remain Buyer's properly
and shall be returned promptly to Buyer (together with all
copies) at Buyer's request. Such items and information shall
be treated as confidential and shall not be used or
disclosed by the Seller expect as required in the course of
performing this or other Purchase Orders for Buyer unless
Buyer consents otherwise in writing. Seller shall
prominently mark all such items as the property of and, if
directed the area in which they are located as containing
property of Buyer. All such property shall be held at the
Seller's risk, shall be insured by the Seller at its expense
or an amount equal to its replacement cost and with loss
payable to Buyer and shall be delivered promptly to Buyer
designee on request. Seller shall not dispose of any of any
such property without Buyer's written consent. The
provisions of this Article 8 herein above set forth shall
survive delivery and payment and remain in full force until
all said items are delivered to buyer of otherwise disposed
of with Buyer's written consent. Seller shall, without
limitation as to time, indemnify and save Buyer harmless
from all claims which may be asserted against said property,
including without limitation mechanic's liens or claims
arising under workmen's compensation or occupational disease
laws, and from all claims for injury to persons or property
arising out of or related to such items unless the same are
caused solely and directly by Buyer's negligence. Unless
Buyer has otherwise agreed in writing, information furnished
or disclosed by the Seller to Buyer shall not be considered
to be confidential or proprietary and shall be acquired by
Buyer free of restrictions of any kind.
9. CHANGES
Buyer may, at any time and from time to time by written
notice to the seller, suspend work, make changes in
specifications, designs, testing, packing and destinations
and postponements in delivery schedules. If any suspension
or change causes a material increase or decrease in the cost
of or the time required for performance of this order, an
equitable adjustment shall be negotiated promptly as to the
price or delivery schedule or both. Any claims be the seller
for adjustment under this clause shall be made within 10
days after receipt of written notice for the suspension or
change, and any claim not made within the 10 day period
shall be deemed waived. Such claim shall be followed as soon
as practicable with specification of the amount claimed and
supporting cost figures. No change orders shall be binding
upon Buyer unless they are made in writing and signed by
Buyer's duly authorized representative.
10. PATENT
The Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer and Buyer's
employees, agents from any and all claims, liabilities,
damage, expenses or loss of any kind and proceedings at its
expense, resulting from infringements or alleged
infringement by the sale, use or incorporation into
manufactured products of all items furnished by the Seller
of any United States or foreign patents, trademarks,
copyrights or other proprietary rights, expect where such
infringement or alleged infringement solely from the
Seller's compliance with Buyer's instructions.
11.
ASSIGNMENT
The Seller shall not delegate any duties nor assign any
rights or claims under Purchase Order without Buyer's prior
written consent, and such attempted delegation or assignment
shall be void. In any case ,assigned accounts shall be
subject to setoff, recoupment or other claim of Buyer
against Seller.
12. SET OFF
Any amount owed to the Seller by Buyer shall be subject to
deduction for any setoff or counterclaim arising out of this
or any other Purchase Order to the Seller from Buyer.
13.
BANKRUPTCY
Buyer shall be entitled to cancel, without liability, any
unfilled part, of this Purchase Order in the event of
proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, in bankruptcy or
insolvency, by or against the Seller or in the event of the
appointment with or without the Seller's consent, of any
trustee or receiver for any substantial portion of the
Seller's assets or any assignee for the benefit of its
creditors. In such event, all deposits or prepayments shall
be deemed to have been held in trust for Buyer's benefit and
shall be returned to Buyer promptly on request
14.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
Seller warrants that the materials to be furnished and the
services to be rendered under this order, and the classes of
properly described in Article 8 shall be manufactured, sold
and used in compliance with all applicable federal, state
and local laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations,
including, without limitation, the Occupational Safety and
Health Act and the fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
15.
GOVERNING LAW
This Purchase Order and rights and obligations of the
parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted,
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
16.
GOVERNING CONTRACT PROVISIONS
Purchase Orders which specify a government contract number
or otherwise indicate that the materials purchased are
intended for use under government contracts or subcontracts
shall be subject to an deemed to incorporate all clauses and
provisions of the Armed Services Procurement Regulations
which are required to be included in such contracts and
subcontracts.
17.
ADDITIONAL OR INCONSISTENT TERMS
Terms and conditions set forth in any document provided by
the Seller to Buyer which differ from, conflict with or are
not included in this Purchase Order shall not become part of
any agreement between Buyer and the Seller unless such terms
and conditions are specifically accepted by Buyer in
writing.
18.
TERMINATION:: BREACH OF CONTRACT
Buyer may, by notice in writing, direct Seller to terminate
this order or work under this order in whole or in part at
any time and such termination shall not constitute a
default. In no event shall Seller be entitled to
anticipatory profits, or to special or consequential
damages. In the event of Seller's default or potential to
perform this order. Seller agrees upon demand by Buyer to
deliver to Buyer the raw materials and work in process
acquired in order to perform under this order, and Buyer may
then complete the work deducting the cost of such completion
from the price, or in the alternative pay to Seller the cost
of such raw materials and work in process.
19.
SPECIFICATIONS
Material made in accordance with Buyer's specification and
drawings shall not be furnished or quoted to any person or
concern without Buyer's written consent. In the event of
conflict between specifications, drawings, samples,
designated, type, part number or catalog description. In
cases of ambiguity in the specifications, drawings, or other
requirements of the order, Seller must, before proceeding,
consult Buyer, whose written interpretation shall be final.
20. TAXES
The price stated on the face hereof includes all taxes. All
local, state and federal excise, sales and use taxes, where
applicable, shall be stated separately on Seller's invoices.
21.
GRATUITIES
Seller warrants that it has not offered or given and will
not offer or give to any employee, agent or representative
of Buyer any gratuity with a view toward securing any
business from, Buyer or influencing such person with respect
to the terms, conditions or performance of any contract with
or order from Buyer. Any breach of this warranty shall be a
material breach of each and every contract between Buyer and
the Seller.
22.
INDEMNITY
Seller shall indemnify Buyer against all loss on account of
claims of injury to persons (including death) or damage to
property which may result in any way from any act or
omission of Seller, or of its agents, employees or
subcontractors. Seller shall also maintain such public
liability, property damage, employers liability and
compensation insurance and motor vehicle liability insurance
( personal injury and property damage) as will protect
Seller or its subcontractors and Buyer from said risk and
from any claims under any applicable workmen's compensation
or occupational diseases statutes.
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