Pentair Technical Solutions Procurement Terms and Conditions
Except as otherwis e agreed, in writi ng, by Hoffman Enclos ures Inc., dba Pentair Equipm ent Protecti on , P entair T echnical Products, Inc., dba P entair Equipment Pr otection
and/or its affiliates (collec tively, "Buy er"), the following standar d terms and c onditions of s ale will apply to all or der s r eceived and all sales made b y S eller:
ACC EPT AN CE — T his P urc has e O rder is B uy er' s
abs enc e of stated terms, Buy er will remit paym ent to
Seller within ninety ( 90) days of rec eipt of a v alid inv oice,
provided s uch invoice s hall not be sent earlier than the
date the W orks had been c ompl eted and pr ovided to
Buyer.
A G R E E M E NT — T hi s P ur c has e
O r der , to get her wi th thes e ter m s an d c ondi ti ons a nd
any ter m s o n th e f ac e her e of, s h al l c ons ti tute th e
c om pl ete agr e em ent b etw ee n t he pa r ti es and m ay
not b e al ter e d or m o di fi ed ex c ept i n wr i ti ng dul y
ex ec ute d by eac h p ar ty . N o t er m s and c on di t i ons
s tated i n or a ttac h ed t o S el l er ' s c omm uni c ati ons to
Buyer, including but not limited to acknowledgements,
acceptance, confirmation, or invoices, are applicable
to this Purchase Order in any way and shall not to be
considered Seller's exceptions to the provisions of this
Purchase Order. Trade custom, trade usage and past
performance are supers eded by this Purchase Order
and shall not be used to interpret this Purchase Order.
IDENTIFICATION
offer to S ell er and s hall bec om e a bindi ng c ontr act
on the ter ms and c ondi ti ons s et for th her ei n when i t
is acc epted either by S ell er 's ack nowl edgem ent or
per for m anc e.
C O M P L E TE
— S ell er warr ants and r epr es ents
that all goods and s er vic es (the " W or ks" ) pr ovi ded
under this P urc has e O r der will be (i) new; (ii) fr ee of
lien or enc um br anc e; (i ii) s uitabl e for their i ntended
pur pos e; ( i v) i n c onformi ty with the s peci fi c ati ons,
dr awi ngs, s am pl es , or other descri pti ons fur ni s hed to
or s peci fi ed by B uy er, and if not fur ni s hed or
specifi ed, to standar d c omm erci al s peci fi c ati ons; ( v)
that no W ork s will be banned, mis br anded, or
misl abel ed, and ar e pr oduc ed and pr ovi ded i n
confor mity will all applic abl e feder al , state, or l oc al
law or r egul ati on; and ( vi ) on the date of del iv er y,
and for a peri od of 12 m onths ther eafter , the W ork s
shall be fr ee of defec ts i n desi gn, workm ans hi p, and
materi al . S ell er s hall r epair , r epl ac e or r e - per form at
Sell er' s ex pens e (i ncl udi ng par ts , fr eight, and l abor
for r em ov al and r ei ns tall ati on) any W orks found to be
defec tiv e. B uy er 's i ns pec ti on (i f any) , ac c eptanc e, or
rej ect i on of W ork s s hall not r eli ev e S ell er of any
obli gati ons her ei n.
WAR R ANT Y
CHANGES — Buyer reserves the right to make
c h a n g e s t o t h e s c o p e o f w o r k t o b e f u r n i s h e d by
Seller.
Seller shall not implement such change
request until such time as resolution of any adjustm ents
occur in writing where any change may cause an increase
in price, form, fit and/or function.
— Seller shall identify Buyer's
purchase order number on Seller's invoice, packing list,
bill of lading, and any packages.
DELIV E RY — Tim e is of the ess en ce. Del iv eri es s hall
be s tric tly i n acc or danc e with the s chedul e s et out or
refer r ed to i n the P urc has e O r der and i n the ex ac t
quanti ti es or der ed. B uy er r es erv es the ri ght, at S ell er's
ex pens e, to r etur n W ork s s hi pped i n adv anc e of
sc hedul e. S ell er s hall pr ovi de written notifi c ati on to
Buy er of any possi bl e or ac tual del ay i n per for m anc e
under thi s P ur c has e Or der and s hall pr ovi de all r el ev ant
inform ati on c onc er ni ng the c aus e for s uc h del ay . In no
ev ent, howev er , s hall s uc h notic e r eliev e S ell er of i ts
obli gati ons under thi s P urc has e O r der . If deliv ery i s not
made on or befor e the s peci fi ed date, B uy er m ay c anc el
this P urc has e Or der , or any unfill ed por ti on, and pr oc ur e
repl ac em ent W orks fr om a thir d party ; S ell er will be
res ponsi bl e for any addi ti onal dir ec t c os ts due to the
del ay i n deli v ery , pr ovi ded B uy er mak es r eas onabl e
effor ts to mi ti gate s uc h c os ts . Unl es s other wis e pr ovi ded
on the fac e her eof, all s al es ar e F CA nam ed c ar ri er
(Inc oterms 2010). Ti tl e and risk of l oss s hall tr ans fer to
Buy er fr om S ell er upon r ec ei pt at B uy er s dock .
FORCE MAJEURE — Neither party shall be liable to the
other party for any failure or delay in its performance
hereunder to the extent resulting from causes beyond
reasonable control, including acts of God, fire, natural
disasters, or acts of government (each, a "Force Majeure"),
provided that such non-conforming or delayed party gives
the other party prompt written notice of the Force Majeure.
Cost increases related to the Works, strikes, labor disputes,
raw material shortages or other lack of supply shall not be
deemed a Force Majeure event.
L IMITA TI ON O F L I ABIL I TY — In no ev ent s hall
ei ther par ty be li abl e to the other for los s of antici pated
pr ofi t or goodwill or for any i ndi r ec t, c ons equenti al or
inci dental dam ages.
RIGHTS — Seller agrees that
B u y e r ' s d e s i g n s , s p e c i fi c a t i o n s , f o r m u l as , a n d
manufacturing information are proprietary data and
shall not be disclosed to others or utilized for
p u r p o s e s o t h e r t h a n t h o s e i n t e n d e d i n t h i s P ur c h a s e
O r d e r . S el l er s h al l r e t u r n al l p r op r i e t a r y d a t a a n d
copies thereof to Buyer upon completion of Seller's
obligations under this Purchase Order or upon Buyer's
r e q u e s t a t a n y e a r l i e r ti m e .
employees, agents, customers, and assigns from all
suits, actions, or proceedings, at law or in equity,
and from all cl aims, damages, losses and
expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees, consultants' fees, experts' fees, and claims
for personal injury and property damage, arising
out of or related to (a) Seller's non -compliance with
the provisions of this P urchase Order, (b) Seller's
breach of warranty, (c) Seller's use, control,
ownership or operation of its business and any
Seller facility, (d) Seller's handling, treatment,
storage,
or
disposal
of
raw
materials,
intermediaries, final products, or wastes, o r (e)
occupational safety and health matters.
I N S U R A N C E — I f S el l e r i s t o p er f or m s er v i c e s on
B uy er ' s pr em i s es , p r i o r to th e p er f or m a nc e, S el l er
s h al l o bt ai n a n d m ai nt ai n at al l ti m e s c o m p r e h e ns i v e
g e ne r al l i abi l i ty i ns ur a nc e wi t h t h e f o l l owi n g m i ni m um
c ov er a g es : 1) wo r k er ' s c om pe ns a ti o n i ns ur an c e i n
ac c or d a nc e w i t h t h e a p pl i c a bl e l aws o f t h e
j ur i s di c ti o n i n w hi c h t h e W or k s ar e b ei n g p er fo r m ed ;
a n d 2) a C om pr e he ns i v e G e n er al Li a bi l i ty pol i c y wi t h
a s i n gl e l i m i t of $ 1 ,0 0 0 , 00 0 p er oc c ur r e nc e a n d
$ 2, 0 0 0, 0 0 0 i n t he a g gr e ga t e f or b o di l y i nj ur y a nd
pr o p er t y d am a ge .
RIG H T- OF - AC CES S — B uy er r es erv es the ri ght to
ins pec t m ateri als , pr oc es s and wor km ans hi p at
Sell er' s, or i ts s ubc ontr ac tor s' , pr emi s es . B uy er' s
ins pec ti on does not abs olv e S ell er of the r es ponsi bili ty
for the quali ty of the wor k, and s hall not pr ecl ude
subs equ ent r ej ec ti on by B uy er.
CONFIDENTIAL ITY — Seller shall not, without first
obtaini ng the written consent of B uyer, in any manner
adv ertise, publish, or disclose to any third party the
fact that S eller has contrac ted with B uyer to fur nish the
Works nor any of the details connected with this
Purchase Or der, except as m ay be r equired by l aw or to
perform this Purc has e Order.
A S S I G NM E N T — No par t of t hi s P ur c has e O r der
m ay be as s i gn ed or s ubc o ntr ac te d wi thout the pr i or
wr i tten ap pr ov al of B uy er . S el l er shal l r em ai n ful l y
r es pons i bl e for al l W or k s per for m ed by i ts
s ubc ontr ac tor s or i ts s uppl i er s .
PROPRIETARY
CAN CEL LATI O N — B uy er r es erv es the ri ght to
canc el this P urc has e O r der i n whol e or i n par t upon
wri tten notic e to S ell er. Unl ess for c aus e due to
Sell er' s br eac h of obli gati ons , S ell er s hall be entitl ed
to r eas onabl e c har ges c onsis ti ng of a pr o r ata
appor ti onm ent of the P urc has e Or der pri c e bas ed on
the W or ks ac tually perform ed pri or to c anc ell ati on,
not to ex c eed the aggr egate c ommi tm ent s peci fi ed i n
the P urc has e O r der , pr ovi ded W or ks c annot be
repur pos ed. Canc ell ati on s hall not lim it the r i ghts or
rem edi es affor ded B uy er .
PRICING — Prices for the Works are firm, are not
subject to increase, and include all taxes except sales,
use, or similar taxes. If applicable, prices include
standard documentation (installation, operating manuals,
technical instructions, material safety data sheet s, or
other hazardous warnings) for any Works provided
hereunder.
PAYMENT — Buyer will remit payment according to the
stated terms on the face of this Purchase Order. In the
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT —
Seller warrants that the m anufacture, use and/or sal e of
Works provi de d does not infringe the intellectual property
rights of any third par ty. S eller agr ees to defend,
indem nify
and
hol d
B uyer
( and
its
agents ,
repr esentatives, em ployees, officers, related c ompanies,
successors , assigns, and cus tom ers) harmless fr om any
and all claims, demands , ac tions , dam ages and liabilities
(including attorneys' fees) inv olving the infringem ent of
any patent, tr ademark , c opyright or other i ntellectual
proper ty right by reason of the manufactur e, use or sale
of s aid W orks by Buy er.
INDEMNITY — To the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, Seller shall defend, indemnify,
and hold harmless Buyer, its officers, directors,
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WA I V E R — No fai l ur e to ex er c i s e and no del ay i n
ex er c i s i ng on the p ar t of B uy er any r i ght, power or
pr i v il ege h er eu nd er wi l l oper ate as a wai v er th er eo f,
nor wi l l any s i ngl e or par ti al ex er c i s e of any r i ght,
pow er or pr i v i l ege h er eu nd er p r ec l ude f ur ther
ex er c i s e of th e s am e r i ght , p ower or p r i vi l ege.
WI T H L A WS — S el l er , i n t he
p er f or m a nc e o f t hi s P ur c h as e O r d er , s h al l c om pl y
wi t h th e pr ov i s i o ns o f al l a p pl i c a bl e l a ws , r ul es a n d
r e g ul a ti o ns o f g ov er nm e nt al au t h or i ty .
COMPLIANCE
JURISDICTION — This Agreement shall be governed
in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the
Works are delivered or performed, and not the United
Nations Convention on the Sale of Goods.
V AL IDITY OF PR OV ISIO NS — In the ev ent any
pr ovisi on or any par t or por ti on of any pr ovisi on of this
Purc has e Or der s hall be hel d to be i nv ali d, v oi d or
other wis e unenfor c eabl e, s uc h hol di n g s hall not affec t
the r em ai ni ng par t or porti ons of that pr ovisi on, or any
other pr ovisi on h er eof.
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