Address
Launceston, Tasmania
Australia 7250
Work Hours
Monday to Friday: 9AM - 5PM
Eight Oh Eight (ABN 68 779 985 246)
Integration and Supply Contract Terms and Conditions:
1. Applicability of Terms
These General Terms and Conditions, including any addenda attached hereto, together with the Customer Care Service Agreement (“Service Agreement”) and Software License Agreement (“Software License”) attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”) are the only terms which govern the sale of the equipment and any related software (“Products”) and services (“Services”) contained in the accompanying audiovisual solutions proposal (the “Proposal”) by Eight Oh Eight (“Company”) to Buyer.
The Terms and Conditions and the Proposal (collectively, the “Agreement”) comprise the entire agreement between the parties, and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings, agreements, negotiations, representations and warranties, and communications, both written and oral. In the event of a conflict between these General Terms and Conditions and the Service Agreement, the Service Agreement shall prevail. In the event of a conflict between these General Terms and Conditions and an addendum attached hereto, the addendum shall prevail. In the event of a conflict between these General Terms and Conditions and any of the other documents constituting the Agreement, these General Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless expressly provided otherwise herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a master services agreement signed by both parties is in effect covering the sale of the Products and Services covered hereby, the terms and conditions of said agreement shall prevail to the extent they are inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions.
2. Acceptance of Terms
This Agreement shall not be binding upon the Company until signed by the Buyer and accepted in writing by a duly authorized representative of the Company. Any modification, addition to, or waiver of any of this Agreement shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Company, and any different or conflicting terms appearing in Buyer’s purchase order or other documents are expressly rejected by Company. Buyer’s receipt of the Products/Services shall constitute assent to this Agreement. No relaxation, forbearance or indulgence by the Company in enforcing any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the granting of any time to any other party shall prejudice or restrict the rights and powers of the Company hereunder, nor shall waiver of any breach hereof operate as a waiver of any subsequent or continuing breach hereof.
3. Delivery
The Company will use its best efforts to deliver the Products in accordance with the Buyer requested delivery date subject to receipt of all necessary information from Buyer. Shipping dates are approximate only, and the Company shall not be liable for delays or for failure to manufacture due to causes beyond its reasonable control or due to compliance with any government regulations. Any delay shall extend delivery dates to the extent caused thereby. Buyer shall reimburse the Company its additional expenses resulting from any Buyer-caused delay. When delivery of the Products is delayed at the request of the Buyer and the Products have already been shipped to the Company, the Company will place the Products in storage and the Company will immediately invoice the Buyer 70% of the price, which will be promptly paid. The Buyer shall have no right to cancel or rescind this Agreement by reason of an excusable delay as defined herein, and shall accept such delayed performance by the Company. The Buyer’s receipt of the Products shall constitute a waiver of any claims for delay.
4. Payment Terms
Unless otherwise specified herein, the total contract price shall be paid as follows: 100% parts and materials at time of order; 100% labour upon completion or first beneficial use, payable net 14 from receipt of invoice. Unless otherwise specified, Products are sold F.O.B. origin-Buyer to pay all shipping charges. If this Proposal covers Products or Services for more than one system, room, suite, or location, for purposes of payment in accordance with payment terms stated on the face hereof each room, suite, or location shall be treated as if the subject of a separate sale and payment made accordingly. Company shall not be liable for failures of or delays in manufacture, delivery or installation resulting from any cause or causes beyond its reasonable control.
5. Buyer In Arrears Or Default
In the event Buyer is in arrears with any payment whatsoever due from it to the Company at any time whatever, whether in respect of the purchase price or any other amount due from the Buyer to the Company under the terms of this Agreement, the amount in arrears shall bear interest at two (2) percent above the National Australia Bank Business Overdraft Indicator Rate as from the date each amount falls due, pending actual payment thereof in full, without prejudice to any relief and remedy available to the Company. In the event of Buyer’s default, the Company may, without notice, peaceably enter any premises in which the Products are located and remove, hold and sell them in accordance with applicable law, to satisfy in whole or in part Buyer’s obligations.
6. Title, Risk of Loss
Title to the Products shall pass to Buyer upon delivery, subject to the Software License (if applicable) and a purchase money security interest retained by the Company in the Products sold and the proceeds thereof until payment of all amounts then due to the Company. The Company shall be entitled to remove the Products from the Buyer’s premises if all payments are not made when due. Buyer agrees to cooperate with Company in the execution and filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or other documents as the Company requests to protect its security interest. Risk of loss or damage to the Products or any part thereof shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery.
7. Installation & Site Preparation
Installation (field assembly, interconnection, equipment calibration and checkout) is to be performed by the Company’s trained technical employees. The Company shall be entitled to employ sub-contractors and/or agents to assist in or carry out, in whole or in part, the installation. In the event installation by Company employees is prevented by trade unions, the Buyer shall arrange with the trade unions at its own expense to complete installation.
The Company is thereafter liable only for engineering supervision of installation. The Company shall coordinate and cooperate with other trades to facilitate satisfactory work progress. If the Company’s work in progress is impeded by other trades and/or contractors (excluding the Company’s own subcontractors) or by scheduling delays due to the Buyer, time delays in the final installation as well as additional charges including labor, travel and reasonable expenses may result.
The Buyer shall be responsible for preparing, at its own expense, the installation site in accordance with the Company’s instructions, including the requirements specified in the Proposal. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any high voltage electrical work, ceiling modifications, structural modifications, or mechanical systems modifications. Unless otherwise specified, Buyer shall provide the Company with source code for any non-Company programmed remote control system required to be modified under the terms of this Agreement.
8. Installation & Site Preparation (Continued)
The Buyer shall provide the Company with reasonable access to the installation site before delivery, for purposes of determining site readiness for installation, and shall designate an individual on Buyer’s staff to serve as a contact person for all site preparation and installation issues. Buyer shall provide the Company with free access to the installation site for the purpose of preparation for installation. The Buyer shall indemnify the Company against any loss, damage or claim arising out of the condition of the storage and installation premises.
Buyer shall obtain at its expense and keep effective all permissions, licenses, and permits whenever required in connection with the installation and/or use of the Products and the premises where the Products shall be situated.
9a. Warranty
In the event the Products are in any way misused or altered or repaired by someone other than a representative of the Company, which within the sole judgment of the Company results in an adverse effect, including effects upon performance or reliability of the Products, the warranty and the Company’s obligations hereunder shall terminate without notice to Buyer.
9b. Warranty Service
Unless Buyer has purchased a Service Program (as defined in the Customer Care Service Agreement) providing for a longer period of warranty coverage, each installation/system carries a standard ninety-day warranty covering defects in the installation portion of the sale. Components and materials carry the manufacturer’s warranty as described below, which may be greater than the ninety-day period listed above. The Company will attempt to reply to warranty service requests received from Buyer prior to 1:00 p.m. within forty-eight hours. In the event service is provided outside of normal working hours, Buyer will be charged for any overtime hours in accordance with the Company’s then- standard policy on overtime rates. Normal working hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
10. Limitations Of Warranty – Products Of Others
Unless otherwise specified, no warranty whatsoever is provided by the Company hereunder as to Products manufactured by anyone other than the Company, including but not limited to, cables, lamps, batteries, glassware, and evacuated devices (including valve, cathode ray tubes, and other special electron tubes). The Company’s sole obligation with respect to any material or part identified in the Proposal, literature, or specifications furnished to the Buyer as manufactured or supplied by others, shall be to pass on to the Buyer the applicable manufacturer’s warranties, if any.
11. Buyer Responsibilities
Buyer or any user of the Products shall (i) notify the Company as soon as any unusual operating peculiarity appears, and (ii) operate the Products in a safe and competent manner in strict compliance with established safety operating procedures and applicable laws and government regulations. In the event the Buyer or any user of the Products fails to comply with any of the above-stated conditions, the Company’s warranties and its obligations hereunder shall terminate without notice to Buyer.
12. Limitation Of Liability
The foregoing warranties are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties, whether written or oral, implied or statutory. No implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose shall apply; in no event will the Company be liable for any damages, other than the allocable charges paid by the Buyer for the Products, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential, arising from any warranty claims.
13. Restocking Fees
In the event Buyer wishes to return any Products based on reasons outside of the Company’s control, Buyer agrees to pay any and all restocking fees.
14. General
The Proposal shall be firm for the period shown on the face hereof, subject to withdrawal or change by the Company upon notice at any time prior to acceptance of an order.
15. Servability
Should any provision of these terms and conditions be deemed unlawful or unenforceable it will be severed from the Contract and will not affect the enforceability of the remaining parts of these terms and conditions.
16. Jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Tasmania and the Commonwealth of Australia. We and you each irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Tasmania.