5.4 Buyer shall bear the costs of access for
Seller’s remedial warranty efforts (including removal and replacement of systems,
structures or other parts of Buyer’s facility), de-installation, decontamination,
re-installation and transportation of defective Products to Seller and back to
Buyer.
5.5 The warranties and remedies are
conditioned upon (a) proper storage, installation, use, operation, and
maintenance of Products, (b) Buyer keeping accurate and complete records of
operation and maintenance during the warranty period and providing Seller
access to those records, and (c) modification or repair of Products or Services
only as authorized by Seller in writing. Failure to meet any such conditions
renders the warranty null and void.
Seller is not responsible for normal
wear and tear.
5.6 The warranty provided herein may be
amended only by Contract.
5.7 This Article 5 provides the
exclusive remedies for all claims based on failure of or defect in Products or
Services, regardless of when the failure or defect arises, and whether a claim,
however described, is based on contract, warranty, indemnity,
tort/extra-contractual liability (including negligence), strict liability or
otherwise. The warranties provided in this Article 5 are exclusive and are in
lieu of all other warranties, conditions and guarantees whether written, oral,
implied or statutory. NO IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY, OR WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE APPLIES.
6. Excusable Events
Seller shall not be liable or
considered in breach of its obligations under this Contract to the extent that
Seller’s performance is delayed or prevented, directly or indirectly, by any
cause
beyond its reasonable control, or by armed conflict, acts or threats of terrorism,
epidemics, strikes or other labor disturbances, or acts or omissions of any
governmental authority or of the Buyer or Buyer’s contractors or suppliers. If an excusable event
occurs, the schedule for Seller’s
performance
shall be extended by the amount of time lost by reason of the event plus such
additional time as may be needed to overcome the effect of the event. If acts
or
omissions of the Buyer or its
contractors or suppliers cause the delay, Seller shall also be entitled to an
equitable price adjustment.
7. Changes
7.1 Each party may at any time propose
changes in the schedule or scope of Products or Services. Seller is not
obligated to proceed with any change until both parties agree upon such change
in writing. The written change documentation will describe the changes in scope
and schedule, and the resulting changes in price and other provisions, as
agreed.
7.2 The scope, Contract Price,
schedule, and other provisions will be equitably adjusted to reflect additional
costs or obligations incurred by Seller resulting from a change, after Seller’s proposal date, in
Buyer’s Site-specific
requirements or procedures, or in industry specifications, codes, standards,
applicable laws or regulations. However, no adjustment will be made on account
of a general change in Seller’s manufacturing or repair facilities resulting from a
change in laws or regulations applicable to such facilities. Unless otherwise
agreed by the parties, pricing for additional work arising from such changes
shall be at Seller’s time and material rates.
7.3 It shall be acceptable and not
considered a change if Seller delivers a Product that bears a different,
superseding or new part or version number compared to the part or version
number listed in the Contract.
8. Limitations of
Liability
8.1 Seller shall not be liable for loss
of profit or revenues, loss of use of equipment or systems, interruption of
business, cost of replacement power, cost of capital, downtime costs, increased
operating costs, any special, consequential, incidental, indirect, or punitive damages, or claims
of Buyer’s customers for any of types of damages.
8.2 All Seller liability shall end upon
expiration of the applicable warranty period,,commencing an action or arbitration, as
applicable under this Contract, before expiration of any statute of limitations
or other legal time limitation but in no event later than six months after expiration
of such warranty period.
8.4 Seller shall not be liable for
advice or assistance that is not required for the work scope under this
Contract.
8.5 If Buyer is supplying Products or
Services to a third party, or using Products or Services at a facility owned by
a third party, Buyer shall either (i) indemnify and defend Seller from and against
any and all claims by, and liability to, any such third party in excess of the
limitations set forth in this Article 8, or (ii) require that the third party
agree, for the benefit of and enforceable by Seller, to be bound by all the
limitations included in this Article 8.
8.6 For purposes of this Article 8, the term
“Seller” means Seller, its affiliates, subcontractors and suppliers of any
tier, and their respective employees. The limitations in this Article 8 shall
apply regardless of whether a claim is based in contract, warranty, indemnity,
tort/extra-contractual liability (including negligence), strict liability or
otherwise, and shall prevail over any conflicting terms, except to the extent
that such terms further restrict Seller’s liability.
9. Governing Law and
Dispute Resolution
9.1 This Contract shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the laws of (i) the State of Georgia if
Buyer’s place of business is in the U.S. or (ii) if the Buyer’s place of business is
outside the U.S., in either case without giving effect to any choice of law
rules that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction (the “Governing
Law”). If the Contract
includes the sale of Products and the Buyer is outside the Seller’s country,
the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
shall apply.
9.2 All disputes arising in connection
with this Contract, including any question regarding its existence or validity,
shall be resolved in accordance with this Article 9. If a dispute is not
resolved by negotiations, either party may, by giving written notice, refer the
dispute to a meeting of appropriate higher management, to be held within twenty
(20) business days after the giving of notice. If the dispute is not resolved
within thirty (30) business days after the giving of notice, or such later date
as may be mutually agreed, either party may commence arbitration or court proceedings,
depending upon the location of the Buyer, in accordance with the following:
(a) if the Buyer’s pertinent place of
business is in the U.S, legal action shall be commenced in federal court
with jurisdiction applicable to, or state court located in, either the sellers
residing County ,in the state of Georgia or the
location of Buyer’s principal place of business; at sellers discretion
b) if the Buyer’s pertinent place of business is
outside the U.S., the dispute shall be submitted to and finally resolved by arbitration under
the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
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(“ICC”). The number of
arbitrators shall be one, selected in accordance with the ICC rules, unless the
amount in dispute exceeds the equivalent of U.S. $50,000, in which event it
shall be three.
When three arbitrators are involved, each party shall appoint
one arbitrator, and those two shall appoint the third within thirty (30) days,
who shall be the Chairman. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration,
shall be at sellers discretion, The arbitration shall be conducted in English.
in reaching their decision, the arbitrators shall give full force and effect to
the intent of the parties as expressed in the Contract, and if a solution is
not found in the Contract, shall apply the governing law of the Contract. The
decision of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding upon both parties, and
neither party shall seek recourse to a law court or other authority to appeal
for revisions of the decision.
10. General Clauses
10.1 Products and Services sold by
Seller are not intended for use in connection with any nuclear facility or
activity, and Buyer warrants that it shall not use or permit others to use
Products or Services for such purposes, without the advance written consent of
Seller. If, in breach of this, any such use occurs, Seller (and its parent,
affiliates, suppliers and subcontractors) disclaims all liability for any
nuclear or other damage, injury or contamination, and, in addition to any other
rights of Seller, Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller (and itsparent, affiliates, suppliers and
subcontractors) harmless against all such liability. Consent of Seller to any
such use, if any, will be conditioned upon additional terms and conditions that
Seller determines to be acceptable for protection against nuclear liability.
10.2 Seller may assign or novate its
rights and obligations under the Contract, in whole or in part, to any of its
affiliates or may assign any of its accounts receivable under this Contract to
any party without
Buyer’s consent. Buyer
agrees to execute any documents that may be necessary to complete Seller’s assignment
or novation. Seller
may subcontract portions of the work, so long as Seller remains responsible for
it. The delegation or assignment by Buyerof any or all of its rights or
obligations under the Contract without Seller’s prior written consent (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld) shall be void.
10.3 Buyer shall notify Seller
immediately upon any change in ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of
Buyer's voting rights or of any controlling interest in Buyer. If Buyer fails
to do so or Seller objects to the change, Seller may (a) terminate the
Contract, (b) require Buyer to provide adequate assurance of performance
(including but not limited to payment), and/or (c) put in place special controls
regarding Seller’s Confidential Information.
10.4 If any Contract provision is found
to be void or unenforceable, the remainder of the Contract shall not be
affected. The parties will endeavor to replace any such void or unenforceable
provision with a new provision that achieves substantially the same practical
and economic effect and is valid and enforceable.
10.5 The Contract represents the entire
agreement between the parties. No oral or written representation or warranty
not contained in this Contract shall be binding on either party. Buyer’s and
Seller’s rights, remedies and obligations arising from or related to Products
and
Services sold under this Contract are limited to the rights, remedies and
obligations stated in this Contract. No modification, amendment, rescission or
waiver shall be binding on eitherparty unless agreed in writing.
10.6 Except as provided in Article 8
(Limitations of Liability) and in Section 10.1 (no nuclear use), this Contract
is only for the benefit of the parties, and no third party shall have a right
to enforce any provision of this Contract,
11.
Security Interest
Buyer
grants Seller a security interest in Products as security for performance by
Buyer of all of its obligations under these terms and conditions (including all
Products acquired hereafter from Seller, and all future advances, accessions,
substitutions, replacements, and additions, and any proceeds from sale or
disposition of Products). Buyer agrees to execute such documents to evidence
and perfect this security interest as Seller may reasonably require.
12.
Work Product
"Work
Product" shall include, without limitation, all designs, discoveries,
creations, works, devices, masks, models, work in progress, service
deliverables, inventions, products, special tooling, computer programs,
procedures, improvements, developments, drawings, notes, documents, business
processes, information and materials made, conceived or developed by Seller
alone or with others that result from or relate to the Products. All Work
Product shall at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of
Seller. Buyer hereby agrees to irrevocably assign and transfer to Seller and
does hereby assign and transfer to Seller all of its worldwide right, title and
interest in and to the Work Product including all associated intellectual
property rights. Buyer hereby waives any and all moral and other rights in any
Work Product or any other intellectual property created, developed or acquired
in respect of the Products. Seller will have the sole right to determine the
treatment of any Work Product, including the right to keep it as trade secret,
execute and file patent applications on it, to use and disclose it without
prior patent application, to file registrations for copyright or trademark in
its own name or to follow any other procedure that Seller deems appropriate.
All tools and equipment supplied by Buyer to Seller shall remain the sole
property of Seller.
13. Patents
Buyer
shall hold Seller harmless against any expense or loss resulting from
infringement of patents or trademarks arising from compliance with Buyer's
design, specifications or instructions. The sale of products or parts thereof
by Seller does "not convey any license by implication, estoppels, or
otherwise under patent claims covering combinations of these products or parts
with other devices or elements.
14.
Changes in Product Design or Manufacture
Seller
shall have the right to change, discontinue or modify the design and
construction of any of its products and to substitute material equal to or
superior to that originally specified.
15.
Software License
Software,
if included with a Product, is hereby licensed and not sold. The license is
nonexclusive, and is limited to use with the Product with which it is included.
No other use is permitted and Seller retains for itself (or, if applicable, its
suppliers) all title and ownership to any software delivered hereunder, all of
which contains confidential and proprietary information and which ownership
includes without limitation all rights in patents, copyrights, trademarks and
trade secrets. Buyer shall not attempt any sale, transfer, sublicense, reverse
compilation or disassembly (save to the extent expressly permitted by law) or
redistribution of the software. Buyer shall not copy, disclose or display any
such software, or otherwise make it available to others.
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