TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. CONTRACT:
This Purchase Order (order) shall constitute a contract between GEESYS Technologies Buyer) and the Supplier (Seller) on whom this order is placed for delivery of goods and immediately upon its dispatch by the Buyer it shall be binding on the Seller.
2. ACCEPTANCE:
Acceptance of this order must be given by the Seller in writing within 7 (Seven) days of receipt of this order failing which the Seller will be deemed to have accepted this order upon the terms and conditions stated herein and overleaf.
3. TAXES:
All taxes and duties will applicable as per government of India notified time to time.
4. INSURANCE:
Insurance to be arranged by supplier at own cost.
5. FREIGHT:
Unless mentioned separately, freight to be borne by the supplier
6. DELIVERY TIME:
Delivery of goods in time is the essence of this contract and must be strictly adhered to by the Seller. The Buyer shall be entitled to rescind the contract wholly or in part if delivery of the goods is not made in accordance with the terms of this contract without taking any formal step such as providing a notice or otherwise,. However in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver the goods in time the Buyer shall at its sole discretion shall be entitled either;
7. DOCUMENTATION:
The goods should accompanied by original & duplicate for Transporter copy, order reference must be mentioned on the invoice, for goods dispatched by Public Carriers, Railway Receipt or Transport Delivery Receipt (G.C Note) must be prepared in favour of the Buyer and a copy must be prompt ly sent to the destination address mentioned in this order through registered post Failure on the par t of the Seller to comply with the above requirements shall result in noncompliance of the terms of this order and the buyer shall have the right to forthwith reject the goods supplied.
(a) to purchase goods from other sources on the Seller's account in which case the Seller shall be liable to pay to the Buyer the difference between the price at which such goods have been actually purchased and the price calculated at the rate set out in this order, or
(b) to hold the Seller liable to pay to the Buyer damages for non-delivery of goods in time and on the basis of the difference between the market rate and the contract rate
8. PROPERTY:
The property of the goods shall pass to the Buyer only upon delivery at the premises mentioned in this order and accepted by the Buyer.
9. QUALITY:
The goods shall correspond with the description or the sample or the original specifications thereof in all details. Otherwise the same shall be liable to be rejected by the Buyer and the Seller shall be deemed to have wrongfully neglected to deliver the goods according to this order /contract. The Buyer's decision in matter of assessing the quality of the goods ordered will be final and binding.
10. INSPECTION OF GOODS:
The Buyer reserves the right of inspect ion of goods at the points of assembly and/or delivery. Rout ine and type tests shall be performed at the manufacturer’s works and test certificates furnished. I f des i red by the Buyer the Seller will permit or arrange the Buyer's authorised representative to be present during any of the tests to be preformed to assess the quality of the goods to be delivered by the Seller. If the goods delivered are not in accordance and or conformity with this order, the Buyer may reject the goods in whole or in part. In such an event the Buyer shall be free to buy the goods from any other source and the Sellers will be liable to reimburse the Buyer of any additional costs incurred in doing so.
11. ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS:
Acceptance of the goods by the Buyer shall not discharge the Seller form the liability for damages or for any condition or warranty contained herein or implied by law and if after accepting the goods or any of them are found to have any defect / s therein either in material , workmanship or otherwise become known to the Buyer and such defects amount to breach of any condition or warranty herein or implied by law, the Buyer shall forthwith notify the Seller of such of such defects and shall ( In additions to any other rights or remedies that the Buyer may possess ) be entitled to reject such goods ordered in par t or in full and hold the same at the Seller's risk cost and consequence. The Seller shall be responsible and be liable to forthwith replace or to repair at the options of the Buyer, free of cost goods delivered under this order or any part thereof if any defect and / or deficiency in the composition or a substance or material or workmanship or process or manufacture or in the design of the goods is brought to the notice of the Seller within 12 (Twelve) calendar months from the date or delivery.
12. REMOVAL OF REJECTED GOODS:
Within 10 (Ten) days from the date of intimation from the Buyer of their refusal to accept the goods the Seller shall immediately remove the rejected goods from the Buyer's godown or site at their own cost . The Buyer shall not be responsible or held liable for any loss or deterioration of such rejected goods. The Seller shall pay to the Buyer storage charges @ Rs 500/ - (Five Hundred) per day for such rejected goods for the period exceeding 15 (Fifteen) days as aforesaid.
13. EXCESS DELIVERIES:
Goods must not be delivered by the Seller in excess of the quantity ordered. The Buyer assumes no obligation to accept such goods and / or make payment in relation of such excess quantity delivered. The Seller must remove such express deliveries at their own risk and cost.
14. CANCELLATION AND OR AMENDMENT:
The Buyer reserves the right to cancel and / or amend this order or any part thereof without assigning any reason to the Seller whatsoever.
15. PACKING:
Goods to be delivered against this order must be properly packed for the transport by road / rail / air / water to the place stipulated in this order to avoid any damage during transit . No additional charges will be accepted or paid for packing unless specifically agreed upon by the Buyer. The packaging norms shall be compliant with the Standards of Weights and Measures Act , Packages Commodities Rules and such other legislations as may be applicable.
16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
Notwithstanding anything contained in this contract / order / amendments to the contrary with respect to any and all claims arising out of the performance or non-performance of the obligations under this contract / order / amendments, whether arising in contract , tor t warranty, strict liability or otherwise, the Buyers liability shall not exceed in the aggregate 100% (Hundred Percent) of this order value or deliveries made whichever is
17. PAYMENTS:
Payments terms will be mentioned in the PO. All bills/ invoices for deliveries made by the Seller shall bear the sales tax/VAT / Service Tax registration number of the Seller and should be submitted in duplicate bearing the order No. and the date as reference along with receipted invoices at the office specified in this order Seller should strictly adhere to the instructions contained in this order failing which payment is liable to be delayed. No interest shall be paid under by the Buyer to the Seller under any circumstances for such delayed payment if made.
18. CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS:
The Buyer shall in no event be liable for loss of profit , loss of revenue, loss of use, loss of production, loss of capital or cost connected with interruption of operation, loss of anticipated saving, indirect or consequential damage or loss of any nature which the Seller may have suffered.
19. RIGHT OF SETOFF:
The Buyer shall be entitled to recover from the Seller any sum due to the Buyer on account of damages penalty or otherwise whether in respect of deliveries under this order or under any of its previous purchase orders by deducting such sums from the amount payable to the Seller in respect of deliveries made under this order or under any of the prior or subsequent order. The right of setoff shall be at the sole discretion of the Buyer.
20. INDEMNITY:
The Seller shall indemnify the Buyer for loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of use, loss of production, loss of capital or cost connected with interruption of operation, loss of anticipated saving, indirect or consequential damage or loss of any nature which the Buyer may have suffered and from all claims for injury that may be caused to any person by any act of the Seller or his agents or servants whether employed by him or not while in or upon the Buyer's premises and in respect of any other damages that may be caused to any property including plant and machinery of the Buyer in course of delivery of the goods.
21. WARRANTY:
The Seller shall ensure that all goods delivered are free from any defects and bad workmanship and that the good /equipment delivered shall operate satisfactorily. Unless mentioned separately the agreed warranty period which shall be 60 (Sixty) calendar months from the date of acceptance by the Buyer. The Seller will be the responsible for free replacement or repairs in case of defective goods and / or non-satisfactory performance of the equipment delivered.
19. FORCE MAJEURE:
The Seller shall be under no liability for failure to deliver and the Buyer for accepting delivery of goods or any part thereof when such failure is due to fire, earthquakes, fire, floods, strikes, lock-outs, transportation, embargoes, act or God, State enemies, or any other causes whatsoever beyond the control of the Seller or the Buyer.
The following shall not constitute a Force Majeure event for Supplier: i) Supplier’s ability to sell Supplies at a more advantageous price, ii) increases in Supplier’s production costs, iii) interruptions in Supplier’s supplies, including if a supplier fails to supply Supplier, or (iv) labor disputes or strikes at Supplier’s facilities, or, (v) epidemics
20. INTELECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:
The Seller shall indemnify the Buyer against any claim for infringement of any patents, registered design, trademark or trade name on sale of goods to the Buyer.
21. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
(a). Order confirmation with confirmed delivery date to be sent within 24hrs of receipt of the order.
(b). Goods to be delivered to the place of delivery mentioned in the PO, along with necessary Invoice/Test Reports/Inspection Reports/Other related documents.
(c). GEESYS Purchase Order No and Product No to be mentioned in all the DC/Invoice copies.
(d). Despatch details like R.R.No/L.R.No. Nature of Packing No. of cases, gross weight, net weight, value of the material dispatched etc.. to be sent to respective purchaser by mail immediately after dispatching the material from your end.
(e). Seller shall ensure at the time of dispatch that 3 copies of proper invoice shall be handed over to his transport/buyers nominated carriers to
accompany the consignment in transit. The invoices shall bemade on proper invoice formats indication correct and complete description and value of items dispatched along with sellers GST registraction numbers and also buyers GST registration numbers.
(f). Seller should ensure at the time of handing over the goods to the transporter the required e way bill are made available to him. In case of the
sellers default in providing necessary documents ,any expenses/damages that may be incurred by the buyer for the safe transit of material upto buyers works will be debited to the seller.
(g). Suppliers have to ensure that all the above materials are properly packed and delivered as per Grundfos required specifications.
Wherever GESYS entered into Frame Work/Standard Purchase Agreement with suppliers’ then the order has to be executed as per the agreement
(h). Supplier should not use thermocol and plastic bag below 50 Microns for packing of Products. Packing and Forwarding should be as per MSDS of
Original equipment manufacturer.
(i). Legal compliance: Vehicles coming for delivery to GEESYS (Wherever Applicable) should have valid Fitness Certificate, Emission Certificate, Insurance Certificate and Driver should have valid Driving License. Persons accompanying your supplied material must adhere to GEESYS safety instructions inside GEESYS Premises.
22. CONFIDENTIALITY:
(a). The Seller agrees that he/they will not use, sell, loan or publicise any of the specifications blue prints or designs, delivered or paid for by the Buyer for fulfilment of the order without prior written consent from the Buyer.
(b). Supplier and its representatives shall protect GEESYS Confidential Information, and shall not disclose copy, reproduce, reverse engineer or transfer Confidential Information to any third parties or use for purposes other than fulfilling its obligations under the Order.
23. TERMINATION FOR DEFUALT:
(a). Upon written notice to Supplier, Eaton may terminate all or part of the Order if (i) Supplier defaults in the performance of any provision of the Order, including late delivery or Supplier’s failure to make reasonable progress towards completion of the Order, and such default is not cured within seven (7) days, or (ii) in the event of Supplier’s bankruptcy, suspension of business, insolvency, appointment of a receiver for Supplier’s property or business, or any assignment, reorganization or arrangement by Supplier for the benefit of its creditors.
(b). Supplier shall be liable for, and pay to GEESYS, any costs, including the cost for additional managerial and administrative services, in excess of the price for Supplies.
(c). In the event of a termination for default, Supplier shall protect and preserve property in its possession where Eaton has an interest.
(d). GEESYS is entitled to a refund of all monies paid to Supplier for the terminated Order
24. EPIDEMICS
Supplier will make best efforts to make delivery of Supplies during an epidemic, including Supplier payment for expedited freight costs to meet Order delivery commitments.
Prior to the delivery of Supplies, Eaton may cancel Orders for reasons attributable to the outbreak of any epidemic. Eaton cannot be held liable, and Supplier shall not be entitled to any damages or indemnifications resulting from an epidemic.
25. NO PUBLICITY,ASSIGNMENT; SUBCONTRACTORS
Supplier shall not assign, subcontract or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Order unless agreed in writing. Supplier will impose these Terms on all subcontractors and shall be liable for subcontractors’ performance.
26. NOTICES:
When required by these Terms, notices to Supplier shall be sent to Supplier’s address on the Order. Notices to Eaton shall be sent to Eaton’s address on the Order, with a copy to GEESYS Technologies India Private Limited, No.33, alandur Road, Saidapet, Chennai – 600015, Tamil Nadu, India. , attention: Law Department. All notices shall be delivered personally, or by postage prepaid registered mail, return receipt requested. Notice is effective on receipt by a Party.
27. INTERPRETATION
(a). Headings are for convenience only.
(b). The term “including” when used in these Terms, shall mean “including, but not limited to”.
28. INTERCHANGEABILITY:
All Supplies, which were not subject to validation testing or approval by an Eaton customer, shall be interchangeable with like supplies purchased from Supplier previously by Eaton. Supplier may not make any change to any Supplies designs, processes, or procedures without Eaton’s prior written approval.
29. JURISDICTION:
Any suit or other proceedings to enforce the rights or either party shall only be instituted in and tried by the Courts of ordinary civil jurisdiction in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state, India.TERMS AND CONDITIONS ANNEXURE TO THE PURCHASE ORDER