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ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
PURCHASE ORDER GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS
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Shipment
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Delay
in shipment may be, but is not limited to the following causes: Acts of God
or the public enemy, expropriation or confiscation of facilities, changes in
applicable law, war, rebellion, sabotage or riots, earthquakes, floods,
unusually severe weather that could not reasonably have been anticipated,
fires, explosions, or other catastrophes. Strikes and other labor-related
delays shall not, in any event, be considered delay in shipment. Seller shall
within three (3) days from the beginning of such delays notify ConocoPhillips
Alaska, Inc. ("Buyer") in writing of the cause of delay; and
provided further that if an excusable delay exceeds a total period of thirty
(30) days, Buyer may cancel the Order or the item (s) from the Order. Any
additional costs incurred by Buyer to meet shipment requirements will be
reimbursed by the Seller.
If the risk of loss passes
at the shipping point, and if Seller fails to ship in the manner or route
directed by Buyer, Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any loss resulting therefrom.
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Warranty
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1.
Seller warrants all goods provided and work performed for a period of one
year from date of shipment and shall remedy all defects in material, design
or workmanship discovered during said period. Buyer shall have the option to
remedy defects in which event Seller shall reimburse Buyer the costs of
remedying such defects. Seller agrees to pass on all warranties of
manufacturer or distributor to Buyer, but such agreements shall not relieve
Seller of any warranty it has given.
2. All goods are subject
to inspection by Buyer before, upon and within a reasonable time after
shipment. No goods shall be replaced/substituted
without Buyer's prior written instructions.
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Price Warranty
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Seller
warrants that the prices for the goods sold to Buyer under this Order are not
less favorable than those currently extended to any other customer for the
same or like goods in equal or less quantities. Seller further warrants that the
prices charged hereunder are in compliance with all applicable Government
laws, rules, and regulations.
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Termination
for Convenience
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Time
is of the essence. Buyer may terminate for its convenience further
performance of all or any separable part of this Order at any time by written
notice to Seller. On the date of such termination stated in said notice,
Seller shall discontinue all work pertaining to this Order. Payment to Seller
shall be based on that portion of the work satisfactorily performed to the
date of termination, including reimbursement for reasonable overhead and
profit on the partial fulfillment of this Order, plus reasonable and
necessary expenses resulting from the termination, as substantiated by
documentation satisfactory to and verified by Buyer. Seller shall not be
entitled to any prospective or anticipatory profits or damages because of
such termination.
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Change Orders
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Buyer
reserves the right, at any time, to make changes in quantity, drawings and
specifications, methods of shipment and packaging, schedules and the place of
shipment as to any goods, materials, equipment and machinery or work covered
by this Order. In such event, an equitable adjustment in price and time of
performance mutually satisfactory to Buyer and to Seller shall be negotiated.
Seller shall not suspend performance of this Order while Buyer and Seller are
in the process of making such changes and any related adjustments and, if
released in writing by Buyer, Seller shall comply with and perform such
change in accordance with the terms in this Order during such time. No
substitutions shall be made in this Order without the prior written
authorization of Buyer. Additional compensation will be paid to Seller only
if agreed to in writing by Buyer, and no agreement or understanding modifying
the terms or conditions of this Order shall be binding upon Buyer unless made
and agreed to in writing.
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Indemnity to
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
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To
the fullest extent permitted by law, Seller shall protect, defend, indemnify,
save and hold Buyer, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, any
working interest owners and joint venturers, and
respective officers, directors, agents and employees harmless from and
against:
1.
Any and all claims and liabilities, including costs and expenses, for bodily
injury to, or death of, persons, including claims and liabilities for care or
loss of services in connection with any bodily injury or death; and
2.
Any and all claims and liabilities, including costs and expenses, for loss or
destruction of or damage to any property belonging to Seller, Buyer or
others, the risk of which is not assumed by Buyer hereunder; resulting
directly or indirectly from, or occurring in the course of, Seller's
fulfillment of this Order.
However, the indemnity obligation
shall not extend to liabilities for injury or death to persons or loss or
damage to property resulting solely from Buyer's negligence or willful
misconduct. Buyer shall have the right, at its own expense, to join in the
defense of any action in which it is made a defendant.
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Audit
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1.
Buyer's duly authorized representatives shall have access at all reasonable
times to all records, documents, files, and personnel necessary to audit and
verify Seller's charges to Buyer for goods sold to Buyer and for work
performed. Seller shall retain records, documents, and files related to such
charges for a period of five years from the end of the calendar year when
invoicing was submitted to Buyer. Buyer's representatives shall have the
right to reproduce and retain copies of any of the aforesaid documents.
2. If, as a result of an
audit hereunder, Seller is determined to have charged Buyer for amounts which
are not allocable or non verifiable, Seller shall promptly reimburse Buyer
for said amounts.
3. Seller shall include
the provisions of this paragraph concerning "Audit" in all its
subcontracts and Orders.
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Compliance
with Laws, Rules and Regulations
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Seller
represents and warrants that it is in compliance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations which affect this Order. Included in such laws, rules
and regulations are local, state, federal and international transportation
regulations. These transportation regulations require that all freight is
accurately described, classified, certified, packaged, marked, labeled,
placarded, and in all respects in proper condition for transport. These
regulations also require the Seller to furnish a current "Material
Safety Data Sheet" (MSDS), with the shipment of all hazardous material.
In addition to that requirement, Buyer requires that an MSDS be sent to the
Buyer who issued the Order at: ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., P.O. Box 100360,
Anchorage, Alaska 99510-0360, ATTN: (Buyer's name), prior to shipment.
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Patents, Trade
Secrets and Confidential Information
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Seller
agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Buyer, its parent,
subsidiaries and affiliated companies, any working interest owners and joint venturers, and respective officers, directors, agents and
employees in any suit, claim or demand alleging infringement of any patent,
copyright, and/or misappropriation of any confidential information or trade
secrets in the United States, in the country of source and in the country of
destination, based upon the performance of said work or manufacture, sale,
shipment or use of goods supplied hereunder. Seller agrees to keep
confidential and not to disclose to others or to use in any way confidential
business/technical information that Buyer may disclose in conjunction with
its Order, or that Seller may be exposed to as a result of entering Buyer's
property to deliver goods or to perform work hereunder. Notwithstanding
restrictive legends to the contrary, no confidentiality or other obligation
will be imposed on Buyer by acceptance of goods or documents supplied by
Seller, and Buyer shall be free to copy, modify, disclose and distribute such
documents without accounting to Seller.
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Choice of
Forum and Laws
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Seller
and Buyer agree that no lawsuit pertaining to any matter arising under or
growing out of this Order shall be instituted in any other Court than the
Anchorage Superior Court of the State of Alaska. The laws of the State of
Alaska shall govern this Order.
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Social
Security and Wage Tax Liability
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With
respect to all persons at any time employed by or on the payroll of Seller or
performing any work directly or indirectly under this Order, Seller accepts
full and exclusive liability for the payment of all contributions or taxes
for unemployment insurance and old age retirement and other benefits,
pensions, or annuities, and wage or income taxes, now or hereafter imposed by
the United States and any State or political sub-division thereof, however
the same be measured. Seller shall furnish Buyer such payroll and employment
information as Buyer may require to show compliance with the above
obligation. If Buyer shall be required by law to pay any contribution, tax or
penalty because of Seller's failure to furnish the aforesaid information,
Seller shall forthwith reimburse Buyer for the entire amount so paid by it.
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Waiver of
Mechanics' Liens
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Seller
agrees that no mechanics' liens whatsoever shall be filed against Buyer or
Buyer's premises by Seller or any subcontractor of Seller for the supply of
any labor, materials, or both in the performance of the work under this
Order, and the right to such lien is hereby waived by the Seller.
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Independent
Contractor
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Seller's
status shall be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee
or agent of Buyer.
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Publicity
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Seller
shall not advertise or publish the fact that Buyer has placed this Order
without first obtaining the written consent of Buyer.
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Non-Discrimination
in Employment
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1.
Section 202 of Executive Order 11246, as amended by Executive Order 11375,
relating to equal employment opportunities, the implementing rules and regulations
of the Secretary of Labor, and all clauses and requirements which are
applicable and set forth therein are incorporated herein by specific
reference. In particular, the Seller hereby certifies that it does not
maintain segregated facilities. In making this certification, Seller
incorporates each and all of the provisions of the approved form of
certification contained in 41 C.F.R. 60-1.8(b) the same as if such provisions
were fully set forth herein and signed by the Seller.
2. Sections 503 and 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title IV of the Vietnam Era Veterans
Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, relating to employment and advancement
in employment of qualified handicapped individuals, disabled veterans and
veterans of the Vietnam era, the implementing rules and regulations of the
Secretary of Labor, and all contract clauses and requirements which are
applicable and set forth therein are incorporated herein by specific
reference pursuant to 41 C.F.R. 60-741.22 and 41 C.F.R. Section 60-250-22.
3. Sections 1 and 3 of
Executive Order 11625 relating to the promotion of minority business
enterprises, the implementing rules and regulations of the General Services
Administration, and all clauses and requirements which are applicable and set
forth therein are incorporated herein by specific reference. Seller shall
comply with 41 C.F.R. 61-250.10, which requires an annual report to the
secretary of labor on employment of special disabled veterans and veterans of
the Vietnam era.
4. Seller shall comply
with applicable laws, executive Orders, and regulations concerning listing
job vacancies concerning non-discrimination in employment including 41
C.F.R., Part 60-250.
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Assignments
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This
Order shall not be assignable in whole or in part without prior written
approval of Buyer.
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Set-Off
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At
Buyer's option any indebtedness of Seller may be credited against amounts
owed by Buyer.
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Order, together with all documents incorporated herein by reference,
constitute the entire agreement between Buyer and Seller, and there are no
terms, conditions, or provisions, whether oral or written, between the
parties hereto, other than those herein contained, and this Order supersedes
any and all oral or written understandings between the parties hereto relating
to the items purchased hereunder. Notice of objection to additional or
different terms and conditions is hereby given.
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