1. Price.

     a.   The price estimated is strictly net and is based on current costs of equipment, materials and labour.

     b.   The tender may be accepted at any time within a period of 30 days from the date of tender and if not accepted within such

           period shall lapse. In the event of the tender being accepted within such a period of 30 days the contractor reserves the right              

           to take account of any variations in the costs of equipment, materials or labour after a period of 30 days from the date of tender.

     c.   The contractor may make in certain circumstances an extra charge in respect of any period of time during which he is unable to    

           proceed with the work on account of delays which have arisen through no fault of our own.

     d.   The tender is based on the work being done during normal working hours.

     e.   Unless otherwise stated, the tender does not cover any work by other trades nor any statutory fees such as fees relating to planning

           permission or water regulations.  

     f.   Any additional work or variation shall be charged on a time and materials basis or be the subject of a separate tender.

     g.  Any defects or deficiencies found in an existing building or system which require to be attended to for satisfactory completion of the

           tender work, or to satisfy statutory requirements and not specifically referred to in tender shall be the responsibility of the customer.

           If the customer arranges for any part or the whole of such work to be carried out by the contractor it shall be subject to a separate

           tender or be charged as extra on a time and material basis. 

     h.   The contractor shall take every care whilst carrying out the work but the tender does not include renewing flooring or incidental 

           redecoration subsequent upon the proper execution of the work.

2. Drawings.

     a.   Unless expressly otherwise stated where drawings are submitted with this tender that shall be demonstrative only and are not

           prepared to show specifically the type or precise position of construction or installation.

3. Terms of Payment.

     a.   Payment will be due on completion of the work and shall be made within 10 working days of invoice date.

     b.   Any progress payments which will become due are detailed in the tender. In addition to these the contractor has the right to call for

           a proportionate progress payment in event of delay to the work due to circumstances beyond his control.

     c.    Interest at current unsecured bank overdraft rate may be charged on overdue accounts.

4. Completion.

     a.   The contractor shall make every endeavour to carry out the work within the period stipulated but shall not be held responsible for

           any delay, loss or damage arising out of any cause beyond his control.

     b.   Because of changes in design or modifications by the manufacturers or through lack of availability the contractor may not be able

           to supply the equipment originally specified. In such event he shall be regarded as satisfactorily completing the contract if he supplies

           with the agreement of the customer a satisfactory and reasonable alternative item and the price is adjusted accordingly.

5. Terms of Payment.

     a.   All materials, appliances, fitments and other goods shall become the property of the customer only upon full payment being made.

6. Risks. 

     a.   The contractor shall be responsible for equipment, materials and labour supplied by him during the course of work, but shall not

           be liable to replace equipment already installed or re-do work already carried out by him which may have been destroyed,

           damaged or stolen in circumstances where he is not at fault.

7. General Guarantee.

     a.   The contractor guarantees that all goods and materials supplied by him if ordered by description and/or specification shall

           correspond to that description.

     b.   The contractor guarantees that all materials supplied by him will be of merchantable quality and reasonably fit for the particular

           purpose for which they were purchased. This guarantee does not extend (a) if the goods were examined by the customer before 

           fitting, to defects which that examination ought to have revealed or (b) to defects pointed out to the customer before supply.

     c.   The contractor will make good any defects due to bad workmanship and repair or replace any defective materials or goods 

           supplied provided that any defects are brought to his notice within 12 months (6 months for HMO's) of completion of the work.

           This guarantee does not extend to:

           (i) any drawings or designs prepared by third parties and any additional work necessary caused by defects in such drawings or

                designs shall be charged as an extra under Section 1 (g).

          (ii) any loss or damage direct or indirect nor to any extra work entailed due to the apparatus being put into operations by the

                customer or at their request before it is handed over for beneficial use.

         (iii) any consequential loss or damage caused directly or indirectly by any defects in any articles or materials not manufactured

                by him except in case of negligence or breach of contract.

                These guarantees are given subject to the State of Goods Act 1979 and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

                *Guarantee will become void if payment is not received in full within 6 weeks of completion*

8. Fair Trading, Conciliation and Arbitration.

     a.   The contractor undertakes to adhere to the Industry's Code of Fair Trading, Conciliation and Arbitration.