in connection with any particular sale as set forth in Seller's quote or proposal and/or on the face of any contract documents (the "Contract Terms"). Buyer's order or acceptance is expressly limited to these Contract Terms, and Seller's acceptance or fulfillment of any order is expressly made conditional on Buyer's acceptance of these Contract Terms. These Contract Terms shall be the sole and exclusive Terms and Conditions applicable to all sales of goods or services by Seller.
2. Contract Terms. No interpretation, modification or termination of these Contract Terms Stall be binding without Seller's prior written consent, which must expressly describe any change and be signed by an authorized representative of Seller in order to be enforceable.
3. Price Quotations. The prices set forth in any quote or proposal from Seller are contingent upon Buyer's agreement to purchase the total quantities set forth therein. If Buyer's actual purchases differ more than 10 percent from the estimated quantities of goods contained in the quote or proposal. Buyer agrees that the pricing on the goods delivered to Buyer shall be adjusted retroactively to reflect the impact of the volume difference on material pricing, labor efficiencies and other costs and expenses of Seller.
4. Change Orders. Changes in the work or services to be performed under the contract may be made only if Buyer submits written instructions for such changes and if Seller accepts those changes in writing. If any such approved changes in drawings, materials, quantities, dates of performance or design of the part, units, tools, or fixtures, in Seller's sole judgment, increase Seller's costs, Seller may condition approval of any such change on agreement by Buyer to a price increase to recoup such cost increase, plus reasonable return.
5. Cancellation/Reschedule of Purdiase Orders or Installments.
A. In the event of any cancellation of all or part of any purchase order by Buyer, Buyer agrees to pay Seller the full contract price for all partially completed goods manufactured to Buyer's specifications, and to further pay Sella- for all reasonable and allocable materials, material management, labor, overhead and general and administrative costs and expenses incurred as a result of any such cancellation, plus a reasonable profit hereby stipulated to be ten percent of such costs and expenses. By way of illustration and not limitation. Seller's costs incurred by reason of Buyer's cancellation may include the storage costs for the items to be purchased, and costs associated with relocating the production to an alternate source, as well as the costs of unreimbursed and/or unamortized research and development costs, capital equipment, and other property and supplies of Seller needed to produce and which are unique to the goods.
B. In the event of such cancellation and upon receipt of payment as described above, all completed goods, assemblies in process, components and any tooling, and equipment owned by Buyer and fumiSied to Seller under this contract shall be returned to Buyer in accordance with instructions specified by Buyer.
C. In the event of any cancellation, inventory carrying charges will be assessed at a rate of two percent per month on the value of such inventory until the relevant inventory is disposed of and paid for by Buyer.
D. In the event any delivery of goods (or installment thereof) is delayed or rescheduled by Buyer for a period of more than two weeks, inventory carrying charges will be assessed at a rate of two percent per month until such goods are shipped.
6. Terms of Payment Payment for all goods shall be due on shipment of the goods or the provision of services, or upon Seller's issuance of its invoice, (whichever shall occur first) except as otherwise expressly agreed upon by Seller. Whenever, in the sole discretion of Seller, the financial condition of Buyer does not warrant the continuation of production and shipment of goods on the specified terms of payment (including circumstances arising following Seller's acceptance of any order). Seller may require full or partial payment in advance. Pro-rata payments shall become due as Siipments are made or services provided. Each installment of goods to be delivered pursuant to this contract is to be considered as a separate sale and Buyer shall be liable to pay date when Seller is prepared to make shipment or provide the services. Prices are F OB. Seller's shipping point unless otherwise stated in the contract. In the event Seller is delayed in performance by Buyer or at Buyer's request, Buyer will be responsible for any resulting increase in cost, including handling and insurance charges. If any payment is not made on or before its due date, Buyer agrees that Seller may also suspend or cease perfoimance under any and all of Buyer's orders whether or not related to the late payment. Seller retains a purchase money security interest to secure payment of the price for any goods, and Seller is authorized to file a financing statement or similar documents to provide record notice of its security interest in the goods. When any payment is not made on or before its due date, Buyer agrees to pay a late charge on the outstanding balance from the due date to the actual date of receipt of payment, at a rate of one and one-half percent per month (or the highest otherwise lawful rate), and shall also pay all of Sellers attorneys fees, collection agency fees and other expenses incurred in any effort to obtain Buyer's payment
7. Delivery/Force Majeure. All shipping dates are estimated, and Seller shall act in good faith to meet estimated delivery dates. Seller may ship overages or underages to the extent of 10 percent of quantity ordered. Seller shall not be responsible for claims for error in quantity, weight, or number not made within 10 days after Buyer's receipt of goods. Seller will not be liable for any delay in performance of this contract or delivery of goods when the delay is caused directly or indirectly by events not within its reasonable control, including but not limited to fire, flood, or other severe weather conditions; accident; riot; acts of God; war, governmental interference; strikes or other labor difficulties; shortage of labor, fuel, power, materials, or supplies; transportation delays; failure of tooling or the repair, maintenance, or rehabilitation of tooling; or any other cause or causes whatsoever beyond its control. In the event delay is caused by Buyer's Mure to furnish information necessary for Seller's performance, Seller may extend the shipment date for a reasonable time in proportion to the period of Buyer's delay. Seller is not responsible for loading or unloading Buyer's trucks or common carriers for goods sold FOB Seller.
8. Rejections. Buyer shall inspect all goods immediately upon receipt, and all claims or rejections as to the quality of the goods must be communicated to Seller within 30 days of delivery to Buyer. Buyer Stall obtain Seller's authorization for any returns of rejected goods and shall identify the specific basis therefore, and any rejections must be returned to Seller in the form and condition in which received by Buyer and pursuant to Seller's return instructions.
9. Installment Deliveries as Separate Sales. Seller's breach or default in the delivery of any installment iall not give Buyer the right to refuse to receive any other installments.
10. Risk of Loss. Buyer assumes all risk of loss of goods upon delivery by Seller to carrier. Seller agrees to package the goods, put them in the possession of a carrier, make appropriate arrangements for their transportation, and obtain and deliver documents necessary to enable Buyer to obtain possession of the goods. Seller shall not be obligated to obtain insurance or to prepay transportation costs unless it has expressly agreed to be responsible for such costs. Buyer agrees to pay all loading, unloading, and other charges incidental to transportation. Seller will attempt to follow Buyer's Slipping instructions, but may make reasonable changes thereto in its sole discretion. Risk of loss shall pass to Buyer upon delivery of the goods to the carrier, whether or not Seller pays shipping charges. Breach of this contract Siall have no effect upon this provision controlling the ride of loss.
11. Limited Warranty. For a period of 30 days from the date of delivery to Buyer, Seller warrants to Buyer that the goods will be free from defects of material and workmanship. SELLER MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY