Watson-Marlow, Inc. Purchasing Terms & Conditions

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WATSON-MARLOW, INC. STANDARD PURCHASING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. ACCEPTANCE. This Purchase Order is to be accepted in writing by Seller (Supplier) by signing and returning
promptly to Buyer (Watson-Marlow, Inc.) the Acknowledgement Copy, but if for any reason Seller should fail to sign
and return to Buyer the Acknowledgement Copy, the commencement of any work or performance of any services
hereunder by Seller shall constitute acceptance by Seller of this Purchase Order and all its terms and conditions.
Acceptance of this Purchase Order is hereby expressly limited to the terms hereof. All material variations of Seller are
rejected. If the terms submitted by Seller are materially inconsistent with the terms contained herein, such terms shall
constitute a counteroffer and Seller shall be deemed to have accepted Buyer’s terms unless Seller notifies Buyer to
the contrary within five (5) days after receiving this document. Buyer reserves the right to modify the design and
construction of its products.


2. PRICES. Prices stated in this Purchase Order apply to all shipments made or services rendered hereunder. Buyer
shall have no obligation to honor invoices for goods or services at any increased price until such increase shall have
been confirmed in writing by Buyer. The acceptance of this order specifies that the prices to be charged do not exceed
prices charged to other customers for similar quantities and delivery requirements. Seller agrees that if at any time
during the life of this Purchase Order it quotes or sells at lower net prices like articles, materials, supplies, facilities or
service under similar conditions such lower net prices shall from that time be substituted for the prices named herein.
Unless otherwise specified, price is to cover net weight of material order hereunder and no charges will be allowed for
boxing, crating, carting or storage.


3. DELIVERY. The obligation of Seller to meet the delivery dates, specifications, packing requirements and quantities,
as set forth herein is of the essence of this order. Deliveries are to be made both in quantities and at times specified
herein, or if no such quantities or times are specified, pursuant to Buyer’s written instructions. If Seller’s deliveries fail
to meet schedule, Buyer without limiting its other rights or remedies, may direct expedited routing and any excess
costs incurred thereby shall be debited to Seller’s account. Purchaser may in accordance with paragraph 11 hereof
cancel all or part of this order in the event Seller fails to deliver goods as scheduled herein. Buyer shall not be liable
for Seller’s commitments or production arrangements in excess of the amount, or in advance of the time necessary to
meet Buyer’s delivery schedule. Goods which are delivered in advance of schedule are delivered at the risk of Seller
and may, at Buyer’s option, (a) be returned at Seller’s expense for proper delivery, (b) have payment therefor withheld
by Buyer until the date that goods are actually scheduled for delivery, or (c) be placed in storage for Seller’s account
until delivery date specified herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, title and risk of loss on all goods supplied to
Buyer hereunder shall pass to Buyer upon delivery to Buyer, FOB place of delivery.
Damage or Loss-In-Transit: Any Goods lost or damaged in transit shall be restored or replaced by the Supplier at the
Supplier’s expense and to the Buyer’s satisfaction. Delivery shall not be deemed to have taken place until restoration
has taken place to the satisfaction of the Buyer or replacement Goods have been accepted. Goods shall be deemed
not to have been delivered if a receipt from an authorized officer of the Buyer cannot be produced by the Supplier.


4. BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS. Where this contract is for purchase and sale of a stated quantity, Buyer shall
not be obligated to purchase any additional quantity. In the case of Blanket Orders, (a) Seller agrees to furnish Buyer’s
requirements for the goods or services covered by this Purchase Order to the extent of and in accordance with the
delivery schedule set forth therein, or if no such schedule is set forth, then pursuant to Buyer’s written instructions (b)
Buyer shall have no obligation to honor invoices for goods or services fabricated, rendered, or delivered other than
according to the delivery schedule or written instructions of Buyer pursuant to (a) above, and (c) Buyer shall be entitled
to make other purchases at its discretion in order to assure its production operations and maintain reasonable
alternative sources of supply.


5. PRICES AND TAXES. Unless otherwise stated, all prices quoted are firm during the term of the order. Unless
otherwise indicated, the prices set forth in this Purchase Order do not include applicable federal, state, and local taxes.
All such taxes shall be stated separately on Seller’s invoice. The prices stated herein do not, nor will any invoice of
Seller, include any tax with respect to which an exemption is available or is indicated by Buyer hereon or otherwise,
or any federal excise or other tax with respect to which Buyer has furnished Seller an exemption certificate. The Seller
agrees to pay any and all personal property ad valorem, or value added, taxes assessed or otherwise levied against
any property placed in the hands of the Seller by the Buyer for the purpose of fulfilling this Purchase. In case it shall
ever be determined that any tax included in the prices herein was not required to be paid by Seller, Seller agrees to
notify Buyer and to make prompt application for the refund thereof, and to take all steps to procure the same and when
received to pay the same, including interest, if any, to Buyer.


6. INSPECTION. The goods and all parts, material and workmanship entering into the performance of this Purchase
Order shall be subject to inspection, test, and count by Buyer at any time or place in the discretion of the Buyer whether
during or after manufacture. If any goods shall be defective in materials or workmanship or otherwise not in conformity
with the requirements of this order, Buyer, in addition to its other rights may reject the same for full credit or may rework same at Seller’s expense or require prompt correction or replacement thereof at Seller’s expense, including
transportation charges. Nothing herein shall relieve Seller of the obligation to make full and adequate testing and
inspection of good sold hereunder. In the event that this purchase order covers the acquisition of capital equipment,
or goods and services related thereto, Buyer reserves the right to make final inspection and acceptance of such
equipment, or related goods and services, at the point of final installation designated on the face of this order. Final
payment for such equipment, or related goods and services, in full, or in part if specifically provided for herein, shall
be made only upon Buyer’s final inspection and acceptance.


7. WARRANTY. Seller warrants that all goods or services ordered or provided hereunder will be free of all claims,
liens, and encumbrances and will conform in all respects with the agreed upon specifications, drawings, samples, or
quality control or other procedure or description whether furnished by Seller or provided by Buyer, and will be
merchantable and free from any defects in materials, design, and workmanship; and Seller further warrants that all
material purchased hereunder that is manufactured in accordance with the Seller’s specifications shall be fit and
sufficient for the purposes for which it was intended. Seller agrees that the foregoing warranty shall survive acceptance
of and payment for the material, and that Seller shall save Buyer harmless from any loss, damage or expense
whatsoever, including attorney’s fees that the Buyer may incur as a result of any breach of such warranties. These
warranties shall survive delivery and inspection of all or a part of the goods or services.


8. PAYMENT.

(a) Unless otherwise stated and agreed upon between both parties, the Buyer shall pay the Seller the price of the
Order with Net60 payment terms. (b) All payments are made conditional upon acceptance by the Buyer of the goods
called for under this Purchase Order. (c) To the extent new materials or goods have been identified for production by
Seller to fill Buyer’s purchase, Buyer shall have a lien for payments made under the Purchase Order terms until goods
are delivered. (d) Invoices for tools, if tooling is expressly covered by this Purchase Order, will not be honored until
production pieces are approved by the Buyer’s inspection department. (e) Discount period, if any, begins the date
invoice or material is received by Buyer, whichever is later.


9. CHANGE ORDERS. The Buyer may at any time, by a written order, make changes within the general scope of
this order, in any one or more of the following and no other changes may occur except by written order of Buyer:
(a) Applicable drawing, designs, or specifications, (b) Method of shipment or packing, (c) Place of delivery, (d) Material,
methods or manner of production, or final product. In cases where change orders are issued, if any such change
causes an increase or decrease in the cost of or the time required for performance of this order, an equitable
adjustment shall be made in the order price or delivery schedule or both, and order shall be modified in writing
accordingly. Any claim by the Seller for adjustment hereunder must be asserted within 20 business days from the date
of receipt by the Seller of the notification of change, provided however, that such period may be extended upon the
written approval of the Buyer. However, nothing in this clause shall excuse the Seller from the order as charged or
modified.


10. SUBSTITUTIONS; EXTRAS. No substitutions of materials or accessories may be made without Buyer’s written
consent. No charges for extras will be allowed unless such extras have been ordered in writing by Buyer.


11. TERMINATION.

(a) The Buyer may terminate all or any part of this order, without liability to the Seller, by written notice of default if
Seller fails to perform its obligations under this order as specified, or so fails to give adequate assurance of
performance. (b) In the event of Seller’s default or apparent inability to perform this order, Seller agrees upon demand
by Buyer to deliver to Buyer the raw materials and work in process acquired in order to perform under this order, and
Buyer may then complete the work deducting the cost of such completion from the price, or in the alternative, pay to
Seller the reasonable cost of such raw material and work in process.


12. EXCUSABLE DELAYS. It shall not be deemed a default hereunder and neither Buyer nor Seller shall be liable
for a failure to perform hereunder arising from causes or events beyond the reasonable control and without the fault
or negligence of Buyer or Seller in failing to perform hereunder, including but not limited to, labor disputes of any kind.
Seller agrees that in the event of a strike or other labor dispute, resulting in possible delay in the performance of this
Purchase Order, Buyer shall have the option exercisable by written notice to vest title in itself to tools, finished parts,
raw materials, or work in process, and Seller will upon request from Buyer deliver any and all tooling as defined in
paragraph 24 herein, finished parts, raw materials, or work in process and Seller will upon request from Buyer deliver
any and all tooling as defined in paragraph 24 herein, finished parts, raw materials, and work in process associated
with the Purchase Order to Buyer at any point outside Seller’s plant, and Buyer will make an equitable payment to
Seller for such.


13. INSOLVENCY, LOSS OF PROFITS, DAMAGES. The insolvency or adjudication of bankruptcy of, or the filing
of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy by, or the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditor a bulk transfer of
assets by, either party, shall be a material breach hereof. In no such event shall Seller be entitled to anticipatory profits,
or to special or consequential damages.


14. SUBCONTRACTING. No subcontracting shall be made by the Seller with any other party for furnishing any of
the completed or substantially completed articles, spare parts, or work herein contracted for, without the prior written
approval of the Buyer.


15. PATENTS, ROYALTIES AND ENCUMBRANCES. All goods and services supplied must be free from liability
of royalties, infringement of intellectual property rights and mechanic’s liens or other encumbrances, and Seller hereby
waives any right it or its subcontractor may have now or in the future to any mechanic’s lien or other encumbrance
with respect to the goods and services supplied hereunder. Seller warrants that the goods specified in this Purchase
Order and their sale or use alone, or in combination according to Seller’s specifications or recommendations, if any,
will not infringe any United States or foreign patents, copyrights or marks. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Buyer and anyone selling or using any of Buyer’s products against all judgements, decrees, costs and expenses
resulting from any alleged infringement as aforesaid, and Seller further agrees that, upon request of Buyer and at
Seller’s own expense, Seller will defend or assist in the defense of any of Buyer’s products by reason of any such
alleged infringement or obtain a license to obtain use of same on terms acceptable to Buyer.


16. LICENSE. The Seller, as part consideration for this Purchase Order and without further cost to the Buyer, hereby
grants and agrees to grant to the Buyer an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to use, sell,
manufacture and cause to be manufactured products embodying any and all inventions and discoveries made,
conceived or actually reduced to practice in connection with the performance of this Purchase Order, and Seller hereby
grant to Buyer a license to repair, rebuild or relocate and have repaired, rebuilt or relocated the goods, purchased by
Buyer under this Purchase Order.


17. BUYER’S PROTECTION IN CONNECTION WITH WORK DONE AT ITS OR A CUSTOMER’S PLANT.
If this Purchase Order provides for the Seller to render services, including without limitation delivery services,
temporary labor, and subcontractor work, whether performed at Buyer’s plant or the plant of a customer of Buyer or
otherwise, Seller agrees that such services are to be rendered by Seller as an independent contract; that neither Buyer
nor any customer of Buyer at whose plant such work is performed shall have liability for the acts of, bodily injury to,
death of, or loss of employment by Seller or Seller’s agents or employees; and that Seller will indemnify and save
harmless Buyer or such customer as the case may be, ifs officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents,
from any and all liability and expense (including attorney fees and other litigation or settlement expense) with respect
to any and all claims for bodily injury or death or property loss or damage arising out of or attributable to the faulty
performance of this Purchase Order by Seller, its employees, agents or contractors. In event Buyer’s machinery and/or
equipment or machinery and/or equipment of any such customer of Buyer is used by Seller in the performance of the
work called for by this Purchase Order, such machinery and/or equipment shall be considered as performance of the
work called for by this Purchase Order, such machinery and/or equipment shall be considered as being under sole
custody and control of the Seller during the period of such use by Seller, and should any person or persons in the
employ of Buyer or any such customer be used to operate said machinery and/or equipment during the period of such
use, such person or persons shall be deemed during such period of operation to be an employee, or employees of
Seller. Upon the request of Buyer or such customer, Seller shall furnish Buyer or such customer such fidelity and
performance bonds as Buyer or such customer may reasonably specify, evidence that Seller has adequate public
liability and property damage insurance in amounts and with companies acceptable to Buyer or such customer and
evidence that Seller has made adequate provisions for satisfying applicable workmen’s and unemployment
compensation laws or regulations of any state lawfully requiring same.


18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Seller warrants that no law, rule, regulation or ordinance of the United States,
a State, or local government, or any other government agency has been violated in the manufacture or sale of the
items or in the performance of services covered by this order and will indemnity and hold the Buyer harmless from
loss, cost or damages as a result of any such violation.


19. SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS. Seller represents and certifies to Buyer that any and all services
performed and any goods delivered under this Purchase Order shall comply with all requirements of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Consumer Products Safety Act, as amended,
and all regulations, rules, standards and orders thereunder and shall comply with all requirements of any applicable
health or safety statute or regulation of any state or local government having jurisdiction in the location from or to
which such items are to be shipped or at which such work is to be performed pursuant to this Purchase Order. Seller
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer against any claims, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs and
expenses assessed against or incurred by Buyer as a result of Seller’s failure to comply with such Acts, statutes or
regulations, and with all rules, standards, or orders issued thereunder, and for the failure of the goods or services
furnished under this Purchase Order to so comply.


20. ANTI-CORRUPTION. The Seller warrants that its directors, employees, agents and other representatives have
not and will not, directly or indirectly, offer, promise, give, accept or agree to receive a bribe or any form of financial
advantage for the benefit of any public official or any other person. Any breach of this warranty shall be a material
breach of every contract between Buyer and Seller.


21. NON-DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATTER. Materials purchased hereunder with the Buyer’s
specifications or drawings shall not be quoted for sale to others without the Buyer’s prior written authorization. Such
specifications, drawings, samples or any other data furnished by the Buyer or any other information gained by Seller
in connection with this Purchase Order shall be treated as confidential information by the Seller, shall remain Buyer’s
property, and shall be returned to it on request.


22. ASSIGNMENT. No right or obligation under this Purchase Order, including the right to receive moneys due and
to become due hereunder, shall be assigned by Seller, the effect of which alters or compromises Buyer’s rights to
assert an offset claim against assignee, without the prior written consent of Buyer, and any purported assignment
without such consent shall be void.


23. TOOLING. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, all materials, drawings, tools, dies, jigs, gauges, fixtures,
patterns, molds, testing apparatus, machinery and equipment, together with all other manufacturing aids (hereinafter
collectively called tooling) used in the manufacture of the articles, materials, supplies, facilities or services ordered
hereunder shall be furnished by and at the expense of the Seller. In the event any tooling (including tooling, if any,
purchased hereunder) is furnished by Buyer at its expense or is furnished by Seller and the cost thereof paid by Buyer,
such tooling shall be and remain Buyer’s sole property and for Buyer’s sole use and shall be subject to removal at any
time at the option of the Buyer. Seller agrees, at its expense, to maintain in commercially usable condition and in good
order and repair, appropriately identify mark where necessary, inventory, preserve and not to encumber, lien or pledge
and to store all Buyer owned items of tooling referred to in this paragraph 24 for such period of time after performance
or termination of this Purchase Order as may be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller. Any and all items of
tooling which are Buyer’s sole property shall at any reasonable time be subject to inspection and examination by
Buyer. Seller shall not substitute any property for Buyer’s property and shall not use said property except in filling
Buyer’s purchase orders. Such property, while in Seller’s custody and control, shall be held at Seller’s risk, and shall
be kept insured by Seller at Seller’s expense in an amount equal to the replacement cost with loss payable to the
Buyer, and shall be subject to removal at Buyer’s written request, in which event Seller shall properly prepare such
property for shipment and shall deliver same to Buyer f.o.b. cars or trucks at Seller’s plant in the same condition as
originally received by Seller, reasonable wear and tear excepted.


24. NOTICE OF LABOR DISPUTES. Whenever an actual or potential labor dispute is delaying or threatens to
delay the timely performance of this order, Seller will immediately notify the Buyer of such dispute and furnish all
relevant details. Seller will include a provision identical to the above in each sub-contract hereunder and immediately
upon receipt of any such notice pass it on to the Buyer.


25. GOVERNMENT SUBCONTRACT PROVISIONS. If this Purchase Order constitutes a subcontract of any tier
under a contract with the United States Government, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) shall apply as
incorporated by reference.


26. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. The equal employment opportunity clause in Section 202 of Executive Order 11246,
as amended, and the implementing rules and regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs,
including 41 C.F.R. §§60-1.4(a)(7), 60-250.4 and 60-741.4 are incorporated herein by reference when applicable.


27. PUBLICITY. The Seller shall not, without the prior written permission of the Buyer, advertise or disclose to third
parties that it is providing Goods and/or Services to the Buyer.


(Version 3.0 April 10, 2023)

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