Terms and Conditions

Belfry Property Services Limited

Standard terms and conditions of contract

Definitions

"Company" shall mean Belfry Property Services Limited.
"Employer" shall mean the customer, company or person placing an order with Belfry Property Services Limited.

Orders

All orders are subject to the Company’s standard terms and conditions of contract unless otherwise previously varied and agreed by the Company in writing.

The Company’s standard terms and conditions of contract shall apply where any stipulations or conditions in the employers terms and conditions are at variance with or conflict with those of the company.

Any quotation issued by the Company will be held open for acceptance for a period of four weeks.

Prices

Quotations are based on the rates ruling at the date of the quotation. The Company reserves the right to increase the value of the quotation to incorporate any increase in cost that may occur after the date of the quotation.

The Company reserve the right to incorporate any increases that may result from changes in central and local government taxes, levies or charges.

The Company reserve the right to submit a revised quotation if part only of an original quotation is accepted.

All quotations are exclusive of V.A.T.

Payment

The Company will value the works and issue invoices or applications every fourteen days.

Payment of any invoice or application is due in full within fourteen days of the date of the invoice.

Discounts, retention or any other deduction or adjustment shall not be applied to the invoiced amount unless previously agreed in writing by the Company.

If the Employer fails to pay the full amount to the Company by the due date, the Company reserves the right to cancel the contract with the Employer without prejudice to the Contractor’s right to recover damages or any loss sustained.

If the Employer fails to make a payment when it becomes due or commits an act of bankruptcy, or being a limited company goes into liquidation or a receiver is appointed, the Contractor may without prejudice to any other rights determine the contract by a written notice. In the event of determination under this clause, the title of any work complete or incomplete, materials and plant including hired in plant shall remain the absolute property of the Company.

Any outstanding amount due will have interest levied at the Bank of England base rate plus 8%.

Any costs incurred by the company in recovering overdue accounts will be charged to the Employer.

Variations

Any adjustment to the contract sum necessitated by any variation of the works shall be agreed in writing before the commencement of the variation works.

Programme

A programme shall be agreed before the commencement of the works.

The Company will use its best endeavours to achieve the programme agreed. If, however, the company is unable to achieve the programme due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, the Company will advise the Employer of the changes in programme and any resultant costs.

Unless otherwise expressly stated by the Contractor in writing, all work shall be carried out during normal working hours Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Approvals Licences and permits

Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, all approvals, licences and permits required in connection with the carrying out of the works together with all necessary costs, fees and charges shall be the responsibility of the Employer.

Services

The location of all overhead or underground cables, drains pipes or other services shall be the responsibility of the Employer and that information shall be communicated in writing to the Contractor before the commencement of the works. The Contractor will not be responsible for damage to overhead or underground cables, drains or pipes or other services or for the repair, removal, diversion or adequate protection of such services should that information not be made available in due time by the Employer.

Disposal

Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing by the contractor, the provision of soil and leach reports and the disposal of all contaminated or hazardous materials products and waste including but not restricted to asbestos, oil and petro carbon products, batteries and redundant gases will be the responsibility of the employer.

Consequential Loss

The Company swill not be liable for any consequential loss howsoever arising.

Continuity of the works

Quotations are based on the Contractor having free access to the whole of the site and continuity of work unless previously otherwise agreed in writing by the Contractor. The cost of any standing time including plant and any other time based charges caused by events beyond the Company’s control will be charged at the daywork rates current at the time.

Quantities

All quantities are subject to re-measurement on completion.

Intellectual rights

The Employer acknowledges the intellectual property rights of the Company

Tolls and charges

All parking fees, toll charges, congestion charges or other similar central or local authority charges will be charged to the employer at net cost.

Design

The design and the adequacy of any design shall be the sole responsibility of the Employer