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Terms
of Payment:
Terms
of sales are cash or C.O.D. unless an account had been established.
To establish an account a credit application must be obtained
from Charlotte's Concrete, Inc., completed and returned to our
credit manager for approval. To customers having established
credit, our terms are net 30 days from date of invoice, unless
otherwise specified. Accounts over 45 days will be placed on
C.O.D. basis until said accounts are paid in full, unless arrangements
have been made prior to that date with the expressed approval
of the management of Charlotte's Concrete, Inc.
Quotations:
Quotations
are firm for a period of 30 days unless otherwise specifically
stated
in writing.
Deliveries:
Deliveries
will be made to customer destination only when it is accessible
to trucking equipment by unassisted travel and the unloading
of vehicles should be permitted to proceed immediately upon
arrival. Any additional cost incurred by failure to meet said
condition are for the account of the buyer.
Warranty:
All
Charlotte's Concrete, Inc. products are warranted for a period
of 1 year after delivery from Charlotte's Concrete, Inc. to
be free from (a) defects in materials
(b) defects in manufacturing or workmanship arising out of the
demonstrated failure of Charlotte's Concrete, Inc. to comply
with technical specifications or prevailing industry standard
but not out of any cause (including without limitation ground
or environmental conditions, installation techniques or loads
exceeding design criteria.) Charlotte's Concrete, Inc.'s obligation
under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement,
at the option of Charlotte's Concrete, Inc., within the warranty
period to contain any such defects. THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE
AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN
OR ORAL, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT
ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
If
any party requests Charlotte's Concrete, Inc. to inspect, repair
and/or replace any product at any time following its shipment
from Charlotte's Concrete, Inc., such action will be taken only
on condition that the requesting party reimburse Charlotte's
Concrete, Inc. for all of its cost and expenses relating thereto
if the claimed defect is not covered by this warranty.
Returned
Goods and Special Design Products:
Permission
to return materials for credit must be obtained from the Charlotte's
Concrete, Inc. Sales Department. Credit will be allowed on standard
stock items only providing material had not been damaged. All
returns are subject to a restocking charge of 20%, plus transportation
charges incurred.
Special
orders approved by contractors including products with knockout
locations, doors, cast iron frame and grates, etc., or any component
ordered for special design products that cannot be canceled,
will be invoiced.
Lifting
Equipment:
Lifting
equipment will be supplied for unloading purposes only. It is
the customers responsibility to have adequate handling equipment
for material after delivery.
General:
The
provisions hereof fully superside all prior quotations or communications
between the parties, and no waiver, alternation or modification
of any of the provisions hereof shall be binding unless in writing
and signed by an authorized signatory of Charlotte's Concrete,
Inc. in the event of any controversy, claim or dispute between
the partied arising out of or relating to the sale of products
covered hereby, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
from the non-prevailing party reasonable expenses and attorney's
fees. Charlotte's Concrete, Inc. will not be bound by any printed
matter on buyer's acceptance forms or orders which impose terms
or conditions at variance with those provided herein, and buyer's
acceptance of this document or any of the products to be delivered
hereunder shall be deemed an acceptance of the terms and conditions
hereof.