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1. All quotations are made and all orders are accepted subject to the following Terms and Conditions and to those appearing on the front of this form. No agent of Premiercrest Ltd t/a Sampson & Partners Fencing (hereinafter called The Company) is authorised to vary or add to the sum by way of condition, warranty or otherwise, unless confirmed by The Company in writing. This condition shall apply notwithstanding any condition expressed or implied on clients’ orders. In accepting our quotation, you are bound by our terms and conditions which includes our Privacy Policy available on our website.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
2. SITE:
(a) All lines and levels are to be provided by the Client. Where no existing line is present the proposed line must be clearly
indicated with pegs before our installers arrive on site. Failure to comply will incorporate day work charges. All gates to
open inwards 90 degrees unless otherwise instructed in writing.
(b) To ensure no boundary disputes, it is the responsibility of the owner to agree with any appropriate neighbour the exact
line and location of the boundary and that this should be defined prior to work being carried out on the site.
(c) All surplus materials delivered to site shall remain the property of The Company.
(d) Please note the breaking out for post holes etc or ducting at any time shall be deemed to be of no greater depth than 600m and shall not include for any crush/hard concrete or steel reinforcement. Likewise, drill fixings are assumed to have a suitable surface underground.  Any deviation will be deemed to be an extra over cost unless our Company has been notified in writing prior to works starting on site.

3. PRICE:
(a) Prices quoted or agreed shall be subject to revision by The Company in the event of any increases beyond The
Company’s control in prices charged by manufacturers or the cost of transport or in wages negotiated nationally or locally
in respect of any section of the engineering, building and construction trades.
(b) No claim or contra-charge shall be allowed unless agreed by The Company in writing before being incurred.
(c) Our price assumes clear access to the fence line for our vehicles and Erectors.
(d) Our price assumes normal ground conditions, ie hand dig quality with no hard obstruction.
(e) Current day work rates will be charged when applicable.
(f) Our price is open for acceptance for 30 days from quotation unless otherwise agreed.
(g) Unless otherwise agreed, terms of payment are settlement within 14 days from the date of Invoice.
(h) The Company reserves the right to charge interest at 5% over current base rate on overdue accounts.
(i) The prices quoted are subject to confirmation of site conditions by our Company if this work quotation is not based upon a
previous site visit.
4. CANCELLATION:
All materials procured by us for a specific contract prior to cancellation will have to be paid for in full plus any additional costs incurred.
5. INSURANCE:
Our insurance cover is £5,000,000.00 only and should additional cover be required any additional cost would be passed on to the Client.
6. SPECIFICATION:
(a) If the Client is dissatisfied with the quality of materials or workmanship he shall notify the Head Office of The Company
within seven days of completion or delivery, where upon arrangements will be made for a representative from The
Company to inspect such goods.
(b) Any variations from the original specification requested by the Client, or qualified by ourselves, must be authorised by the
appropriate priced variation order in writing.
(c) With regard to timber products, all soft wood/timber supplied by our Company has been pressure impregnated prior to
delivery to site and is from sawn timber fencing quality unless otherwise stated.
(d) Please note that since timber is a natural product we cannot be held responsible for any warping, twisting or cracking.
7. FORCE MAJEURE
(a) The Company shall not be liable for any delay in delivery or erection of, or any damage to materials caused directly or
indirectly by any of the following: strike, lock-outs, combinations of workman or other labour disputes, war, riot or civil commotion, fire or explosion, inclement weather, late or non-delivery by manufacturers, shortage or non-availability of materials, accidents howsoever caused, or any other event beyond The Company’s control.
(b) Responsibility will not be accepted for damage to general underground services, eg Drain, Water Supplies, Electricity, Telephone, Ducts, etc or any direct or indirect consequential losses arising therefrom.
8.1 TITLE:
Title to all materials either erected or on site in conjunction with this contract supplied by Sampson & Partners Fencing does not pass until payment of all invoices has been received in full.
8.2 All materials supplied by the company shall be held as bailee on the following terms:
(a) The company may at any time require the client to store materials as supplied separately.
(b) In the event of non-payment, or non observance of the provisions of this clause 8, the company may enter the
premises of the client or any third party on which the materials supplied are located to recover and repossess such
materials.
8.3 It is agreed between the company and the client that the materials will not become affixed to any land upon which they are
erected and may be detached by the company in exercise of its rights under clause 8.2 (b)
9. We will not be held responsible for any disputes, legal actions, repairs and costs which are incurred due to a failure by the Client to comply with the above conditions. Any additional costs incurred by us due to a breach of the above conditions will be passed on to the Client.
10. Please note the breaking out for posts holes etc or ducting at any time shall be deemed to be of no greater depth than 600mm and shall not include for any form of steel reinforcement unless our Company has been notified in writing prior to attending site. At all other times this will be deemed to be an extra over cost.
11. URGENT: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLIENT TO IDENTIFY ALL UNDERGROUND SERVICES BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.

 

T&C’s ACCESS CONTROL

To provide all detailed as existing.

To provide onsite parking for Engineers throughout the entire duration of the works.

To provide secure storage facilities for all required goods throughout the entire duration of the works.

To provide all required 230v mains supplies to exact locations. 

To provide all required work permits, planning applications, services drawings, architectural drawings etc.

To provide all required vehicular and pedestrian traffic calming measures/traffic restrictions.

To provide all required on site waste disposal facilities.

To allow clear working access in areas where works are to take place.

To advise on suitable cable routes as necessary.

To provide all making good and redecoration works as required.

To provide/implement all continued pest/insect/rodent etc control measures as required.

To advise on all site specific health and safety requirements prior to the quotation being accepted.

To advise on any site specific plant, machinery, access equipment, tools, documentary procedures, testing procedures, hand over procedures, training procedures and/or any other site specific requirements prior to the quotation being accepted. In line with our policy of constant improvement, Sampson & Partners Fencing reserves the right to change any part of the equipment listed in this specification for an appropriate alternative.

Please note any site specific requests post the quotation being accepted will be subject to additional charges. Any delays or cancellation of works caused by the customers responsibilities not being completed in time or correctly will be subject to additional charges. Any postponement of works without 5 working days notice will be subject to additional charges. Any cancellations of works once a works order/PO has been issued will be subject to full parts and labour cancellation charges.

The client is responsible for advising on the likely presence of any asbestos on site, to establish whether the above installation works or any future service works are likely to make contact with any asbestos containing materials and to make the asbestos register available. If any potential risk is identified that has not been brought to our attention, work may be stopped. Any delay, revisit charges or consequential works will become the client’s responsibility.

All prices quoted are net and valid for thirty days. All Premiercrest Ltd (Sampson & Partners Fencing) terms and conditions apply. The quotation for these works is based on the understanding that Sampson & Partners engineers will carry out work between the hours of 09:00 and 17:30 Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays unless otherwise stated. Any alterations to the above times will be chargeable. Clients may be required to settle the invoice in part or full in advance of the works being scheduled and/or completed. Retentions, discounts, non-completion charges and/or late completion charges are not/will not be accepted. Please note by acceptance of this quotation the client agrees with all of Sampson & Partners Fencing terms and conditions – Sampson & Partners Fencing shall work to its own terms and conditions and not those provided by others.