1. Definitions
1.1 “The Company” means Jongonga Contractors.
1.2 “The Purchaser means the party who has placed an order with the Company, or any person with whom the Company contracts as a result
of any offer to purchase goods from the Company, and includes the Purchaser’s representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
1.3 “Contract” means any contract or agreement arising out of the acceptance of any offer, whether such a Contract arises as a result of:
1.3.1 an offer made by the Company and accepted by the Purchaser; or
1.3.2 an offer made or order placed by the Purchaser and accepted by the Company; or
1.3.3 an offer made or order placed by the Purchaser in response to the quotation from the Company.
1.4 “Products” (finished goods) means the subject matter of the Contract.
2. General
2.1 These terms and conditions shall apply to any Contract in terms of which the Company agrees to sell any products, to the exclusion of any
terms and conditions which the Purchaser may seek to make applicable.
2.2 No alteration or variation of these terms and conditions shall be of any force and effect, unless expressly agreed to in writing by the Company
and signed by an authorized representative of the Company and the Purchaser.
2.3 The acceptance of orders is subject to the availability of the Products at date of acceptance.
2.4 A Contract shall come into existence when the Company accepts an order for Products placed by the Purchaser or when the Purchaser
accepts any offer to sell, or quotation for Products marketed by the Company by conveying such acceptance, in writing transmitted by facsimile, e-mail or delivered by hand or post.
2.5 In the event of any offer or order or acceptance of an offer or order by the Purchaser being made or given on the Purchaser’s official order
form, the Purchaser shall be stopped from denying the validity thereof, notwithstanding the fact that such official order form may have been
given or signed by a person not authorized thereto by the Purchaser.
2.6 The Company will not enter in Contracts which are less that R2 750 (two thousand seven hundred and fifty Rand) in value. Exceptions may
be granted at the discretion of the Company.
3. Purchase Price And Payments
3.1 The purchase price payable by Purchaser for the Products shall be the company’s listed price for such products at the date of despatch of
the products, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company.
3.2 The purchase price does not include Value Added Tax which shall be paid by the Purchaser in addition to the purchase price.
3.3 The Company reserves the right to vary its listed prices from time to time without notice to the Purchaser.
3.4 In instances where the Company’s listed prices are varied in accordance with 3.3 above between the date of the Contract and the date of the
delivery of the Products then the Purchase price for such Products will be determined according to the Company’s listed price, as varied,
applicable on the date of such delivery.
3.5 The purchase price is payable, without deduction or set off of whatever nature, within 30 (thirty) days of the date of statement, unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company.
3.6 Should the Purchaser fail to make any payment on due date, then all amounts outstanding, from whatever cause, whether or not the date for
payment thereof has arrived, will immediately become due and payable by the Purchaser to the Company.
3.7 Any amount not paid by the Purchaser to the Company on due date shall bear interest from due date to date of final payment at the maximum rate permissible from time to time, in terms of the Usury Act Number 73 off 1968 (as amended), or any other applicable legislation.
3.8 In the event of action being instituted by the Company against the Purchaser for the enforcement of the Company’s rights in terms of any
contract, the Purchaser shall be obliged to pay the Company’s cost for such action on an attorney and own client’s scale, including any collection commission payable in terms of Law.
4. Discounts
4.1 Prices are not subject to any discounts unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company.
4.2 The Company may at it’s discretion offer a discount of 3% (three percent) on accounts settled within 30(thirty) days of the date of statement. Should any queries exist, these must be communicated in writing within 14 days of statement date, so that these can be resolved
timeously and not jeopardise any settlement discounts that may be taken thereon.
4.3 If any discount is agreed to, it shall only be allowed if payment is received by the Company on due date and shall only apply to the Company’s
list price for the Products.
5. Delivery
5.1 CARRIAGE: Normally carriage will be for the Purchaser’s account. Until further notice however, the Company will pay normal goods transport
to the Purchaser’s Business premises on all consignments, provided that the destination is the Purchaser’s own premises and that this is
within the Republic of South Africa, Botswana or Namibia. Carriage costs for automatic door controls will be for the Purchaser’s account.
5.2 Should the Company be requested by the Purchaser to effect delivery of the Products by an alternative method, any increase in the cost of
effecting such an alternative method of delivery shall be for the Purchaser’s account.
5.3 Notwithstanding any provision in the Contract to the contrary, the Company’s obligation to deliver the products shall in all cases be subject
to:
5.3.1 the availability of the Products,
5.3.2 the timeous receipt by the Company of any and all instructions required by the Company for the execution of the Contract.
5.4 WEIGHT: The goods to be dispatched to the customer shall be packed and weighed by the company at its place of dispatch. The packed weight shall be marked on the packaging. Should the Buyer elect not to weigh the goods on receipt then he accepts the contents as declared by the Company. No claims for short delivery will be entertained unless the Buyer can prove that the goods delivered are not of the weight declared on the packaging.
6. Risk
6.1 In the event of deliveries being effected by a recognized carrier then the risk in and to the Products shall pass to the Purchaser upon delivery
thereof by the Company to each recognized carrier/depot.
6.2 If more than one delivery is to be made in terms of a Contract, then the provisions of this clause 6 apply to each delivery.
6.3 Should the Purchaser elect to have delivery effected by an alternative method in terms of clause 5.3 then the risk in and to the Products so
delivered shall pass to the Purchaser upon dispatch of such goods from the Company’s premises.
7. Retention Of Ownership
Ownership of Products sold in terms of the Contract shall remain vested in the Company and shall not pass to the Purchaser until the purchase price is paid in full, and until such payment has been made, the aforementioned Products shall not in any way be hypothecated or
pledged. Where the Products are to be stored at leased premises the Purchaser hereby undertakes promptly to inform the Lessor that the
Company has retained the right of ownership over all Products, which are the subject matter of the Contract.
8. Disclaimer
8.1 The Company shall under no circumstances be liable for any loss of profit or any damages whether direct or indirect, consequential or
otherwise,sustainedbythePurchaserarisingfromanycausewhatsoeverincludinganydamagesarisingasaresultofthenegligenceoftheCompany,its
servants, agents and sub contractors save that the Company shall be liable for a period of 1 (one) year to replace defective Products.
8.2 Insofar as any of the Company’s obligation in terms of the Contract are carried out by its servants, agents or sub-contractors, the provisions
of paragraph 8.1 are stipulated also for their benefit.
8.3 The Purchaser shall not have any claim of any nature whatsoever against the Company for any failure by the Company to carry out any of its
obligations under the Contract as a result of force majeure, including but without being limited to any strike, lock-out, shortage of labour or
materials, delays in transport, accidents of any kind, any default or delay by any sub-contractor or supplier of the company, riot, political or
civic disturbances, the elements, any act of any State of Government, any delay in securing any permit, consent or approval required by the
Company for the supply of Products under the Contract or under any other authority, or any other cause whatever beyond the Company’s
control.
9. Warranties And Claims
9.1 All Contracts are executed by the Company without any warranty, express or implied, that the Products will be suitable for use for any specific
purpose, or under any specific conditions or under abnormal or unusual conditions or circumstances, notwithstanding the fact that such purpose, conditions or circumstances may be known to the Company. No representation is made nor warranty given to the Purchaser as to the performance of other qualities of the Products sold.
9.2 The Company retains the right to vary or alter the specifications of the Products without notice, save that such varied or altered specifications will not, without the Purchaser’s consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld) be applicable to Contracts already in existence.
9.3 The Purchaser shall have no claim of any nature whatsoever against the Company by reason of any delay by the Company in effecting delivery of Products
on any date or dates that may be specified in the Purchaser’s order, or within a reasonable time in those cases in which no such date is specified.
9.4 No objection or claim in respect of Products delivered will be entertained unless:
9.4.1 it is endorsed on the delivery note or waybill at the time of delivery at the Purchaser’s place of business; and
9.4.2 it is made in writing to both the Company and the carrier effecting delivery within 7 (seven) days from the date of dispatch of the Products.
9.5 Should the Purchaser not have endorsed the delivery note or waybill in terms of 9.4.1 and objected in writing in terms of 9.4.2, then the
Purchaser will be deemed to have received delivery of each and every item reflected on such delivery note or waybill.
9.6 The Company warrants all goods and products as at the date of delivery (including packaging, installation instructions, manuals, specification instructions and care and maintenance instructions). All risk and obligations in the goods and products delivered by the Company
passes to the Purchaser immediately upon delivery to the Purchaser.
10. Suspension Of The Company’s Obligations
If any amount payable by the Purchaser is not paid on due date, then without prejudice to any other right which it may have in terms hereof, the Company
may immediately suspend the carrying out of its the noncompleted obligations in terms of any Contract until payment is made in full b the Purchaser.
11. Return Of Goods
11.1 The Company does not accept the return of Products other than Products delivered in error or not corresponding with the specifications in the
Contract. Such Products may be returned to the Company after agreement by the Company and obtaining a goods return authorization (G.R.A.)
number, which must accompany all goods returned. Goods will be returned at the Company’s expense within 5 (five) working days of receipt
thereof by the Purchaser. Invoice/G.R.A. numbers must always be quoted when a request for a credit for such Products contemplated herein
is made, such requests must be in writing.
11.2 The Company may in its sole discretion and subject to such conditions or charges as it may impose, agree in writing to accept other returns
due to no fault of Jongonga Contractors., subject to a 15% handling charge, provided the goods returned are in the same condition
as when delivered by Jongonga Contractors.
11.3 Products delivered in error or not corresponding with the specifications in the Contract will only be considered for credit to the Purchaser
where such Products are:
11.3.1 returned undamaged to the Company within 5 (five) working days of receipt thereof by the Purchaser; and
11.3.2 are in their original packaging and have not been unpacked or used in part; and
11.3.3 are not defaced by price labels or other markings.
12. Governing Law
12.1 This Contract is governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
12.2 In terms of Section 45 of the Magistrates Court Act, No. 32 of 1944, (as amended), the Purchaser hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the
Magistrates Court having jurisdiction in terms of Section 28 of the said Act in respect of any action to be instituted against the Purchaser by the
Company in terms of the Contract. It shall nevertheless be entirely within the discretion of the Company as to whether to proceed against the
Purchaser in such Magistrates Court or any other court having jurisdiction.
13. Change Of Address And Ownership
The Purchaser shall give written notice to the Company:
13.1 forthwith upon any change of address of the Purchaser:
13.2 within 7 (seven) days of any change of ownership of the business of the Purchaser or any transaction affecting the majority shareholding of
the Purchaser where the Purchaser is a Company and affecting the majority member’s interest where the Purchaser is a Close Corporation.
14. Set-Off
Set-off shall operate automatically as a matter of Law at the moment when reciprocal debts between the Company and the Purchaser come into
existence, and independently of the will of the parties, and it shall not be necessary for the Company to specifically raise set-off.
15. Prices
All prices subject to exchange rate fluctuations. Prices exclude VAT
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