Contract No. PTA180006 Page 1 of 106 Contract No. PTA180006 Supply and Delivery of Buses to the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia BOOK 1 OF 2 – CONTRACT DOCUMENT Volvo Group Australia Pty Ltd ABN: 27 000 761 259 ACN: 000 761 259 Public Transport Authority PTA180006 Supply of Buses Contract Doc Id: A3915998 v2.0 Contract No. PTA180006 Page 2 of 106 CONTENTS FORMAL INSTRUMENT OF AGREEMENT .......................................................................................................... 4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY SUPPLY OF GOODS GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT ........... 6 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................................ 6 2 CONTRACTOR’S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS ............................................................................................ 12 3 REQUIREMENTS OF STATUTES AND SAFTEY RULES .......................................................................... 12 4 SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................ 13 5 TERM, OPTION TO EXTEND, BUS DELIVERY PROGRAM ...................................................................... 13 6 MATERIALS AND WORK ............................................................................................................................ 14 7 PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ..................................................................................................................... 21 8 CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT AND SPARE PARTS ............................................................................... 21 9 VARIATIONS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME ............................................................................................... 21 10 ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF BUSES AND/OR WORK .................................................................. 24 11 PAYMENT AND VERIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 26 12 BUS MODEL CHANGES .............................................................................................................................. 27 13 SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS .................................................................................................... 28 14 COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 28 15 PERSONNEL ................................................................................................................................................ 29 16 REPRESENTATIVES AND PERTH OFFICE ............................................................................................... 30 17 RISK AND INSURANCE............................................................................................................................... 31 18 INDEMNITY BY CONTRACTOR .................................................................................................................. 31 19 SECURITY FOR PERFORMANCE .............................................................................................................. 33 20 SECURITY OF BUSES AND WORKS ......................................................................................................... 33 21 WARRANTIES .............................................................................................................................................. 33 22 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................... 37 23 DEFAULT AND TERMINATION ................................................................................................................... 37 24 DISPUTE RESOLUTION .............................................................................................................................. 40 25 FORCE MAJEURE ....................................................................................................................................... 41 26 NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMS ........................................................................................................................ 41 27 ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING .................................................................................................. 42 28 GOVERNING LAW ....................................................................................................................................... 42 29 SEVERABILITY ............................................................................................................................................ 42 30 WAIVER ........................................................................................................................................................ 43 31 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES ..................................................................................................................... 43 32 DUTIES, TAXES AND COSTS ..................................................................................................................... 43 33 NOTICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 34 DIRECTIONS BY PTA .................................................................................................................................. 44 35 AUDIT PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................... 44 36 GOODS AND SERVICE TAX ....................................................................................................................... 45 37 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS DISCREPANCIES ........................................................................................... 46 38 CONFIDENTIALITY AND RELATED MATTERS ........................................................................................ 46 39 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ............................................................................................................................. 47 Public Transport Authority PTA180006 Supply of Buses Contract Doc Id: A3915998 v2.0 Contract No. PTA180006 Page 6 of 106 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY SUPPLY OF GOODS GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 1 Definitions and Interpretation 1.1 Definitions In the Contract, except where the context otherwise requires: “Acceptance” means, subject to clause 10.6, the stage when in respect of a Bus: (a) the Bus: (i) has been designed, manufactured, produced in accordance with the PTA approved Prototype for that relevant Bus; and (ii) is free from Defects or Design Defects, except for minor Defects: A. which do not prevent the Bus from being reasonably capable of being used for its intended purpose; and B. which can be corrected without prejudicing the convenient use of the Bus; (b) the certification and commissioning specified in clause 7 of the Technical Specification has been provided and carried out; (c) any tests, as described in clause 7 of the Technical Specification, which are required to be carried out and passed before Acceptance is achieved for the Bus, have been carried out and passed; (d) all documents and other information referred to in the Contract, including all Approvals and the O&M Documentation, which are required for the use, operation and maintenance of the Bus, have been supplied to PTA and PTA’s Bus Service Operators; and (e) the Contractor has done everything which the Contract requires it to do as a condition precedent to Acceptance. “Act of God” means earthquake, hurricane, typhoon, tsunami or volcanic activity; “Approval” means any direction, licence, permit, consent, approval, determination, certificate, standard, code, publication or other requirement of or produced by any authority, body or other organisation having jurisdiction in connection with the Buses or the carrying out of the Works or under any applicable Statutory Requirement which must be obtained, satisfied or otherwise complied with in order to: a) carry out the Works; or b) use a Bus or all of the Buses. “Annexure” means the Annexure to these General Conditions; “Body Builder Subcontract” means the subcontract the Contractor is to execute with the subcontractor it engages to provide the required Bus bodies under this contract, and “Body Builder Subcontractor” has a corresponding meaning; “Bus” means one of the rigid, articulated or alternative powered Buses which the Contractor must design, manufacture, produce and deliver to PTA in accordance with the requirements of this Contract; “Bus Body Component” means any individual part not forming part of the chassis and installed on the Bus; “Bus Service Operator” means party contracted by the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia to provide public passenger and associated maintenance bus services in the Perth metropolitan area. “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Western Australia; “Certificate of Acceptance” subject to clause 10.6, means the written certificate issued under clause 10.3(a)(i) by the PTA Representative stating that Acceptance of a Bus has been achieved; “Commencement Date” means the date that the last party signs this Contract; “Confidential Information” means any knowledge, information or know-how, including intellectual property and related documentation pertaining to or concerning a party, including the party’s business systems, customers, properties,