1. Formation of Contract – Orders for services (“Services”) to be provided by FourQuest Energy Inc. (“FourQuest Energy”) to its customers (each a “Customer”) shall be governed by the following general terms and conditions (“GTCs”) and any additional terms and conditions agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of FourQuest Energy (collectively the “Agreement”). These GTCs shall become binding on Customer upon the earliest of: (i) Customer’s written acceptance of these GTCs; (ii) FourQuest Energy commencing performance of the Services; and (iii) the shipment of any equipment to be used by FourQuest in performing the Services.
2. Performance Standard – FourQuest Energy warrants to Customer that it shall perform the Services in an efficient, workmanlike, skilful, professional manner and that such Services will be performed in accordance with accepted industry and engineering practice. No other warranty, express or implied is given in connection with the Services.
3. Plazo de ejecución: FourQuest Energy hará todo lo posible por prestar los Servicios en el plazo especificado, pero no puede garantizarlo y no se hace responsable de ninguna pérdida o daño causado por un retraso, independientemente de la causa.
4. Force Majeure – FourQuest Energy shall not be liable for any delay or non-performance due to any cause beyond FourQuest Energy’s reasonable and direct control, including but not limited to governmental regulation or delay, landowner interference, strikes or other work stoppage or slow down, weather, floods, war, insurrection, riots, blockade and acts of God (“Force Majeure”). If performance is delayed or prevented by Force Majeure for more than ninety (90) days, either party may terminate this Agreement by written notice to the other party. Nothing in this provision shall relieve Customer from paying the costs of that portion of the Services performed by FourQuest Energy prior to the date of termination.
5. Permisos: todos los permisos y licencias necesarios para la prestación de los Servicios y la importación y entrega de los equipos que utilizará FourQuest Energy serán responsabilidad del Cliente.
6. Transporte: el Cliente será el único responsable y se encargará de organizar el acceso seguro de FourQuest Energy a la propiedad del Cliente o a cualquier otra propiedad en la que el Cliente pueda solicitar los Servicios de FourQuest Energy.
7. Condiciones del lugar de trabajo: el cliente es el único responsable del cuidado, la custodia y el control completos del lugar (el «Lugar») en el que se prestarán los Servicios. El cliente garantiza que el lugar estará en buen estado de conservación y en condiciones adecuadas para permitir la prestación de los Servicios.
8. Salud, seguridad y medio ambiente («HSE»): el cliente informará a FourQuest Energy de sus requisitos en materia de HSE y pondrá a disposición instrucciones escritas sobre HSE en todos los lugares de trabajo, y FourQuest Energy deberá cumplirlas. El cliente será responsable de la realización de los simulacros de emergencia necesarios y de garantizar que se disponga de los medios adecuados para la evacuación de emergencia, de conformidad con toda la legislación aplicable en materia de salud y seguridad.
9. Authorization – If Customer is not the owner or not the sole owner of the Site or the property on which the Services will be performed, Customer represents and warrants that it is the authorized and operating entity, or is the duly authorized agent of each of the owners of the Site or such property with full power to act for such owners with respect to all decisions and instructions made or given in respect of the Services to be supplied by FourQuest Energy pursuant hereto. Customer shall indemnify and shall protect, defend and hold harmless FourQuest Energy and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, contractors and subcontractors from and against all liabilities, losses or damages, claims, demands, causes of action, suits, proceedings, costs and expenses (including legal fees and disbursements on a solicitor and client basis) (“Claims and Losses”) (of every nature and kind whatsoever, without limit, arising from the provision by FourQuest Energy of Services on property if such Claims and Losses are made or incurred because Customer was not the authorized agent of each of the owners of the Site or did not have power to act for such owners.
10. Payment Terms – Customer shall pay FourQuest Energy in accordance with FourQuest Energy’s cost estimate and schedule of rates, which can be made available upon request. Prices are subject to change without notice. Terms of payment of charges are net cash in United States Dollars within thirty (30) days from the date invoices are rendered. Any amount unpaid at the end of said thirty (30) days is subject to interest at 2% per month. If unpaid amounts are collected through legal proceedings or by a collection agent, Customer shall pay reasonable costs including solicitor and client fees and disbursements associated with such collection procedures.
11. Impuestos: todos los cargos por los servicios que FourQuest Energy preste o realice en virtud del presente contrato no incluyen ninguna tasa, impuesto, impuesto sobre bienes y servicios o impuesto sobre el valor añadido, impuesto provincial sobre las ventas, impuesto especial, arancel aduanero ni cargo impuesto por cualquier autoridad gubernamental sobre la prestación de los servicios o relacionado con ella, salvo los impuestos calculados o determinados en función de los ingresos o beneficios de una de las partes (en conjunto, «impuestos»). El cliente pagará o reembolsará a FourQuest Energy todos y cada uno de los impuestos.
12. Confidencialidad: cada parte mantendrá en estricta confidencialidad todos los datos y la información obtenidos de la otra parte, así como la información relativa a los resultados de los Servicios, con la única salvedad de la divulgación exigida por la ley y los procesos legales, a menos que dichos datos, información y resultados sean de dominio público. No obstante lo anterior, FourQuest Energy tendrá derecho a describir los Servicios y el proyecto por título, alcance, tipo y tamaño, y a indicar el nombre del Cliente en las cualificaciones y materiales promocionales de FourQuest Energy.
13. Mantenimiento del estado y el entorno del emplazamiento: durante la prestación de los Servicios y hasta su finalización, FourQuest Energy se asegurará de que el emplazamiento se mantenga limpio y en buen estado. FourQuest pagará y se hará responsable del control, la eliminación y/o la retirada de cualquier contaminante o residuo líquido o no líquido, petróleo crudo, gas natural, aceites de motor, lubricantes, combustible para motores, selladores para tuberías, pinturas, disolventes, etc., que se encuentren, hayan sido vertidos, derramados o escapados accidentalmente de los equipos utilizados para prestar los Servicios. FourQuest Energy no tendrá ninguna otra responsabilidad con respecto a los derrames, la contaminación o la polución que se produzcan o surjan durante la prestación de los Servicios, y el Cliente asumirá toda la responsabilidad y defenderá, indemnizará y eximirá de responsabilidad a FourQuest Energy por cualquier reclamación y pérdida que se derive de dichos derrames, contaminación o polución.
14. Limitation of Liability
(a) In the event that FourQuest Energy is in breach of its warranty contained in paragraph 2 hereof, Customer’s sole remedy is restricted to the reperformance of such services as FourQuest Energy has provided pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Where FourQuest Energy uses products, materials or equipment which are not of its manufacture or where Customer uses the same during performance of the Services, Customer’s sole remedy for any loss or damages resulting therefrom will be strictly limited to such benefits as FourQuest Energy may be able to obtain from the party who manufactured the said products, materials or equipment, as the case may be.
(c) When an authorized representative of Customer verifies in writing that the Services have been satisfactorily completed in accordance with this Agreement, then Customer will thereafter have no right of action or claim whatsoever against FourQuest Energy for any matter arising out of the Services.
15. Daños indirectos y consecuentes – FourQuest Energy y el Cliente acuerdan que ninguna de las partes será responsable ante la otra por lucro cesante, pérdida de producción, pérdidas por interrupción del negocio o cualquier daño indirecto o consecuente, daños especiales o daños punitivos que se deriven del cumplimiento o incumplimiento de las obligaciones de dicha parte en virtud del presente Acuerdo, o de cualquier otra causa, ya sea por negligencia, agravio, estatuto, equidad, contrato, derecho consuetudinario o cualquier otra causa de acción o teoría legal.
16. Release and Indemnity
(a) FourQuest Energy shall release, indemnify and hold harmless Customer for Claims and Losses which Customer may suffer or incur resulting from injury to, or death of FourQuest Energy’s and its affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors and subcontractors (“FourQuest Group”) and for loss of, or damage to FourQuest Energy’s property or that of FourQuest’s Group, that in any way relates to the provision of any Services hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, death, or damage was caused by the Gross Negligence or Wilful Misconduct of Customer.
(b) Customer shall release, indemnify and hold harmless FourQuest Energy for Claims and Losses which FourQuest Energy may suffer or incur resulting from injury to, or death of Customer’s and its affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, contractors and subcontractors (“Customer Group”) and for loss of, or damage to Customer’s property or that of Customer Group, that in any way relates to the provision of any Services hereunder, except to the extent that such injury, death, or damage was caused by the Gross Negligence or Wilful Misconduct of FourQuest Energy.
(c) Each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) shall be liable for and indemnify and save harmless the other party (the “Indemnified Party”) from any and all Claims and Losses in respect of injury or death of any person or loss of or damages to any property, which may be brought against the Indemnified Party by third parties, which are directly related to or arise from any negligent act, omission, default or representation, Gross Negligence or Wilful Misconduct of the Indemnifying Party in connections with its obligations hereunder.
(d) For the purposes of this Agreement, “Gross Negligence or Wilful Misconduct” means any act or failure to act (whether sole, joint or concurrent) by any person or entity which was intended to cause, or which was in reckless disregard of or wanton indifference to, harmful consequences such person or entity knew, or should have known, such act or failure would have on the safety or property of another person or entity; provided that Gross Negligence or Wilful Misconduct shall not include any act or failure to act insofar as it was done or failed to be done in accordance with the instructions or express concurrence of Customer.
17. Insurance – FourQuest Energy and Customer represent and warrant, each to the other, that the indemnities provided in this Agreement are fully covered by appropriate insurance or voluntarily self-insured and upon the request of a party, the other will provide a copy of its insurance policy in that regard.
18. Cancellation – Customer may terminate an order for the Services hereunder at any time prior to completion of the Services. Upon such termination, Customer shall pay Fourquest Energy for the costs of that portion of the Services performed up to the date of termination and FourQuest Energy’s demobilization costs or charges.
19. Dispute Resolution – Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the LCIA Rules (“Rules”), which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this clause. The number of arbitrators shall be one. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London, England. The language of the arbitration shall be English.
20. Assignment – Neither party shall be permitted to assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in whole or in part, except with the express written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
21. Severability – All paragraphs, sentences and words used herein are separable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any such part hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other part.
22. Amendments and Waiver – No amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed valid unless in writing and signed by both parties. A waiver of any breach of or failure to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a particular instance or instances shall not constitute a subsequent waiver thereof or preclude subsequent enforcement thereof.
23. Survival – The provisions respecting liability and indemnification shall survive termination of this Agreement.
24. Governing Law – Notwithstanding that the Goods may be delivered or the Services may be performed outside of the Province of Alberta, the parties acknowledge and agree that this Subcontract shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to any conflict of laws principles that could require the application of any other law, and each party irrevocably agrees to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta and all courts of appeal therefrom.
25. Third Party Rights – No person other than a party may enforce this Agreement by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
26. Entire Agreement – This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. There are no other terms, obligations, covenants, representations, statements or conditions applicable to the agreement between the parties. Any new, different, or conflicting terms and conditions, provided before or after these GTCs and on either party’s standard forms or otherwise, are expressly rejected and shall not apply to this Agreement unless such new, different or conflicting terms and conditions are in writing and expressly agreed to and signed by both parties.
