Procurement of amc(annual maintenance contract) for hvac ... - GAIL

on any patent right. With respect to any subcontract entered into
by CONTRACTOR pursuant to the provisions of the relevant
clause hereof, the CONTRACTOR shall obtain from the
SUB-CONTRACTOR an undertaking to provide the EMPLOYER
with the same patent protection that CONTRACTOR is required
to provide under the provisions of this clause.
44 Liens: 44.1 If, at any time there should be evidence or any lien or claim for
which the EMPLOYER might have become liable and which is
chargeable to the CONTRACTOR, the EMPLOYER shall have
the right to retain out of any payment then due or thereafter to
become due an amount sufficient to completely indemnify the
EMPLOYER against such lien or claim and if such lien or claim
be valid, the EMPLOYER may pay and discharge the same and
deduct the amount so paid from any money which may be or
may become due and payable to the CONTRACTOR. If any lien
or claim remain unsettled after all payments are made, the
CONTRACTOR shall refund or pay to the EMPLOYER all money
that the latter may be compelled to pay in discharging such lien
or claim including all costs and reasonable expenses.
EMPLOYER reserves the right to do the same.
45 Delays by employer or
his authorised agents:
44.2 The EMPLOYER shall have lien on all materials, equipments
including those brought by the CONTRACTOR for the purpose of
erection, testing and commissioning of the WORK.
44.3 The final payment shall not become due until the CONTRACTOR
delivers to the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE a complete release or
waiver of all liens arising or which may arise out of his agreement
or receipt in full or certification by the CONTRACTOR in a form
approved by ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE that all invoices for labour,
materials, services have been paid in lien thereof and if required
by the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE in any case an affidavit that so
far as the CONTRACTOR has knowledge or information the
releases and receipts include all the labour and material for which
a lien could be filled.
44.4 CONTRACTOR will indemnify and hold the EMPLOYER
harmless, for a period of two years after the issue of FINAL
CERTIFICATE, from all liens and other encumbrances against
the EMPLOYER on account of debts or claims alleged to be due
from the CONTRACTOR or his SUB-CONTRACTOR to any
person including SUB- CONTRACTOR and on behalf of
EMPLOYER will defend at his own expense, any claim or
litigation brought against the EMPLOYER or the CONTRACTOR
in connection therewith. CONTRACTOR shall defend or contest
at his own expense any fresh claim or litigation by any person
including his SUB-CONTRACTOR, till its satisfactory settlement
even after the expiry of two years from the date of issue of FINAL
CERTIFICATE.
45.1 In case the CONTRACTOR's performance is delayed due to any
act or omission on the part of the EMPLOYER or his authorised
agents, then the CONTRACTOR shall be given due extension of
time for the completion of the WORK, to the extent such omission
on the part of the EMPLOYER has caused delay in the
CONTRACTOR's performance of his WORK.
45.2 No adjustment in CONTRACT PRICE shall be allowed for
reasons of such delays and extensions granted except as
Page 84 of 158