T000003547_FileName_BHILAI FO Tender ... - Bharat Petroleum

(h) The Carrier would provide consignment notes for each consignment loaded on a dailybasis to the loading location.(i) The Carrier would provide transportation bill to the base location for the consignmentcarried during the month, by 10th of the following month.(j) Company reserves the right to use the tank-lorries on their return trip based on Company'sown operational convenience / requirement for delivery of petroleum products. Payment insuch case would be made only to the extent of any additional distance covered beyond thenormal RTKM route for which the movement was undertaken.7. SECURITY DEPOSIT / BANK GUARANTEE(a) The Carrier shall deposit a sum of Rs. 1, 00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) per tank-lorryby way of DD drawn on any scheduled bank payable at Raipur in favour of the Company asSecurity Deposit. In case the carrier offers more than 1 tank-lorry, the SD amount shall bepayable by DD or Bank Guarantee for the balance amount a period of 3 ½ years which shallinclude inter alia the full period of the contract including the option period and additional sixmonths for due fulfilment of terms of this Agreement. This sum shall not bear any interest.(b) Company shall be entitled to adjust any sum due to it from the Security Deposit amountand / or any transport / other charges / dues pending for payment to the Carrier against anyother contract. The decision of the Company will be final and binding on the Carrier.8. UTILISATION OF T/LS(a) The Carriers will be responsible for loading and discharging of the tank-lorries. All theinstructions of the Company with regard to the same shall be binding on the Carrier.(b) Only the Crew of the Tank Lorry and authorized representative of the Carrier shall beallowed entry inside the Company’s loading / unloading locations.9. QUALITY & QUANTITY9(a) The Carrier shall be solely responsible for quantity and quality of the products received byhim for transportation and acknowledgement by any member of Crew of the tank-lorry or byany other authorized person of the Carrier by way of signing on the Challan or any otherDispatch Document shall be sufficient proof of acceptance of product quantity and quality bythe Carrier.(b) If any shortage in quantity and / or variation in quality of product is found at any stage afterthe tank-lorry leaves the Dispatch/ Storage location, the Carrier shall be responsible for suchshortage in quantity and / or variation in quality of product for whatever reason and theCompany shall be entitled to recover the cost thereof from the Carrier at the rate as decidedby the Company. This shall also apply in the event of accident, robbery, hijacking etc. of tanklorry.(c) In case of variation in quality, Company at its discretion may dispose-off the contaminatedproduct and recover all expenses / losses and cost of product in this connection asdetermined by the Company shall be recoverable from the Carrier. This shall be in addition toand without prejudice to the Company's right of termination of this Agreement as per clause16.(d) If any adulteration/contamination is established, the adulterated/contaminated productwill be disposed off at the Corporation’s discretion. All expenses/losses and cost ofadulterated/contaminated product in this connection as determined by the CorporationT E N D E R N O . B P C / I & C / W R / 0 2 / F O / 2 0 1 2 Page 23