Vehicle Purchase Agreement 19
Vehicle Purchase Agreement 19
FOR
EQUIPMENT
BETWEEN
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AND
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RECITALS:
1. Sale of Equipment. Company hereby sells to Buyer and Buyer hereby purchases from
Company the equipment described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, and
licenses the software contained therein (hereinafter "Equipment"). Such Equipment shall be
shipped FOB Installation Site (as hereinafter defined in Paragraph 6), freight pre-paid and
absorbed by Company.
2. Purchase Price. Buyer shall pay to Company for the Equipment and for all obligations
specified herein, as full and complete consideration therefore, the sum of __________________
($__________) (hereinafter "Purchase Price").
A. Ten Percent (10%) of the Purchase Price within thirty (30) days after the
execution of this Agreement;
B. Eighty Percent (80%) of the Purchase Price within thirty (30) days after Delivery
of the Equipment (as defined in Paragraph 7 of the Agreement); and
C. Ten Percent (10%) of the Purchase Price within thirty (30) days after Buyer's
Acceptance of the Equipment.
In the event that Buyer does not accept the Equipment, Company shall refund all prior
payments within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notification from Buyer that it does not accept the
Equipment.
All invoices submitted to Buyer by Company shall list the items of Equipment purchased
thereunder in the same sequence used in Buyer's Purchase Order for such Equipment. Buyer's
Purchase Order Number shall appear on all invoices submitted to Buyer hereunder.
5. Site Evaluation. At no cost or expense to Buyer, Company shall furnish Buyer with site
preparation studies, which shall include, but not be limited to, power, air conditioning, and
operational considerations with respect to the Equipment. Company's personnel shall coordinate
their activities with and avoid interference with Buyer's employees and construction contractors
working to prepare the Installation Site (as hereinafter defined) for receipt of the Equipment. A
pre-installation instruction manual will be provided to Buyer by Company upon request.
6. Site Preparation. Buyer shall be responsible for preparing a site suitable for the
installation and operation of the Equipment (hereinafter "Installation Site").
7. Delivery. Delivery of the Equipment to Buyer by Company, at Company's sole cost and
expense, shall be made within two (2) weeks after receipt of a purchase order (hereinafter
"Delivery Date"). The Equipment shall be packaged appropriately and all cartons shall be
clearly stamped with Buyer's Purchase Order Number. Buyer must be able to identify easily all
items of the Equipment contained within each carton. Delivery of the Equipment in an
undamaged condition to Buyer's Installation Site shall constitute "Delivery" to Buyer. Risk of
loss during transit shall remain with Company.
A packing slip indicating each item and item quantity shipped shall accompany every
shipment. The packing list shall be attached to the exterior of one of the containers in each
shipment in a conspicuous manner.
The purchase order number must also appear on all packing slips, invoices and
correspondence.
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All items "not found" shall be noted and the anticipated availability of the items shall be
indicated clearly on the packing list. No substitutions shall be made without prior authorization
by Buyer's Corporate Purchasing.
8. Installation. Company shall install the Equipment at the Installation Site in accordance
with the installation schedule set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein (the
"Installation Schedule"), and connect the same to the safety switches or electrical outlets to be
provided and installed by Buyer. Company shall be responsible for all costs associated with
delivery and installation of the Equipment. Time is of the essence to this Agreement.
Company shall comply with all permits and licenses required by Federal, State, or local
authorities in connection with the delivery and installation of the Equipment.
10. Acceptance. “Acceptance" of the Equipment shall be deemed to occur on the date
when, in the reasonable opinion of Buyer, the Equipment conforms to the Specifications, and has
continuously operated in compliance with the Specifications for thirty (30) days after Equipment
Turnover. Company shall present Buyer with a Final Certificate of Acceptance (attached hereto
as Exhibit G, and incorporated herein by reference) immediately prior to the expiration of the
30th day. Final acceptance occurs when Buyer executes and returns to Company the signed Final
Certificate of Acceptance.
Two (2) copies of operator and service instruction manuals are to be provided to Buyer
by Company, the latter to include electrical and mechanical schematics, and parts and current
price lists.
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11. Training. Prior to Acceptance of the Equipment or at such other time as the parties may
mutually agree, Company shall provide, at no cost or expense to Buyer, training in operation of
the Equipment for employees designated by Buyer. Such training is described on Exhibit D
attached hereto and incorporated herein.
A. License Fee. Any charge for the License is included in the Purchase Price set
forth in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement.
B. Updates. During the Warranty Period, or for as long as Buyer purchases any
maintenance support services from Company, Company shall provide to Buyer, without
additional charge, any and all routine Software changes and updates intended to provide general
improvements to the performance of the Equipment that are announced by Company or that are
required to comply with applicable federal statues and regulations.
C. Term. This License shall commence upon delivery of the Equipment to the
Buyer and shall continue for as long as Buyer retains full legal right and title to operate the
Equipment.
13. Equipment Warranty. The warranty provided to Buyer by Company with respect to the
Equipment is set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein. The warranty
period shall commence upon Acceptance of the Equipment.
14. Patents and Copyrights. Company warrants that it owns the Equipment, Software, and
Documentation and that it has the rights in the Equipment, Software and Documentation granted
hereby. Company further warrants that the Equipment, Software and Documentation shall be
delivered free of any rightful claim of any third party for infringement of any United States
patent, copyright, trade secret, or other intellectual property right. Company shall indemnify and
hold harmless Buyer and its subsidiaries or affiliates under its control, and their trustees, officers,
employees and agents, against any and all losses, liabilities, judgments, awards and costs
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(including legal fees and expenses) arising out of or related to any claim that Buyer’s use or
possession of the Equipment, Software or Documentation pursuant to and for the purposes set
forth in this Agreement, or the license granted hereunder, infringes or violates any United States
patent, copyright, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any third party. Company shall
defend and settle at its sole expense all suits or proceedings arising out of the foregoing,
provided that Buyer gives Company notice of any such claim of which it learns. No such
settlement which prevents Buyer from continuing to use the Equipment and Software as
provided herein shall be made without the Buyer’s prior written consent. In all events, Buyer
shall, at its own cost and expense, have the right to participate in the defense of any such suit or
proceeding through counsel of its own choosing. In case the Equipment, Software or
Documentation, or any part thereof, are held to constitute such an infringement and the use for
the purpose intended of said Equipment or Software is enjoined, then Company shall, at Buyer’s
option, and at Company’s expense, either procure for Buyer the right to continue using same, or
replace same with a non-infringing Equipment, or modify same so it becomes non-infringing, or
remove the Equipment and refund the total purchase price for the Equipment.
15. Indemnification.
A. Company shall indemnify and hold Buyer its trustees, officers, employees, and
agents harmless from any loss, lawsuit, liability, damage, cost and expense (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) which may arise out of or result from (i) claims by third persons against Buyer
that the Equipment has caused damage to property or bodily injury (including death); or (ii) the
acts or omissions of the Company, its agents or employees in connection with this Agreement; or
(iii) any defects in any Equipment supplied by the Company; or (iv) any breach or default in the
performance of the obligations of Company hereunder including any breach of warranty.
Company's indemnification obligations hereunder shall not apply to the extent that any claim is
caused by the negligence or misconduct of Buyer.
B. The invalidity, in whole or in part, of any of the foregoing paragraph will not
affect the remainder of such paragraph.
16. Default by Company. Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, and except
as is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, Company shall be deemed to be in default under
this Agreement if:
A. The scheduled performance dates, including the Delivery Date and Installation
Schedule, shall be exceeded by more than thirty (30) days; or
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C. Any material representation or warranty made by Company hereunder is breached
and remains uncured from and after thirty (30) days following Company's receipt of written
notice from Buyer of such breach.
If any event of default occurs and is not cured within any applicable period specified above,
Buyer, at its sole option, may employ any remedy then available to it, whether at law or in
equity, including, but not limited to, the following:
B. Terminate this Agreement as to all or any part as Buyer in its sole discretion may
determine; or
C. Pursue any other rights or remedies available to Buyer under the laws of the State
of Maryland.
17. Default by Buyer. Default by Buyer in payment (except in the case of a bona fide
dispute) or performance of any material duty or obligation under this Agreement, shall, at the
sole option of Company, if the default is not cured within thirty (30) days from and after Buyer's
receipt of written notice from Company of the default, constitute a default of this Agreement. In
such an event, Company, at its sole option, may employ any remedy then available to it, whether
at law or in equity, including, but not limited, to the following:
B. Pursue any other rights and remedies available to Company under the laws of the
State of Maryland.
18. General.
C. Confidentiality. The parties shall hold in strictest confidence any information and
material which is related to either Buyer's or Company's business or is designated by either
Buyer or Company as proprietary and confidential, herein or otherwise. It is understood that this
confidentiality clause does not include information which: (i) is now or hereafter in the public
domain through no fault of the party being provided the confidential information; (ii) prior to
disclosure hereunder, is property within the rightful possession of the party being provided the
confidential information; (iii) subsequent to disclosure hereunder, is lawfully received from a
third party with no restriction on further disclosure; or (iv) is obligated to be produced under
order of a court of competent jurisdiction, unless made the subject of a confidentiality agreement
or protective order in connection with such proceeding, which the parties in all cases will attempt
to obtain. Buyer and Company hereby covenant that each shall not disclose such information to
any third party without prior written authorization of the other. Company further covenants not
to disclose or otherwise make known to any party nor to issue or release for publication any
articles or advertising or publicity matter relating to this Agreement in which the name of Buyer
or any of its affiliates is mentioned or used, directly or indirectly, unless prior written consent is
granted by Buyer.
To the extent that Company receives confidential patient information from Buyer,
Company covenants that it will protect such information in accordance with a Business
Associate Agreement to be executed by the parties. Disclosure of such patient information is
prohibited by the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and HIPAA’s implementing regulations.
D. Notices. All notices and other communications pertaining to this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed duly to have been given if personally delivered to the other
party or if sent by the United State Postal Service certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid or by Federal Express, United Parcel or other nationally recognized overnight carrier.
All notices or communications between Buyer and Company pertaining to this Agreement shall
be addressed as follows:
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If to Buyer: ____________________
Attention: Rick Kruelle
1101 E. 33rd Street, Suite B001
Baltimore, MD 21218
If to Company: ___________________
Attention: ____________________
___________________
___________________
Recall Notice: In the event of any recall notice issued by the Company or the FDA,
Company shall send such notice to The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, Attention:
Risk Management Department, Facsimile Number 410-614-3678.
Either party may change its notification address by giving written notice to that effect to
the other party in the manner provided herein.
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substitute for any such invalid portion hereof a provision which best approximates the effect and
intent of the invalid provision.
J. Headings. The paragraph titles of this Agreement are for conveniences only and
shall not define or limit any of the provisions hereof.
K. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the documents referenced herein and all
Exhibits hereto (Exhibits A through F) are intended as the complete and exclusive statement of
the agreement between Buyer and Company with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersede all prior agreements and negotiations related thereto.
L. Binding Effect. The provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of Buyer and Company, their respective successors, and permitted assigns.
N. Vendor Full Disclosure Provision. Company agrees to execute the Vendor Full
Disclosure Statement attached hereto as Exhibit F. The proper execution and delivery of the
Vendor Full Disclosure Statement is a condition precedent to Buyer's obligation under this
Agreement.
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P. Counterparts. Provided that all parties hereto execute a copy of this Agreement,
this Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and
all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Executed copies of this
Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission or other comparable means. This
Agreement shall be deemed fully executed and entered into on the date of execution by the last
signatory required hereby.
R. New Equipment. Company shall advise Buyer, through its Corporate Purchasing
Department of any new Equipment that is similar to the Equipment covered by this Agreement
that Company develops and/or receives appropriate regulatory approval to market during the
term of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended in accordance with Paragraph 18F
hereof to include any new equipment Buyer desires to purchase from Company.
S. Parts. For a seven-year period from the date hereof, Company agrees to make
available and sell to Buyer such parts as to maintain the Equipment in good working order and to
offer a maintenance program.
T. Insurance. Company shall carry and at all times maintain in full force and
effect, at its sole expense, policies of general liability and product liability insurance in the
minimum amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) for each claim for each policy year.
Company shall provide at least thirty (30) days written notice to Buyer prior to cancellation of
any policy.
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any Federally funded health care programs as provided in Sections 1128 and 1128A of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a). Company further agrees that it will notify Buyer
immediately in the event it becomes sanctioned or excluded from any federally funded health
care programs. Such notification shall include the grounds for sanction or exclusion and the
duration thereof.
W. Access to Books and Records. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1295x(1) (I) and42 C.F.R.§
420.302 if the value or cost of services, goods or products rendered to Buyer by Company or by
an organization related to the Company is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or more over any
twelve (12) month period during the term of this Agreement, Company and Buyer agree that
until the expiration of four (4) years after the furnishing of such services, goods or products,
Company and Buyer shall, upon written request, make available to the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services of the United States (the "Secretary"), the Secretary's
duly authorized representative, the Comptroller General, or the Comptroller General's duly
authorized representative, such books, documents and records as may be necessary to certify the
nature and extent of the costs of such services, goods or products.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, _________________ and ___________________ have
signed this agreement as of the day and year first written above, and the person executing this
agreement on behalf of each party represents and warrants that this agreement has been
authorized by all necessary parties, is validly executed by an authorized officer or agent, and is
binding upon and enforceable against the company in accordance with its terms.
WITNESS: ____________________
By:
Name:
Title:
Legal Department
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Description of Equipment
In the event of any inconsistency between the terms in main body of the Agreement and the
terms in Exhibit A attached hereto, the terms in main body of the Agreement will control.
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EXHIBIT B
Installation Schedule
Company shall be responsible to install the Equipment only when Buyer has properly prepared
the site at Buyer’s sole expense. Buyer shall be responsible for having the site fully ready to
receive the Equipment on the estimated delivery date.
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EXHIBIT C
Specifications
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EXHIBIT D
Training
If applicable and necessary, training on the use and operation of the Equipment and related
disposables will be provided at a mutually agreeable time at the request of Buyer. Training will
be conducted at Buyer’s location, and the training, as well as any written materials distributed by
Company, shall be provided to Buyer at no additional cost.
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EXHIBIT E
Equipment Warranty
For a one (1) year period from date of Acceptance (the "Warranty Period"), Company warrants
that the Equipment provided to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall be free from defects in
material, manufacturing workmanship, and title, and that the Equipment will operate in
conformance with the Specifications set forth in Exhibit C and will operate as described in all
marketing and advertising materials provided to Buyer (the "Warranty"). The Warranty also
shall apply to any replacement part or to any Enhancement. Further, Company warrants that all
service repairs shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the greater of (i) the
balance of the Warranty Period or (ii) ninety (90) days after the date the repair is completed.
To enable Company to properly administer the Warranty, Buyer shall (i) promptly notify
Company of any claim hereunder, and (ii) provide Company with the opportunity to inspect and
test parts claimed by Buyer to be defective.
Defective Equipment will be shipped by Buyer to Company’s Technical Service Center under
Company’s Loaner program. Under this program Buyer will inform Company of defective
Equipment in order to have a “Loaner” piece of equipment shipped to Buyer within twenty-four
(24) hours of such notification. Buyer will have full use of the Loaner equipment until defective
Equipment has been repaired or replaced and received by Buyer.
If during the Warranty Period and after trouble-shooting assistance from Company, it is Buyer's
opinion that on-site service is required, warranty service will be available from Company, free of
charge, on an appointment basis, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
During the Warranty Period, Company shall provide to Buyer, without additional charge, 24-
hour a day, 365-day a year access to a toll-free health care professional hotline for questions and
trouble-shooting assistance.
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EXHIBIT F
It is the policy of The Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation ("JHHS") to conduct its
purchasing activities in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations
regarding the purchasing of goods or services, including, but not limited to, applicable
requirements of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. In addition, all JHHS officers, directors,
employees, staff or agents ("JHHS Personnel") are required to act fairly, objectively and in the
best interests of JHHS when conducting business with vendors on behalf of JHHS. JHHS's
selection of vendors is based on quality, price, services offered and other features of a
competitive marketplace.
As used herein, JHHS shall comprise, collectively, JHHS, together with the following
affiliated entities: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Inc.,
Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation, Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc., Johns
Hopkins Pediatrics At Home, Inc., Johns Hopkins Home Health Services, Inc., Johns Hopkins
Pharmaquip, Inc., Howard County General Hospital, Inc., and Johns Hopkins Community
Physicians, Inc.
Vendor shall submit written notification to JHHS, and receive approval from the JHHS
Purchasing Department, prior to providing JHHS Personnel with any "Gifts, Services or
Consideration" valued in excess of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00). "Gifts, Services or Consideration"
includes, but is not limited to: gifts, gratuities, social entertainment offered or sponsored by the
vendor, samples, consulting and research activities, vendor-sponsored travel, educational
conferences, seminars, other business courtesies and warranties, discounts and any additional
items or services not described in the Agreement. "Gifts, Services or Consideration" does not
include items valued less than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) (such as pens, coffee mugs, calendars or
other small promotional or novelty items). The written notice is to be sent to:
Vendor has read and understood and agrees to the terms set forth on this Statement.
[Name of Company]
By: _____________________
Name: __________________
Title: ___________________
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EXHIBIT G
In compliance with the terms, conditions and provisions of the Master Purchase
and Sale Agreement/Purchase and Sale Agreement dated ____________________, 200_
(the “Agreement”), by and between the undersigned (the “Buyer”) and
_______________________________ (the “Company”), Buyer hereby:
(a) certifies and warrants that all equipment described in the above-referenced
Agreement (the “Equipment”) is delivered, inspected, fully installed and
operational as of the Acceptance Date, as indicated and defined below;
(b) accepts all of the Equipment for all purposes under the Agreement and all
attendant documents as of this _______ day of __________________,
200_ (the “Acceptance Date”).
BUYER:
________________________________
By: ____________________________
Title: ___________________________
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