Terms and Conditions of Service ABSOLUTE-LEE Contact: 07803 519996 TERMS & CONDITIONS Standard terms Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Absolute-Lee PDS these conditions, which supersede any earlier sets of conditions appearing in the company’s estimate or elsewhere, shall override any terms and conditions stipulated, incorporated or referred to by the client, whether in estimate or in any nego
tiations, even if contained in a document which purports to provide that rival terms shall prevail. Contract This contract document shall be construed according to and governed by English law and shall be subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the English courts. This payment is due on arrival of our confirmation letter indicating our intended start date. This payment is to secure and allocate you a time for us to carry out the work. No time slot will be allocated until this payment is received. Please be aware that the original time slot may no longer be available but we will book your work in as soon as we can. Deposit payment is acceptance of these terms and conditions. A payment instalment may be required at any stage of the project if requested by the proprietor. We will provide you with a invoice. Payment should be made immediately. By signing this agreement you a gree to this term. You must pay all sums due to us without any set off, deductions, counterclaim and/or withholding of monies. All costs shall be accepted in good faith. Seven-day payment terms apply, for any monies owed at the last working day of the completion date. Please note any damages you may claimed will be processed through our liability insurance. No moneys shall be deducted from the final invoice for any claims in progress. Absolute-Lee PDS exercises the right to claim interest and compensation for any debt recovery costs incurred under current late payment legislation and will instruct our debt collection agency immediately if payment is not received. Any payment plan agreed to prior to the commencement of the work must be adhered to at all times. Payments must be received by the agreed date. Late payments may incur interest charges. Commencement and duration The contract shall not come into effect until we have sent you your confirmation of order which will include an approximate commencement date for the works to begin. Once signed by you, and the deposit is paid, the contract will become effective. Materials Absolute-Lee will agree materials, prior to commencement of the work. If the client is purchasing their own material, which has not been recommended by Absolute-Lee, then no responsibility will be taken for any damage to surfaces, or peeling or paint due to inadequate quality of materials being used. Any mileage used to purchase replacement materials will be charged at £0.45p per mile. Employee working conditions The proprietor exercises the right to refuse to estimate for any work, which he judges may lead to unsatisfactory working conditions for himself, a labourer or any employee. The proprietor, or any member of staff, holds the right to remove any personnel from the site, if at any time a member of staff has bean abused physically or verbally by a client, or any other member of society. Under these circumstances, you will have to pay in full for all work carried out and materials purchased to that date. Absolute-Lee is a non-discriminatory business and will not tolerate any type of discrimination against any employee undertaking the work. All employees shall be under the jurisdiction of the proprietor and shall only take his working orders. All other decisions, requests or amendments to the contract shall be put to the proprietor first before any such operations are carried out. Every effort will be made to replace an employee if he/she is unable to attend due to sickness or any other reason. On occasions this may not be possible but Absolute-Lee will make every effort to continue operations expeditiously. Damage to work Absolute-Lee will not be held responsible for damage/marks/dust to any of the decorating that is not the fault of Absolute-Lee. If such damage/marks/dust are to be repaired by Absolute-Lee, the client will be advised of any extra cost, which must be paid for before such work is undertaken. Other trades Where any work undertaken by other trades has affected our work, the cost to rectify will be the responsibility of the client. Fixture and Fittings All furniture must be removed from working areas before our arrival, or otherwise moved into the middle of rooms. Any objects that cannot be moved will be covered up with the appropriate sheeting. Please advise us in advance if any heavy object needs to be moved by us. The client should remove all fragile or vulnerable items, and all cupboards and drawers should be left empty. Any fitting that cannot be removed will not be our responsibility. Extra operations of work Absolute=Lee will not be responsible for carrying out any work other than that stated on the original estimate and specification document. If you wish to add extra operations of work then this will be at extra cost, which will be estimated and submitted in writing. Such work will not be undertaken until you agree the amount, and pay one third of this cost in advance, if requested. The quotation provides an estimated duration for completion of works. If however, additional work is required due to unforeseen circumstances a further quote will be provided for the additional work not detailed in the original quote. Payment throughout the project is stating satisfaction for the work carried out. Unforeseen circumstances Absolute-Lee holds the right to charge for any extra work that was unforeseen and not included in the original estimate. We will inform you of any extra costs at the earliest opportunity, and the full cost will be submitted in writing. This will not become payable until snagging is complete and a final invoice is produced. Intended start date Although every effort will be made to meet our intended start date, please accept that scheduling of other work may make this impossible. In such cases, we will give you a minimum of one week’s notice, and an alternative date will be agreed. External project work is weather dependant and should the weather not be appropriate working conditions then Absolute-Lee must stress that alternative work will be carried out with clients also booked in, whilst ensuring all external projects remain priority and will be completed during improved weather conditions. Estimate All estimates given by Absolute-Lee are valid for 7 days only. Once you receive your confirmation and deposit document you have 7 days to sign the contract and return the deposit. If this is not reached, the estimate shall become void, and expire before the 7 days unless withdrawn earlier. Cancellation by notice or cancellation Cancellation of the contract must be made in writing. If we receive written notice to cancel this contract more than 14 days after the contract was signed, and the deposit paid, such deposit will be forfeited. Please note if you cancel the project you will lose your deposit outright. Separate terms Any quote or estimate is subject to revision if there are any changes to the nature or extent of the requested work. This may apply to both labour and materials. However the quote will not be amended without consultation with you. These terms and conditions are non-negotiable at all times and once signed it stands as a legal binding document.
