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Delivery, Payment Terms and Insurance Requirements
delivery and payment
No charge for packing or drayage will be allowed unless specified in the purchase order.  Materials must be packed and shipped in conformity with tariff or classifications so as to secure lowest possible freight rates.  All materials furnished under a Metropolitan agreement are subject to test and inspection, and, if rejected, are held subject to order of shipper, with accrued charges.  Until delivery and acceptance, and after any rejection, risk of loss or damage to items is upon the Contractor.

Inspection and acceptance takes place at the destination unless specified otherwise and is performed by Metropolitan personnel shown in the shipping address or another duly authorized representative of Metropolitan.  Metropolitan has no obligation to accept damaged shipments, over-shipments, goods shipped in error, or other non-conformity, and reserves the right to return at the Contractor’s expense non-conforming items even though the non-conformity was not discovered until after receipt.

Insurance Requirements
The Contractor is required to maintain insurance adequate to protect him from claims under Worker's Compensation Acts and from claims for damages for personal injury, including death, and damage to property, which may arise from operations under the contract.  If specified or requested, the Contractor is to file with Metropolitan certificates of such insurance.  Failure to furnish such evidence, if required, may be considered default by the Contractor. 

Additional liability insurance may be required if the contract work is to be performed on Metropolitan property.  The RFB or RFP provides details. 

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Bid and Proposal Submittal and Results
Doing Business Contacts
Delivery, Payment Terms and Insurance Requirements
Debriefing Procedures
Protest Procedures and Appeals Board
Payment terms
  Invoices shall be submitted to Metropolitan’s Accounts Payable Section. 

Accounts Payable
Metropolitan Water District
P.O. Box 54153
Los Angeles, CA 90054 

A vendor’s or consultant’s change of mailing address must be submitted in writing to Metropolitan.  Without proper notification of an address change, invoice payment may be delayed. 

Unless a specific term discount is offered, Metropolitan makes payment within 30 calendar days after receipt of invoice.  Where the Contractor offers a payment discount, Metropolitan takes this into consideration when making payment.  Metropolitan may, at its option, verify the correctness of the invoice.

 

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Page updated: July 19, 2007
August 1, 2007