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Title: Construction Work Agreement
Date: 3/12/2009
Industry: Biotechnology and Drugs     Sector: Healthcare

Construction Work Agreement, Parties: impax laboratories inc , e&c engineering corporation , impax laboratories (taiwan)  inc
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EXHIBIT 10.26

IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc.

IMPAX Jhunan Plant Project

MEP Construction Package

Construction Work Agreement

Owner:

IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc
No. 11, Ke June Rd., Jhunan, Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC

Contractor:

E&C Engineering Corporation
19 F, No. 77, Tun Hwa S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

March 27, 2008

 


 

IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc.
MEP Construction Package for IMPAX Jhunan Plant Project
Construction Work Agreement

CONTENT

 

 

 

 

 

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

 

1

 

2. SCOPE OF WORK

 

 

1

 

3. AGREEMENT SUM AND PAYMENT

 

 

2

 

4. TAX AND DUTIES

 

 

2

 

5. WORK SCHEDULE

 

 

2

 

6. CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL WORK

 

 

3

 

7. ADDITIONAL PAYMENT

 

 

3

 

8. DELAY AND EXTENSION OF TIME

 

 

3

 

9. TERMINATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

 

4

 

10. FORCE MAJEURE – DELAY BEYOND CONTROL

 

 

5

 

11. INDEMNITY

 

 

5

 

12. PROPERTY AND RISK

 

 

6

 

13. INSURANCE

 

 

6

 

14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

 

 

6

 

15. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING

 

 

6

 

16 PERFORMANCE BOND

 

 

7

 

17. ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK

 

 

7

 

18. WARRANTY

 

 

7

 

19. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

 

8

 

20. NOTICES

 

 

8

 

21. GOVERNING LAW

 

 

9

 

22. AMENDMENT

 

 

9

 

23. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

 

 

9

 

Attachment A SCOPE OF WORK

Attachment B PRICE BREAKDOWN

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IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc.
MEP Construction Package for IMPAX Jhunan Plant Project
Construction Work Agreement

This Construction Work Agreement (hereinafter, together with the attachment annexed hereto and forming an integral part hereof, called “the Areement”), is entered into on February 18, 2008, by and between:

IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc. , a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Republic of China with its its principal place of business at No. 11, Ke June Rd., Jhunan, Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC (hereinafter referred to as “IMPAX”), and

E&C Engineering Corporation , a corporation organised and existing under the laws of Republic of China with its its principal place of business at 19 F, No. 77, Tun Hwa S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC (hereinafter referred to as “the Contractor”);

WHEREAS, IMPAX engages the Contractor for the “MEP Construction Package” (hereinafter referred to as “the Work” for its “IMPAX Jhunan Plant Project” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”), to be carried out at IMPAX’s Jhunan Plant site, and in consideration of these premises and of the mutual undertakings hereunder, the parties agree as follows:

1.

 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

1.1

 

In the Agreement the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them except when the context otherwise requires:

 

a.

 

“Agreement” means this Agreement and its attachments hereto.

 

 

b.

 

“Agreement Sum” means the total agreed price for the services rendered by the Contractor for Work under this Agreement.

 

 

c.

 

“Work” means the works described in the documents identified in the Attachment A hereto with reference to the works.

 

 

d.

 

“Work Product” means anything created or developed by Contractor in performing Work, including all data, documents, reports, drawings, designs, models, ideas and improvements, electronic data (in usable form), and other intellectual property including copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. Excluded from Work Product are questionnaire formats, methods for collecting data, patents, tradenames, and databases owned or licensed by Contractor.

 

 

e.

 

“Site” means where the Project is located; address: Land Lot No. 39-1 in the Jhunan Science Park, Jhunan, Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC.

 

1.2

 

Unless otherwise expressly provided, all payments shall be made hereunder in New Taiwan Dollar .

 

2.

 

SCOPE OF WORK

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Contractor shall, except to the extent otherwise expressly stated herein, furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, equipment, facilities, permits, and activities to properly and efficiently do all things necessary to perform the Work, as further defined in Attachment A , Scope of Work which is attached hereto and included herein. This Scope of Work may be modified from time to time by mutual written agreement.

 

3.

 

AGREEMENT SUM AND PAYMENT

 

3.1

 

The Agreement Sum for the execution of the Work is New Taiwan Dollar One Hundred Seventy Eight Million and Eight Hundred Thousand ( NTD178,800,000), excluding ROC Value Added Tax. ROC Value Added Tax shall be for the account of IMPAX. The detailed price breakdown is annexed herein as Attachment B .

 

3.2

 

Terms of payment are as below:

 

a.

 

90% of the Agreement Sum payable by monthly progress;

 

 

b.

 

10% of the Agreement Sum payable upon final Acceptance by IMPAX, or within six (6) months after IMPAX obtains Building Occupancy Permit from local authority, whichever occurs first.

 

3.3

 

Contractor shall invoice IMPAX before the 10 th day of every month for its Work properly provided under the Agreement during the preceding month. IMPAX shall review and approve the invoice within ten (10) days after its receipt. The invoice shall be deemed as approved by IMPAX if it does not approve nor stating its objection to the invoice within such period of time. Payment is due within 30 days after invoice approved.

 

4.

 

TAX AND DUTIES

 

4.1

 

All rates and prices set forth in the Agreement shall be inclusive of all Taxes, Duties, Charges and the like, except for the ROC Value Added Tax.

 

4.2

 

The Contractor shall obtain immunity or exemption from taxes or duties from which the Contractor or its subcontractors are exempt under applicable law or shall obtain a refund or credit including interest applicable for any such taxes or duties paid. If the Contractor negligently fails to obtain said immunities, exemptions refunds, or credits such taxes and duties shall be to the Contractor’s account.

 

4.3

 

The Contractor shall however be deemed to have included in the Contract Sum for all costs and expenses arising out of or in relation to the administration of all Taxes, Duties and Charges payable by him on the services purchased for the carrying out and bringing to completion of the Work. Such cost and expense shall include but not limited to all administrative costs, financial charges, etc.

 

5.

 

WORK SCHEDULE

 

 

 

The Contractor agrees to commence Work under this Agreement from the commencement date stated in the IMPAX Letter of Intent, dated 11 December 2007, and shall complete Phase 1-A of this Work by May 31, 2008 and complete Phase 1-B of this Work by September 30, 2008 (refer to Attachement A for the scopes of Phase 1-A and Phase 1-B), unless the deadlines have been extended in accordance with Article 8 of this Agreement.

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In no event shall the Work to be performed under this Agreement be considered to be complete until all construction items called for on the drawings, and specifications have been completed.

 

6.

 

CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL WORK

 

6.1

 

With prior written direction, IMPAX may make changes in the Work or authorize additional works which shall be performed under and be subject to the applicable conditions of this Agreement. In all cases where the amount or character of the Work is affected, an adjustment to Contractor’s compensation and/or schedule should be agreed upon by both parties.

 

6.2

 

All changes or additional works must be authorized in writing by IMPAX before said work is begun.

 

6.3

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, Contractor shall not however be entitled to any additional compensation or an extension of time under Contractor’s schedule if any change or additional work required by IMPAX as aforesaid is necessitated by any event caused by the negligence omission or default of the Contractor.

 

6.5

 

IMPAX may at its sole direction also issue instruction in regard to the stoppage or postponement of any part of the Work to be performed under the provisions of the Agreement. If the schedule for the performance of the work is affected by such stoppage and postponement and unless such stoppage and postponement is necessitated by any event caused by the negligence omission or default of Contractor, IMPAX shall allow Contractor such extension of time as is reasonable and, provided that the stoppage or postponement has been longer than 180 days, the Contractor shall be entitled to additional costs and/or expenses directly incurred therefrom, during the period of stoppage or postponement. If Contractor proceed with the Work after being issued with instructions to stop or postpone, then Contractor shall be responsible for the removal or correction of such work and for any other damages or losses suffered or incurred by IMPAX.

 

7.

 

ADDITIONAL PAYMENT

 

 

 

The Contractor shall not be entitled to claim additional costs that incur during the performance of the Work as in example for a prolonged period of time (exceeding Agreement Completion Schedule) or extra works (exceeding Agreement Work) unless such extra costs have been approved by IMPAX in regard to the Agreement.

 

8.

 

DELAY AND EXTENSION OF TIME

 

8.1

 

In the event Work performed by Contractor fails to conform with the generally accepted engineering standards, or Contractor personnel is incompetent for the assigned works, IMPAX or the supervisors assigned by IMAX may notify Contractor at any time and Contractor shall make corrections as instructed by IMPAX or the supervisors without requesting additional payment, and shall maintain the original schedule.

 

8.2

 

In the event of delays or inability to fulfill contractual obligations due to Force Majeure, the affected party shall not be deemed in breach of the Agreement.

 

8.3

 

If the Contractor fails to meet any of the deadlines provided in Article 5 of this Agreement or in delay with his other contractual duties of which the performance

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shall be due the latest at the written demand from IMPAX, he shall pay a liquidated damage and not as a penalty for each day of delay. The daily liquidated damages for not meeting such contractual duty shall be 0.1% of the Agreement Sum up to the limit of 20% hereof.

 

8.4

 

If any of the deadlines must be extended as a result of one of the following circumstances, the Contractor shall notify IMPAX of his request by a written notice together with supporting documents. IMPAX may at his option extend the deadline after evaluating Contractor justifications for the delay and therefore waive the liquidated damage:

 

a.

 

As a consequence of Force Majeure;

 

 

b.

 

Any Agreement amendment for which Contractor is not responsible or Contractor suspension of the project execution as notified by IMPAX;

 

 

c.

 

IMPAX has not provided the required information, equipment or sites to Contractor or taken the required matching measures such as evaluation or approval in accordance with the Agreement requirements;

 

 

d.

 

Any delay for which another supplier establishing a contractual relationship with IMPAX is responsible;

 

 
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