IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan),
Inc.
IMPAX Jhunan Plant
Project
Construction Work
Agreement
IMPAX
Laboratories (Taiwan), Inc
No. 11, Ke June Rd., Jhunan, Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC
E&C
Engineering Corporation
19 F, No. 77, Tun Hwa S. Rd., Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan,
ROC
IMPAX Laboratories (Taiwan),
Inc.
MEP Construction Package for IMPAX Jhunan Plant Project
Construction Work Agreement
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1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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3. AGREEMENT SUM AND PAYMENT
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6. CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL WORK
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8. DELAY AND EXTENSION OF TIME
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9. TERMINATION AND LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
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10. FORCE MAJEURE – DELAY BEYOND
CONTROL
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14. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
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15. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING
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17. ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK
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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:
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DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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In
the Agreement the following words and expressions shall have the
meanings hereby assigned to them except when the context otherwise
requires:
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a.
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“Agreement” means this
Agreement and its attachments hereto.
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b.
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“Agreement Sum” means
the total agreed price for the services rendered by the Contractor
for Work under this Agreement.
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c.
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“Work” means the works
described in the documents identified in the Attachment A hereto
with reference to the works.
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d.
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“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.
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“Site” means where the
Project is located; address: Land Lot No. 39-1 in the Jhunan
Science Park, Jhunan, Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC.
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1.2
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Unless otherwise expressly provided,
all payments shall be made hereunder in New Taiwan Dollar
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2.
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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.
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3.
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AGREEMENT SUM AND PAYMENT
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3.1
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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
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3.2
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Terms of payment are as
below:
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90%
of the Agreement Sum payable by monthly progress;
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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.
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3.3
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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.
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TAX
AND DUTIES
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4.1
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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.
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4.2
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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.
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4.3
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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.
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5.
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WORK SCHEDULE
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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.
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6.
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CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL
WORK
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6.1
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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.
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6.2
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All
changes or additional works must be authorized in writing by IMPAX
before said work is begun.
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6.3
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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.
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6.5
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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.
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7.
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ADDITIONAL PAYMENT
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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.
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8.
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DELAY AND EXTENSION OF
TIME
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8.1
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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.
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8.2
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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.
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8.3
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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.
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8.4
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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:
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As
a consequence of Force Majeure;
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Any
Agreement amendment for which Contractor is not responsible or
Contractor suspension of the project execution as notified by
IMPAX;
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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;
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Any
delay for which another supplier establishing a contractual
relationship with IMPAX is responsible;
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