Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions All our quotations are subject to the following conditions. Acceptance of our quotation also involves acceptance these conditions to Great Wall Fencing. 1. PERMITS Unless otherwise provided in this quotation the owners shall obtain any necessary permits and supply a copy of the permit terms and conditions to Great Wall Fencing. 2. Responsibility for payment The failure of neighbours to contribute towards the cost of fencing or comply with the fencing Act or to make any payment in accordance with the fencing Notices served on them shall continue to be the responsibility of the original client who initiated the contract. All quotations are net prices for cash payment unless stated otherwise. A refundable deposit of up to 50% of the contract price may be required on acceptance of this quotation of where specialised subcontracted labour or material is necessary. Where Great Wall fencing or its agents orders special items to fulfil this contract and the customer cancels the contract, the customer remains liable for the balance of the retail price of the goods over and above the deposit held if any on payment of the balance, materials will be handed over to the customer on completion of work and receipt of Invoices. Failure to comply with the payment terms will void warranty and will incur 10% surcharge. The complete fence remains the property of Great Wall Fencing until final payment is made. 3. NEIGHBOURS Notwithstanding that the contractor shall at the request of the owner send fencing notices to adjoining owners, the owner shall continue to be responsible if the adjoining owners fail to comply with the fences Act, or take make any payments in accordance with the fencing Notice and any agreements. 4. ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLY The owner shall supply electricity and water at all times during construction. In the event that power and water are not supplied any extra cost incurred including generator hire, cartage, loss of time or additional labour shall be charged to the owners. 5. SITE (a) This quotation for fencing is, unless shown herein, based on construction on clear unobstructed areas. (b) Unless otherwise provided in this quotation, the owners - shall clear all obstructions and provide clear working area and access. If the owners fail to remove obstructions, then costs for removal including equipment and labour costs at $[Content Moderated] r- man shall be payable by the owners. (c) The owners shall be responsible for locating and notifying Great Wall Fencing in writing prior to construction of the position of the underground obstructions including electrical and telephone cables, gas, water, stormwater and sewerage pipes and any other service facility which is or may be affected by the construction and shall indemnify Great Wall fencing and its agents against any claims or demands made by any person or authority in respect of any damages. (d) No allowance has been made for concealed obstructions such as but not limited to rock, wire, tree roots, broken posts, foundations, thick or reinforced concrete etc, which may be encounted. Any costs incurred in the removal of concealed obstruction including additional labour shall be payable by the owners. (e) The owner shall remove or protect all plants, ornaments, pipes etc which may be damaged. Great Wall Fencing shall exercise all care but accepts no responsibility. (f) This quotation does allow for the removal of any off cutes, packaging straps, concrete bags or other debris after completion. Unless stated herein if any part of these Terms and Conditions are found to be contrary to any law of the state of fence erection of the Commonwealth of Australia then only that part of these Terms and Conditions shall fall in the balance of these Terms and Conditions shall remain in force. e) Rock / concrete / brick holes are from $35.00 each plus GST depending on difficulty and methods required to perform. 6. BOUNDARIES All pegs and boundaries are to be marked by the owner who shall continue to be responsible for the position of the fence and any other claims arising there from. 7. FENCE HEIGHT AND GROUND LEVEL Al heights of fences shown shall be nominal only and fences shall be constructed from standard production components that shall yield the closest heights under that nominated. The fence height may vary in relation to the undulation of the land along the fence line. All heights will be measured from bottom of the plinth to the top of the fence., Gaps may appear under the plinth and the Company will fill in these gaps at an additional cost. Unless there be variation in writing of this quotation, all gates shall be constructed square and hang level and hinged to posts with standard hinged to clear existing ground level. Any rake purpose, contour gate will be at an additional cost to you. We make no warranty except those contained in this quotation and no warranty by us to be implied. You may make no claims against us in respect of faulty materials or workamnship unless you have first (a) noticed us in writing of each such alleged defect of faulty materials or workmanship (b) provided an opportunity for us or our representative to inspect each and every such alleged defect. (C) give written notice of all works which you claim to be necessary to rectify the work. The parties hereby agree that in the event of any dispute arising between them in performance of this agreement they shall not proceed in court of law by shall proceed by way or arbitration and shall be bound by the decision of the arbitrator. 8. FENCE POSITION The side which the pailings fence is at the discretion of the contractor, unless agreed in writing otherwise. if the owners choose to face the palings the opposite way to what the contractor considers most suitable, extra costs above those quoted may apply if further work is involved. 9. Because of a need for the material to dry evenly, Domestic Paling Fencing should NOT be stained or painted - within 90 days of construction. When stained it must be done on both sides or period should be extended to 180 days. YOUR GUARANTEE Additional to any statutory requirements all fencing erected under this contract is guaranteed by Great Wall Fencing for a period of 120 days against defects in quality of workmanship. Claims must be lodged in writing within seven days of first appearing, to Great Wall fencing in the first instance, Great Wall Fencing reserves the right to repair, replace and make good any materials and labour required to fulfil this guarantee. This guarantee will not cover damage caused as a result of an "ACT OF GOD", for example: extreme wind conditions.