‘Agreement’ means this document.
‘Apprentice’ means a person indentured to PME.
‘Call Out Fee’ means a charge that covers the time and cost of the technician travelling to your location to diagnose issues, carry out repairs, or perform installation work.
‘Customer’ means the person, firm, association, or company who requests PME to perform marine electrical repairs, modifications, or installations.
‘Employees’ means electricians, technicians, and apprentices employed by PME.
‘EQ’ means Equifax, PME’s credit reporting agency.
‘Estimate’ means an approximate price for any parts and labour for installation work or maintenance.
‘Instruction’ means the Customer’s written instruction to board the Vessel and proceed with work.
‘Mercantile Agency’ means a debt collection agency.
‘Parts’ means cables, wires, parts, and equipment installed on the Customer’s Vessel.
‘PME’ means Perth Marine Electrical and its employees or subcontractors.
‘Privacy Act’ means the Privacy Act 1988, being the principal piece of Australian legislation protecting the handling of personal information about individuals.
‘Scope of Works’ (SOW) means all works carried out by PME at the request of the Customer or their agent, including, without limitation:
- All repairs, breakdowns, maintenance, or improvements; and
- The supply of all machinery, Parts, materials, equipment, and labour.
‘Vessel’ means the recreational or commercial boat or watercraft described on any quotation, invoice, or other document issued by PME to the Customer. It includes marine electrical controls, equipment, and accessories fitted to the Vessel.
‘Works’ means the work to be performed on the Customer’s Vessel.
The Customer warrants that he or she is the owner of the Vessel or the Vessel owner’s agent and that he or she has the authority to request that PME perform the Works according to the Scope. The Customer shall provide written Instruction to proceed with Work and estimated Work. The Customer acknowledges that quotes for Works are valid for the period stated on the quote.
PME does not do quote, we only do estimates. On the Customers acceptance of a PME estimate, the Customer must give PME written approval to proceed. At PME’s discretion PME may request a 50% deposit of the total cost before Works can commence. PME does not do estimates for fault finding. PME can do an estimate for subsequent repairs following fault finding.
PME has the following rate for all Works performed – $165 per hour. A minimum charge out of one hour applies to all work. A call out fee of $150.00 applies to all jobs. A sundry fee is charged to cover business operaitonal expenses not related to vehicles. PME employees licensed electrical workers (electrician) and apprentices on all work. The apprentices are there to assist the electricians with fault finding and installation work, therefore apprentice hours worked are chargeable hours. Fees may be varied by PME’s management discretion.
Payment must be received wilth in 7 days
PME’s Bank Details are Westpac Group, BSB – 036 233, Account No – 358454
All accounts unless otherwised agreed in writing shall be paid upon reciept of goods and/or completion of the Works related to the SOW or services rendered by PME for the customer. If works is greater than thirty days PME reserves the right to issue a monthly invoice for Works completed.
Postponement of payment – PME may agrees in writing to postponement of payment of any monies owing to PME by the Customer, interest shall be payable by the Customer on the highest debt balance of each calander month on monies owing by the Customer to PME, calculated daily from the date monies are due at a rate of 14% per annum. All risks in any goods ordered by PME for the Customer shall be deemed passed to the Customer from the time the goods are loaded or delivered to PME by a courier or carrier consigned to PME.
The customer hereby acknowledges that the goods supplied by PME shall remain the property of PME until PME recieves full payment for the Parts and Works.
PME reserves the right to place a caveat or encumerance on a vessel for non-payment. Disputes and/or claims do not constitute grounds for non-payment.
PME reserves the right to use the services of a Mercantile Agency. The Customer agrees that the law of Western Australia shall apply to this Agreement and their dealings with PME. The Customer hereby charges all land/vessels owned by the Customer or in the future acquired by the Customer to secure payments of all monies which are or may be owing under this Agreement and consents to an absolute caveat or encumberance being registered by PME at any time in respect of such land/vessel to protect its charge.
Any legal costs or other expenses whatsoever, including Mercantile Agency fees incurred by PME in repect to recovering the debt for the Work done shall be paid by the Customer.
PME warrents its workmanship for a period of six months. Manufactures parts warrenty applies to all installed parts. PME will not in any circumstances be liable for any claim or loss, damage or injury, including any economic or consequential loss arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of the SOW whether involving negligence of PME or otherwise, unless such claim is made in writing within six (6) months of the earliest of the following occurring:
- Works being completed; or
- The Vessel leaves care or control of PME.
For and on behalf of Perth Marine Electrical
