CHARGES AND PAYMENT 6.1 The Charges for the Services will be as set out in the Purchase Order or Award Letter, and will be the full and exclusive remuneration of the Supplier in respect of the performance of the Services. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Customer, the Charges will include every cost and expense of the Supplier directly or indirectly incurred in connection with the performance of the Services. 6.2 The Supplier will invoice the Customer as specified in the Agreement. Each invoice will include such supporting information required by the Customer to verify the accuracy of the invoice including but not limited to the relevant Purchase Order number and a breakdown of the Services supplied in the invoice period. 6.3 In consideration of the supply of the Services by the Supplier, the Customer will pay the Supplier the invoiced amounts no later than 30 days after receipt of a valid invoice which includes a valid Purchase Order number. Payments may be withheld or reduced by the Customer in the event of unsatisfactory performance without prejudice to the Customer’s other rights and remedies under this Agreement. 6.4 Where the Supplier enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement, it will ensure that a provision is included in such sub-contract which requires payment to be made of all sums due by the Supplier to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice. 6.5 All amounts stated are exclusive of VAT which will be charged at the prevailing rate. The Customer will, following the receipt of a valid VAT invoice, pay to the Supplier a sum equal to the VAT chargeable on the services supplied. 6.6 If there is a dispute as to the amount invoiced the Customer will pay the undisputed amount. 6.7 If a payment of an undisputed amount is not made by the Customer by the due date, then the Customer will pay the Supplier interest at a rate which will compensate for such loss as has been directly caused by the late payment. The interest rate will not be at a rate higher than the interest rate specified in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Xxx 0000. Any disputed amounts will be resolved through the dispute resolution procedure detailed in clause 40. 6.8 The Supplier will not suspend the supply of the Services unless the Supplier is entitled to terminate this Agreement for a failure to pay undisputed sums in accordance with clause 15.2.
Invoices and Payment 16.1 Transnet shall pay the Supplier/Service Provider the amounts stipulated in each Purchase Order/Work Order, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 16.2 Transnet shall pay such amounts to the Supplier/Service Provider upon receipt of a valid and undisputed Tax Invoice together with the supporting documentation, as specified in the Schedule of Requirements appended hereto, once the valid and undisputed Tax Invoices or such portions of the Tax Invoices which are valid and undisputed become due and payable to the Supplier/Service Provider for the delivery of the Goods/Services ordered, in terms of clause 16.5 below. 16.3 Transnet may, pending an investigation, withhold any payments to the Supplier/Service Provider, in the case where irregular expenditure has been identified in the particular contract and that there is reasonable suspicion that the Supplier/Service Provider is involved or was aware that the contract transgressed any legislation. 16.4 All Prices set out in this Agreement and the Schedule of Requirements hereto are to be indicated inclusive and exclusive of VAT, which will be payable at the applicable rate in ZAR. 16.5 Unless otherwise provided for in the Schedule of Requirements appended to this Agreement, Tax Invoices shall be submitted together with a month-end statement. Payment against such month-end statement shall be made by Transnet within 30 [thirty] calendar days after date of receipt by Transnet of the Supplier’s/Service Provider’s statement together with the relevant valid and undisputed Tax Invoice(s) and supporting documentation. 16.6 Where the payment of any Tax Invoice, or any part of a Tax Invoice which is not in dispute, is not made in accordance with this clause, the Supplier/Service Provider shall be entitled to charge interest on the outstanding amount, at The Standard Bank of South Africa’s prime rate of interest in force, for the period from the due date of payment until the outstanding amount is paid. 16.7 The Supplier/Service Provider shall remain the owner of all plant, material, machinery, equipment and the like [collectively, the Supplier’s Goods] provided to Transnet until Transnet has paid in full for the Supplier’s Goods, it being specifically agreed that Transnet shall acquire no rights [including liens] of whatsoever nature in such Supplier’s Goods until date of final payment by Transnet. Subject to the aforegoing, all risk and benefit to the Supplier’s Goods shall pass from the Supplier to Transnet on delivery of the Supplier’s Goods by the Supplier to Transnet.