Common use of TAXES, FEES AND LICENSES Clause in Contracts

TAXES, FEES AND LICENSES. Taxes: Where required by state statute, ordinance or regulation, Contractor shall pay for and maintain in current status all taxes that are necessary for contract performance. Unless otherwise indicated, Seattle agrees to pay State of Washington sales or use taxes on all applicable consumer services and materials purchased. No charge by the Contractor shall be made for federal excise taxes and Seattle agrees to furnish Contractor with an exemption certificate where appropriate. Fees and Licenses: Contractor shall pay for and maintain in a current status, any license fees, assessments, permit charges, etc., which are necessary for contract performance. It is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to monitor and determine any changes or the enactment of any subsequent requirements for said fees, assessments, or charges and to immediately comply with said changes during the entire term of this Contract. Contractor must pay all custom duties, brokerage or import fees where applicable as part of the contract price. Contractor shall take all necessary actions to ensure that materials or equipment purchased are expedited through customs. Supplier is to calculate and enter the appropriate Washington State and local sales tax on the invoice. Tax is to be computed on new items after deduction of any trade-in, in accordance with WAC 000-00-000. Pricing. Any adjustments in pricing shall be consistent to the solicitation specifications. If none, the following section shall apply: Pricing shall be fixed and firm throughout the original contract term or for two years, whichever date is earliest. At that time, the Contractor may submit a written request for a price increase. The written request is to be at least 45-days in advance. Thereafter, written request for price increases shall only be considered upon the contract anniversary date (at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date). Such requests shall consider the following: Price request shall be no greater than the total of changes to the CPI Index for King County or other pricing index appropriate to the particular product herein; Not produce a higher profit margin than that on the original contract; Clearly identify the items impacted by the increase; Be accompanied by documentation acceptable to the Buyer sufficient to warrant the increase; And remain firm for a minimum of 365 days. The request shall be considered by the Buyer and may be accepted or rejected. Failure to submit a price request at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date, shall result in a continuation of all existing pricing on the contract until the next contract anniversary date. The decision to accept any price increase will be at the sole discretion of the Buyer. The Buyer may exempt these requirements for extraordinary conditions that could not have been known by either party at the time of bid or for other circumstances beyond the control of both parties, in the opinion of the Buyer. For solicitations that include and provide instructions for annual Prevailing Wage adjustments, pricing adjustments shall additionally be consistent with such instructions. Cost Reductions: During the term of this Contract, any price decrease the Contractor receives from its suppliers shall be reflected in a reduction of the prices in this Contract and effective as of the date of the supplier’s decrease. In the event during the term of this Contract, the Contractor enters into lower pricing agreements with a customer with similar usage quantities, the Contractor shall promptly notify the City and offer such lower pricing to the City. Seattle will not be bound by prices contained in an invoice that are higher than those in the contract. Unless the higher price has been accepted by the City and the contract amended, the invoice may be rejected and returned to the Contractor for corrections.

TAXES, FEES AND LICENSES. Taxes: Where required by state statute, ordinance or regulation, Contractor shall pay for and maintain in current status all taxes that are necessary for contract performance. Unless otherwise indicated, Seattle agrees to pay State of Washington sales or use taxes on all applicable consumer services and materials purchased. No charge by the Contractor shall be made for federal excise taxes and Seattle agrees to furnish Contractor with an exemption certificate where appropriate. Fees and Licenses: Contractor shall pay for and maintain in a current status, any license fees, assessments, permit charges, etc., which are necessary for contract performance. It is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to monitor and determine any changes or the enactment of any subsequent requirements for said fees, assessments, or charges and to immediately comply with said changes during the entire term of this Contract. Contractor must pay all custom duties, brokerage or import fees where applicable as part of the contract price. Contractor shall take all necessary actions to ensure that materials or equipment purchased are expedited through customs. Supplier is to calculate and enter the appropriate Washington State and local sales tax on the invoice. Tax is to be computed on new items after deduction of any trade-in, in accordance with WAC 000-00-000. Pricing. Any adjustments in pricing shall be consistent to the solicitation specifications. If none, the following section shall apply: Pricing shall be fixed and firm throughout the original one-year contract term or for two years, whichever date is earliestterm. At that time, the Contractor may submit a written request for a price increase. The written request is to be at least 45-days in advance. Thereafter, written request for price increases shall only be considered upon the contract anniversary date (at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date). Such requests shall consider the following: Price request shall be no greater than the total of changes to the CPI Index for King County or other pricing index appropriate to the particular product herein; Not produce a higher profit margin than that on the original contract; Clearly identify the items impacted by the increase; Be accompanied by documentation acceptable to the Buyer sufficient to warrant the increase; And remain firm for a minimum of 365 days. The request shall be considered by the Buyer and may be accepted or rejected. Failure to submit a price request at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date, shall result in a continuation of all existing pricing on the contract until the next contract anniversary date. The decision to accept any price increase will be at the sole discretion of the Buyer. The Buyer may exempt these requirements for extraordinary conditions that could not have been known by either party at the time of bid or for other circumstances beyond the control of both parties, in the opinion of the Buyer. For solicitations that include and provide instructions for annual Prevailing Wage adjustments, pricing adjustments shall additionally be consistent with such instructions. Cost Reductions: During the term of Identification. All invoices, packing slips, packages, instruction manuals, correspondence, shipping notices, shipping containers, and other written documents affecting this Contract, any price decrease the Contractor receives from its suppliers contract shall be reflected in a reduction of the prices in this Contract and effective as of the date of the supplier’s decrease. In the event during the term of this Contract, the Contractor enters into lower pricing agreements with a customer with similar usage quantities, the Contractor shall promptly notify the City and offer such lower pricing to the City. Seattle will not be bound by prices contained in an invoice that are higher than those in the contract. Unless the higher price has been accepted identified by the City and applicable purchase order number. Packing lists shall be enclosed with each shipment, indicating the contract amended, the invoice may be rejected and returned to the Contractor for correctionscontents therein.

TAXES, FEES AND LICENSES. Taxes: Where required by state statute, ordinance or regulation, Contractor shall pay for and maintain in current status all taxes that are necessary for contract performance. Unless otherwise indicated, Seattle agrees to pay State of Washington sales or use taxes on all applicable consumer services and materials purchased. No charge by the Contractor shall be made for federal excise taxes and Seattle agrees to furnish Contractor with an exemption certificate where appropriate. Fees and Licenses: Contractor shall pay for and maintain in a current status, any license fees, assessments, permit charges, etc., which are necessary for contract performance. It is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to monitor and determine any changes or the enactment of any subsequent requirements for said fees, assessments, or charges and to immediately comply with said changes during the entire term of this Contract. Contractor must pay all custom duties, brokerage or import fees where applicable as part of the contract price. Contractor shall take all necessary actions to ensure that materials or equipment purchased are expedited through customs. Supplier is to calculate and enter the appropriate Washington State and local sales tax on the invoice. Tax is to be computed on new items after deduction of any trade-in, in accordance with WAC 000-00-000. Pricing. Any adjustments in pricing Tuition fees shall be consistent to the solicitation specifications. If none, the following section shall apply: Pricing shall be firm-fixed and firm throughout the original contract term or for two years, whichever date is earliest. At that time, the Contractor may submit a written request for a price increase. The written request is to be at least 45-days in advanceterm. Thereafter, written request for price increases shall only be considered upon the contract anniversary date (at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date). Such requests shall consider the following: Price request shall be no greater than the total of changes to the CPI Index for King County or other pricing index appropriate to the particular product herein; Not produce a higher profit margin than that on the original contract; Clearly identify the items impacted by the increase; Be accompanied by documentation acceptable to the Buyer sufficient to warrant the increase; And remain firm for a minimum of 365 days. The request shall be considered by the Buyer and may be accepted or rejected. Failure to submit a price request at least 45-days prior to the contract anniversary date, shall result in a continuation of all existing pricing on the contract until the next contract anniversary date. The decision to accept any price increase will be at the sole discretion of the Buyer. The Buyer may exempt these requirements for extraordinary conditions that could not have been known by either party at the time of bid or for other circumstances beyond the control of both parties, in the opinion of the Buyer. For solicitations that include and provide instructions for annual Prevailing Wage adjustments, pricing adjustments shall additionally be consistent with such instructions. Cost Reductions: During the term of this Contract, any price decrease the Contractor receives from its suppliers shall be reflected in a reduction of the prices in this Contract and effective as of the date of the supplier’s decrease. In the event during the term of this Contract, the Contractor enters into lower pricing agreements with a customer with similar usage quantities, the Contractor shall promptly notify the City and offer such lower pricing to the City. Seattle will not be bound by prices contained in an invoice that are higher than those in the contract. Unless the higher price has been accepted by the City and the contract amended, the invoice may be rejected and returned to the Contractor for corrections.