DRY SCRUBBER ASH SERVICE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2.22
DRY SCRUBBER ASH SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS DRY SCRUBBER ASH SERVICE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made as of the 1st day of February, 2003, by and between INDIANTOWN COGENERATION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Owner”), and VFL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Contractor”, and Owner and Contractor each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, Contractor has agreed to remove and transport a portion of the scrubber ash residue produced by Owner at the Owner’s Indiantown Cogeneration Project (the “Plant”) located in Indiantown, Florida on the terms and conditions herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the Owner and the Contractor, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
SCOPE OF CONTRACT
1.1 Purchase and Sale.
(a) Owner hereby agrees to deliver to
Contractor at the Plant site and pay Contractor to remove a nominal 1,000
tons of Dry Scrubber Ash (the “DSA”) produced at the Plant
each week (such amount in effect may range between 950 tons and 1,150), and
Contractor hereby agrees to remove and transport such DSA from the Plant
site, subject to the following:
1. For the weeks that
include the holidays of Christmas, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial
Day and Labor Day, Contractor shall be required to remove and transport a
minimum of 500 tons of DSA from the Plant in each such week, so long together
with either the week prior or the week following such week, Contractor removes
and transports an aggregate of no fewer than 2,000 tons of DSA from the Plant;
and
2. In any week in which
there has occurred a scheduled outage, forced outage or a reduced dispatch of
the Plant by Florida Power & Light (“Low Dispatch Period”),
and during which week either Contractor is not allowed access to the Plant or
there is no DSA available at the Plant, then Owner’s obligation to deliver
and Contractor’s obligation to remove and transport DSA shall be reduced
proportionally for each day of the week that Contractor is unable as a result
thereof to remove and transport DSA from the Plant. For example, if such event
were to last for three days in a week, then Contractor would be obligated to
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remove and transport an amount of DSA calculated by multiplying 1,000 times
the quotient of four divided by seven. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a
scheduled outage, forced outage or Low Dispatch Period, if Contractor has access
to the Plant and Owner makes DSA available to Contractor, Contractor shall be
obligated to remove and transport such DSA.
3. For purposes of
determining compliance with requirements to remove weekly quantities of DSA, a
“week” shall mean each seven consecutive days from Sunday through
Saturday, inclusive.
(b) Without limiting Contractor’s obligations
set forth in Section 1.1(a), Contractor agrees to remove and transport from the
Plant a minimum of 25,000 to 75,000 tons of DSA in each year during the term of
this Agreement, as delivered by Owner pursuant to Section 1.1(a), and may, upon
securing the necessary appropriate permits and approvals, remove and transport
up to 100% of the DSA produced at the Plant annually, on the terms and
conditions set forth herein; provided that nothing in this Agreement
shall obligate Owner to deliver DSA to Contractor if such delivery would result
in a default under any agreement existing at the date hereof to which Owner is
party.
(c) Owner shall provide Contractor at least two
weeks prior notice of any scheduled outage of the Plant, including the scheduled
start date of the outage and the duration of the outage.
(d) Owner shall provide Contractor notice within 24
hours of the Commencement of a forced outage or a Low Dispatch Period, in each
case where Owner anticipates that the Plant will not produce at least 950 tons
of DSA during any week and Contractor does not have access to the Plant site.
Owner shall provide Contractor with notice of the termination of such event. The
Parties recognize that because of trucking logistics, it may not be possible for
Contractor to resume its regular removal schedule immediately following the
termination of the event. In such a case, Contractor shall have seven days from
the notice of termination to remove the proportion of DSA required to be removed
pursuant to Section 1.1(a)(2); provided that Contractor shall make commercially
reasonable efforts to resume removal as soon as possible.
(e) During the term of this Agreement, in the event
that Owner identifies or is offered an opportunity whereby a third-party buyer
offers to remove, transport and process all or a portion of the DSA produced at
the Plant on terms economically or otherwise more favorable to Owner than the
terms described herein, Owner shall first offer to continue or commence
delivering such DSA to Contractor under the same terms and conditions so offered
or identified. Contractor and Owner shall meet to commence good-faith
negotiations for 30 days to come to an agreement on such terms and conditions.
If, at the end of such thirty (30) days, Contractor has not agreed to such terms
and conditions, then Owner may enter into such alternative arrangements and the
quantity delivered hereunder shall be reduced accordingly. If the reduction is
such that no DSA will be delivered hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate. In
the event that Owner declines any third party offer to take DSA as a result of
Contractor’s exercise of its right of first refusal set forth in this
paragraph, Contractor shall be obligated to remove such DSA upon
such
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terms and conditions. The parties acknowledge and agree that if Contractor
fails to so remove such DSA, Owner will suffer direct and substantial damages.
Therefore, if Contractor exercises its right of first refusal as set forth in
this Section 1.1(e) and fails to remove any of the DSA it becomes obligated
thereby to remove, Contractor shall pay Owner as liquidated damages $3.00 per
ton for the first 100 tons of such DSA Contractor fails to remove, $5.00 per ton
for the next such 100 tons and $6.00 for each such ton in excess of 200 tons
that Contractor fails to remove.
(f) During the term of this Agreement, if
Contractor locates one or more alternate facilities for the placement of DSA
that provides an opportunity to reduce the price of the DSA, including, without
limitation, on the basis of increased volume or quality constituents (chemical
or physical) of the DSA, the Contractor shall notify Owner of any such
opportunity and negotiate in good faith with the Owner to reduce the price paid
to Contractor to remove and transport the DSA.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, delivery of DSA hereunder shall be subject to Owner’s
compliance with all laws, regulations and permits applicable to Owner’s
operations at the Plant.
1.2 Services Provided. The DSA shall be
transported from the Plant to Contractor’s Facility at the Orlando
Utilities Commission (“OUC”) Xxxxxxx Energy Station
located in Orlando, Florida, or other mutually agreed upon locations
(“Contractor’s Facilities”) for beneficial use in enclosed
high volume pneumatic tanker trucks or railroad pressure differential cars or
other mutually agreed upon transportation vehicles (“Designated
Transportation Vehicles”) reasonably acceptable to Owner. Contractor
shall, in each applicable invoice delivered by Contractor to Owner pursuant to
Section 3.1, indicate (through attached truck receipts or otherwise) the name of
the facility which has received each truck load or rail shipment of DSA
delivered by Owner to Contractor. Contractor shall furnish, at its own expense,
any and all Designated Transportation Vehicles necessary to transport the DSA.
Owner shall furnish all equipment and Contractor shall provide all labor
reasonably required to load the DSA into the Designated Transportation Vehicles
in an expeditious manner at the Plant. Contractor shall transport such DSA to
Contractor’s Facility or other mutually agreed location and utilize the DSA
at Contractor’s Facility or other mutually agreed location. Contractor and
Owner shall each have the right, at any time and from time to time, to propose
alternative methods of transportation for DSA. Owner and Contractor shall
mutually agree to any change in the prices set forth in Section 2.1 hereof under
such alternative method. Any alternative method of transportation shall be
subject to the consent of the non-recommending Party, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld and subject to the agreement of the Parties with regard to
any revisions to the price set forth in Section 2.1 resulting from the use of
such alternative mode of transportation;
provided, however, that each party’s consent to any change in
the prices set forth in Section 2.1 shall be at such party’s sole
discretion. Any such change in method of transportation and price shall be set
forth in a written amendment to this Agreement.
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1.3 Other Services. No additional services
beyond those required above shall be performed by Owner for Contractor unless
the parties shall, in writing, specifically agree that such services shall be
performed.
1.4 Weighing and Reporting. To determine the
weight of the DSA removed from the Plant, each truck to be loaded with DSA shall
be weighed empty on a certified scale upon arrival at Owner’s Facilities
and shall be weighed again on the same scale after the DSA has been unloaded.
Scales on Owner’s Facilities shall be inspected and certified for accuracy
quarterly. In addition, Contractor shall be entitled upon reasonable notice to
Owner to inspect the measurement data and the scale certification documents and
conduct tests on the accuracy of the scale on Owner’s Facilities, or review
reports of any such tests conducted by Owner, in order to verify the accuracy of
Owner’s measurements. If the weighing devices at the Owner’s Facility
are at any time found to be more than five percent (5%) in error, an equitable
adjustment in amounts previously paid by Owner shall be made, with all positive
adjustments to be paid by Owner at the time of the next payment due pursuant to
Section 3.1 and all negative adjustments to be deducted by Owner from such next
payment or in the absence of definite information as to when such error began,
the adjustment will be made on the basis of such error having existed for
one-half the time between the discovery of the error and the most recent test
indicating that the weighing devices were accurate. If the scale at the
Owner’s Facility fails to operate, the weight of DSA taken shall be
determined by the onboard scale systems that may be installed on the Designated
Transportation Vehicles by weighing the Designated Transportation Vehicles on
another certified scale. If such onboard scale systems have not been installed
on the Designated Transportation Vehicles or another certified scale is not
available, the per-truck weight of the DSA taken shall be deemed to be the
average per-truck weight of DSA taken during the previous thirty (30) day
period. Owner shall make reasonable efforts to promptly repair the scale at the
Owner’s Facility.
1.5 Use of DSA. Contractor shall use the DSA
at Contractor’s Facilities solely as a sludge stabilization admixture
resulting from the mixture of DSA with flue gas desulfurization sludge, in each
case as permitted by and in compliance with all applicable permits issued to OUC
and Contractor’s Facilities, copies of which have been provided to Owner,
and all other applicable laws, regulations and permits. Contractor shall not use
the DSA for any other purpose and shall not sell, supply or transfer the DSA to
any other party or allow any other party to use the DSA without the prior
written consent of Owner, which consent may be withheld by Owner in its sole
discretion. In the event that any Contractor Facility can no longer accept DSA,
Contractor shall promptly notify Owner of such notice. Contractor shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to a) utilize that portion of DSA at
another of Contractor’s Facilities or b) for a period of six months
locate another facility capable of utilizing that portion of DSA. If Contractor
is not able to use that portion of DSA by implementing preceding conditions a)
or b), this Agreement shall terminate after receipt by Owner of such notice with
respect to that portion of the DSA.
1.6 Reporting. On or before the twentieth
(20th) day of each month, Contractor shall provide Owner a detailed written
report concerning any spills of DSA during transport or at Contractor's
Facility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall immediately notify
Owner of any spills of DSA that occur during transport, and shall provide
Owner
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in a timely manner all information related thereto,
including remediation efforts, reasonably requested by Owner.
1.7 Consistency and Composition of DSA.
(a) Contractor shall remove
and transport only DSA in the dry condition. Contractor can remove and transport
limited quantities of DSA conditioned with moisture material, however in such
event, separate pricing agreeable to both Parties would be developed on a case
by case basis.
(b) The DSA shall have a
minimum of 7% available CaO (Calcium Oxide), which shall be established through
testing using ASTM 311-“Standard Test Method for Sampling and Testing Fly
Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use as a Mineral Admixture in Portland-Cement
Concrete”.
(c) In the event there is a
change in the chemical or physical properties of the DSA that would have a
material adverse effect on the processes performed in Contractor’s
Facilities referenced in Section 1.6 above (“Non-Conforming DSA”) and
Contractor has not identified any other location to which such Non-Conforming
DSA can be removed, Contractor may suspend taking deliveries of DSA until such
time as the chemical and physical properties of the DSA are such that the DSA
would no longer have such material adverse effect. Contractor shall have the
right to suspend taking deliveries of DSA only if, and only to the extent that,
it is unable to utilize DSA at other Contractor’s Facilities or other
mutually agreed location because of changes in the chemical or physical
properties of the DSA. If deliveries of DSA are suspended pursuant to this
Section 1.7 and not resumed within one hundred and twenty-two (122) days, either
party may terminate this Agreement for that portion of Non-Conforming DSA by
providing written notice to the other party. Nothing in this Section 1.7 shall
require Owner to represent or warrant the chemical or physical properties of the
DSA or require Owner to produce DSA that has certain chemical or physical
properties.
1.8 Access. Owner shall provide Contractor
and its subcontractors with reasonable access to the Plant for the performance
of Contractor's services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be allowed to
remove and transport DSA on any day between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., unless otherwise
agreed to by Owner at its sole discretion. If during the term of this Agreement,
difficulties arise in scheduling Contractor's access to the Plant or the loading
area, the Parties agree to meet to discuss arrangements for coordinating
schedules.
1.9 Owner Equipment Damaged in Loading. At
Owner’s election, Contractor shall repair or replace, at Contractor’s
expense, any Owner equipment damaged primarily as a result of Contractor’s
loading or removal of DSA on site. If Owner elects to make such repairs or
replacements, then Contractor shall either reimburse Owner for its costs or
Owner shall recover its costs for such repair or replacement as provided in
Section 3.1. Owner shall grant Contractor access to visually inspect all
Owner’s equipment to be used in loading and removal of the DSA and agree
with Owner a baseline condition from which damages will be assessed. If
Contractor fails to inspect such equipment within 30 days from the commencement
of this Agreement, Contractor will be deemed to have waived its right to
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establish a baseline condition for such equipment. Contractor may inspect
equipment to reestablish a baseline condition annually for the term of this
contract. Owner agrees to make repairs to loading equipment as identified in
Schedule 2 to the extent not made as of the date of this Agreement.
1.10 Spills caused by Contractor. Contractor
will have the option to either clean up at its own expense or reimburse Owner
for the lesser of actual costs or $1,000.00, for clean up of DSA spills
resulting from Contractor error in loading. Contractor shall not be responsible
for spills resulting from the failure of Owner’s equipment to perform
properly, provided that Contractor or persons acting on behalf of Contractor
have operated such equipment properly.
ARTICLE 2
CONTRACT PRICE, DURATION OF CONTRACT AND OTHER TERMS
2.1 Price.
(a) Owner shall pay to Contractor for loading,
transporting and disposal of DSA $21.85 per ton, as adjusted pursuant to this
paragraph, F.O.B. the point of delivery to Contractor at the Plant. For purposes
of this Agreement, a ton shall be 2000 pounds.
It is agreed that the selling price for these services provided pursuant to
Section 1.2 will be adjusted on a quarterly basis from the execution date of
this Agreement, utilizing the Producer Price Index, SIC Group, Division E, Major
Group 42, Industry Group 4213, Trucking, except Local, as provided by the
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (PPI).
The initial adjustment shall take place on May 1, 2003 and shall be effective
for the following three months. The adjustment shall be based on the cumulative
percentage change in the PPI over the three months ending March 31, 2003. The
adjusted price for the initial adjustment shall be the product that results from
dividing the index as at March 31, 2003 by the index as at December 31, 2002
multiplied by the selling price of $21.85. Subsequent quarterly adjustments will
be based on the cumulative percentage change in the index for the three months
ending on the last day of the month preceding the month in which the quarter
ends. The adjusted price for such subsequent adjustments shall be the product
that results from dividing the index as at the last day of the month preceding
the month in which the current quarter ends (the “Current
Index”) by the index as at the end of the fourth month prior to the
month in which the current quarter ends (the “Prior Index”)
multiplied by the selling price of $21.85. By illustration, for the quarter
ending April 30, for an adjustment that is to take place on May 1 in any year,
the Current Index would be the index as at March 31 of such year and the Prior
Index would be the index as at December 31 of the prior year. This new price
would be in effect for the quarter between May 1 and July 31. The Parties
acknowledge that the index figures used as specified herein may be preliminary,
and agree that such preliminary figures may be used as the basis for price
adjustments under this Section 2.1 with no further adjustment.
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This method for adjusting the selling price annually will continue through
the balance of the contract.
2.2 Term. This Agreement shall be effective
("Effective Date") from the later of (i) the date of this Agreement set forth in
the preamble hereto; and (ii) the date on which Owner's lenders and to the
extent required by such lenders, an independent engineer, consent to Owner
entering into this Agreement, such consent to be obtained no later than
forty-five (45) days from the execution of this Agreement; provided that if
within such 45-day period, such lenders or independent engineer have not either
consented or denied such consent, then such consent shall be deemed given.
Following the Effective Date, this Agreement shall remain in effect through
January 31, 2007. This Agreement may be renewed for an additional two years with
the mutual agreement of the parties.
ARTICLE 3
TERMS OF PAYMENT
3.1 Invoices. On or before the twentieth
(20th) day of each month, Contractor shall deliver to Owner an itemized monthly
invoice setting forth the volumes of DSA loaded into the Designated
Transportation Vehicles during the previous month including the weigh slips
evidencing the weighing performed under Section 1.5 above, the amount payable in
respect thereof to Owner, the amount of transportation costs to be adjusted by
Owner pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof and the net amount payable by Owner for the
previous month, together with copies of all invoices for transportation costs
for the previous month. Owner shall remit the full amount due on the invoice to
the address listed on that invoice within 30 days of the receipt of the invoice.
Contract shall net against the invoice any amounts associated with Owner's costs
to repair or replace damaged equipment pursuant to Section 1.10 or penalties
owed to Contractor pursuant to this Agreement. In the event that such invoice
does not reflect the netting of such costs or penalties, Owner shall have the
right to offset such amounts against the invoiced amount.
3.2 Interest. Any amount owed to either
party hereunder beyond the date such amount is due and payable shall accrue
interest each day from the date such amount is due until the date the amount is
paid at a rate per annum equal to the "prime rate" for Citibank N.A. published
in The Wall Street Journal, plus one percent.
3.3 Disputes. If Contractor or Owner wishes
to dispute all or any portion of any current month's report or invoice, such
party shall so notify the other party within 15 days of receipt of the report or
invoice, stating the reasons for the objection. Contractor or Owner shall be
entitled to withhold payment of any amounts in dispute. The parties shall
immediately make every effort to settle the disputed portion of the report or
invoice.
ARTICLE 4
OWNERSHIP OF DSA
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4.1 Title to DSA. Title to and risk of loss of the DSA, and risk of damage or injury to third parties or the environment, shall transfer from Owner to Contractor upon completion of loading the DSA into the Designated Transportation Vehicles. Contractor shall pay and otherwise be responsible for all costs and expenses relating to or arising out of the use, handling, storage, disposal and transportation of DSA after passage of title and risk of loss.
ARTICLE 5
WARRANTIES
5.1 Owner's Warranties. Owner hereby
represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Owner is a limited partnership duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(b) The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by Owner have been and are duly authorized by
all requisite partnership action and do not require the consent or approval of
any governmental body or regulatory authority or other entity, and are not in
contravention of or in conflict with any applicable law or regulation or any
term or provision of its partnership agreement.
(c) This Agreement is the
valid, binding and legally enforceable obligation of Owner enforceable against
Owner in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency or other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and to the general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered at a proceeding in equity or at law).
(d) Owner is not a party to
or subject to any contract, agreement, or any other restriction of any kind, and
does not know of any contract, agreement or any other restriction of any kind
applicable to it which has not been waived, which would prevent the consummation
and performance of the understanding and obligations, respectively, contemplated
by this Agreement, nor would any of the execution, delivery, consummation
or performance of this Agreement conflict with, result in a breach of, or cause
a default under any such contract, agreement or other restriction.
(e) No representation or
warranty by Owner in this Agreement contains any untrue statements of a material
fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements of
fact contained herein not misleading.
(f) Owner has not been
identified in any litigation, administrative proceeding or investigation as a
responsible party under any Laws or orders with respect to the discharge,
release or removal of Hazardous Substances. “Hazardous
Substance” means any of the following: (a) petroleum including crude oil
or any fraction thereof; (b) a “hazardous substance” as defined by the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended, from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
(c) any “hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended from time to time, and the
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regulations promulgated thereunder; (d) any substance the use or presence of which is prohibited by any federal, state or local law, rule ordinance or regulations similar to those set forth in this definition; and (e) any other substance which by federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation or by order or decree of any court or other governmental authority having jurisdiction requires special handling in its collection, storage, treatment or disposal. Hazardous Substance shall be construed to have the broader, more encompassing definition where there exists a conflict in the definitions employed by two or more governmental agencies having concurrent or overlapping jurisdiction over waste generated by Contractor or others. “Laws” means all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, codes, permits, licenses and other governmental requirements.
5.2 Contractor's Warranties. Contractor
hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Contractor is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
(b) Contractor’s execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement have been and are duly authorized by all requisite
corporate action and do not require the consent or approval of any governmental
body or regulatory authority or other entity, and are not in contravention of or
in conflict with any applicable law or regulation or any term or provision of
its charter or bylaws.
(c) This Agreement is the valid, binding and
legally enforceable obligation of Contractor enforceable against Contractor in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or
other similar law affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and to the general principles of equity.
(d) There is no action, suit, investigation or
proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Contractor, threatened, against
Contractor before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental body
that could interfere with its performance hereunder.
(e) Contractor is not a party to or subject to any
contract, agreement, or any other restriction of any kind, and does not know of
any contract, agreement or any other restriction of any kind applicable to it,
which would prevent the consummation and performance of the understanding and
obligations, respectively, contemplated by this Agreement, nor would any of the
execution, delivery, consummation or performance of this Agreement conflict
with, result in a breach of, or cause a default under any such contract,
agreement or other restriction.
(f) Contractor has not been identified in any
litigation, administrative proceeding or investigation as a responsible party
under any Laws or orders with respect to the discharge, release or removal of
Hazardous Substances.
(g) No representation or warranty by Contractor in
this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements of fact contained
herein not misleading.
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(h) Contractor has obtained all permits, approvals and authorizations required for Contractor to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement and all such permits, approvals and authorizations are in full force and effect.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNITY
6.1 Indemnification of
Owner. Contractor shall indemnify, defend and hold Owner and its partners,
officers, employees, agents, contractors, lenders and assigns harmless from and
against any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees),
losses, claims or liabilities (including fines, penalties or other liability
imposed by a governmental agency) suffered by Owner for injury to or death of
any person, for damage to or destruction of (including environmental pollution)
any property, and for violation of any federal, state or local law, rule or
ordinance (including laws respecting protection of the environment) which is in
any manner connected with or arises out of Contractor’s transportation,
unloading, use, storage or disposal of the DSA. This provision shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
6.2 Indemnification of Contractor. Owner
shall indemnify, defend and hold Contractor and its shareholders, directors,
officers and employees harmless from and against any and all expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees), losses, claims or liabilities suffered by
Contractor as a result of, caused by, arising out of, or in any way relating to
any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or nonfulfillment of any agreement or
covenant on the part of Owner under this Agreement. This provision shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
6.3 Demands. Each indemnified party
hereunder agrees that promptly upon its discovery of facts giving rise to a
claim for indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement, including receipt by
it of notice of any demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding, judicial or
otherwise, by any third party (such third party actions being collectively
referred to herein as the "Claim"), with respect to any matter as to which it
claims to be entitled to indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement it
will give prompt notice thereof in writing to the indemnifying party, together
with a statement of such information respecting any of the foregoing as it shall
have. Such notice shall include a formal demand for indemnification under this
Agreement. The indemnifying party shall not be obligated to indemnify the
indemnified party with respect to any claim if the indemnified party knowingly
failed to notify the indemnifying party or its counsel to defend against such
matter and to make a timely response thereto including, without limitation, any
responsive motion or answer to a complaint, petition, notice or other legal,
equitable or administrative process relating to the Claim, only insofar as such
knowing failure to notify the indemnifying party has actually resulted in
prejudice or damage to the indemnifying party.
6.4 Right to Contest
and Defend. The indemnifying party shall be entitled at its cost and expense
to contest and defend by all appropriate legal proceedings any Claim with
respect to which it is called upon to indemnify the indemnified party under the
provisions
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of this Agreement; provided that notice of the intention so to
contest shall be delivered by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party
within 20 days from the date of receipt by the indemnifying party of notice by
the indemnified party of the assertion of the Claim. Any such contest may be
conducted in the name and on behalf of the indemnifying party or the indemnified
party as appropriate. Such contest shall be conducted by reputable counsel
employed by the indemnifying party and reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party, but the indemnified party shall have the right but not the
obligation to participate in such proceedings and to be represented by counsel
of its own choosing at its sole cost and expense. The indemnifying party shall
have full authority to determine all action to be taken with respect thereto;
provided, however, that the indemnifying party will not have the authority to
subject the indemnified party to any obligation whatsoever, other than the
performance of purely ministerial tasks or obligations not involving material
expense. If the indemnifying party does not elect to contest any such Claim, the
indemnifying party shall be bound by the result obtained with respect thereto by
the indemnified party. At any time after the commencement of the defense of any
Claim, the indemnifying party may request the indemnified party to agree in
writing to the abandonment of such contest or the payment or compromise by the
indemnified party of the asserted Claim, whereupon such action shall be taken
unless the indemnified party determines that the contest should be continued,
and so notifies the indemnifying party in writing within 15 days of such request
from the indemnifying party. If the indemnified party determines that the
contest should be continued, the indemnifying party shall be liable hereunder
only to the extent of the amount that the other party to the contested Claim had
agreed unconditionally to accept in payment or compromise as of the time the
indemnifying party made its request to the indemnified party.
6.5 Cooperation. If requested by the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party agrees to cooperate with the
indemnifying party and its counsel in contesting any Claim that the indemnifying
party elects to contest or, if appropriate, in making any counterclaim against
the persons asserting the Claim, or any cross-complaint against any person, and
the indemnifying party will reimburse the indemnified party for any expense
incurred by it in so cooperating. At no cost or expense to the indemnified
party, the indemnifying party shall cooperate with the indemnified party and its
counsel in contesting any Claim.
6.6 Right to Participate. The indemnified
party agrees to afford the indemnifying party and its counsel the opportunity to
be present at, and to participate in, conferences with all persons, including
governmental authorities, asserting any Claim against the indemnified party or
conference with representatives of or counsel for such persons.
6.7 Payment of
Damages. The indemnifying party shall pay to the indemnified party in
immediately available funds any amounts to which the indemnified party may
become entitled by reason of the provisions of this Article 6, such payment to
be made within five days after any such amounts are finally determined either by
mutual agreement of the parties hereto or pursuant to the final unappealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
6.8 Survival. This Article 6 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 7
OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
7.1 Records. Owner shall keep records of the
amounts of DSA delivered to Contractor (as recorded on the weigh tickets
provided by Contractor hereunder) and shall make these records available to
Contractor upon reasonable request during normal business hours.
7.2 DSA Profile.
The information on Schedule 1 describes the expected chemical and physical
properties of the DSA (the “DSA Profile”). This data
will generally represent the DSA then being generated by the Owner at the Plant;
however, under no circumstances does Owner represent or warrant that any
DSA Profile describes the characteristics of any particular DSA purchased by
Contractor from the Plant except that it is not “hazardous” as defined
in Article 5 hereof. Owner reserves the right from time to time to change its
operating process at the Plant and thereby modify the chemical and other
characteristics of the DSA. In the event of a change in fuel source, Owner will
notify Contractor and provide a revised DSA Profile as soon as possible.
7.3 Tests by
Contractor’s Experts. Upon Contractor’s request, Owner shall make
available samples of DSA for chemical analysis. Owner does not
warrant that any DSA sample will be representative of any DSA purchased by
Contractor because DSA, by its nature as a by-product, fluctuates as to its
chemical constituents. Any detailed chemical analyses required to characterize
the DSA provided to Contractor shall be the responsibility of Contractor and
shall be performed at Contractor’s expense. The results of such analyses
shall be made available to Owner upon receipt.
ARTICLE 8
CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES
8.1 Records. Contractor shall keep
detailed records concerning the DSA used in Contractor's operations and
concerning the product resulting from Contractor's operations for a period of
two years after termination or expiration of this Agreement. Contractor shall
make these records available to Owner upon reasonable request during normal
business hours. This Section 8.1 shall not require Contractor to perform any
testing in addition to the testing required by Section 8.5 of this Agreement, by
Laws or that Contractor would otherwise perform in the ordinary course of
business.
8.2 Deportment at Plant Sites.
(a) Contractor, its
employees and any other of its agents or subcontractors who are granted access
to the Plant site shall attend a scheduled showing by Owner of a safety
orientation video for the Plant. Owner and Contractor shall schedule agreed
times for the video to be shown. Contractor, its employees and any other of its
agents or subcontractors shall strictly comply with all work and safety rules
and security requirements established by Owner while at the Plant or depicted in
the safety video. Contractor shall be responsible to Owner for the acts and
omissions of its employees, agents, subcontractors and other
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persons present at the Plant. Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide
all safety equipment reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. Contractor shall instruct such persons to discharge their duties in
such a manner and at such times so as to not interfere with or interrupt
Owner’s operations. Contractor shall, upon Owner’s reasonable request,
discharge from any duties in connection with the Plant incompetent, dishonest,
or uncooperative employee, subcontractor or agent.
(b) Owner shall provide
written notice to Contractor of any violation of work or safety rules or
security requirements by Contractor or any of Contractors subcontractors,
employees or agents. Commencing with the third such notice of violation and for
each subsequent violation in any calendar year, Owner shall deduct $1,000.00
from any amounts remaining to be paid to Contractor hereunder and Contractor
shall forfeit all rights to collect such amounts.
8.3 Acknowledgement of Risk. Contractor
acknowledges that the Plant is a site of heavy industrial activity, and
Contractor knowingly and voluntarily assumes all risk of injury and damage to
Contractor, the Designated Transportation Vehicles and Contractor’s
property, employees, subcontracts and other persons present at the Plant on
behalf of Contractor, caused by such activity. Contractor agrees to advise fully
all persons of the risks associated with the Plant; including risks involving
hazardous substances where applicable, and of all necessary environmental,
safety and health procedures required by applicable municipal, state or federal
law, regulation, order, or ordinance, or as required by Owner.
8.4 Compliance with
Laws and Permits. Contractor shall at all times comply with all Laws in the
performance of its obligations hereunder. Contractor hereby covenants and
warrants that it shall obtain, at its own expense, all federal, state and local
licenses, approvals and permits of governmental authorities required for the
performance of its obligations hereunder, and shall keep the same in effect
throughout the term of this Agreement.
8.5 Testing. On or before the tenth (10th)
day of each month during the term of this Agreement, Contractor shall deliver to
Owner test results of an analysis of the sludge stabilization admixture being
produced in Contractor's Facility using the DSA. Contractor shall also deliver
to Owner a copy of all test results submitted to any governmental agency
concerning the admixture at the same time such results are submitted to the
governmental agency. All costs associated with sampling and testing shall be
borne by the Contractor. If any test results indicate that the product being
produced by Contractor's Facility does not comply with the requirements set
forth in the applicable permit described in Section 1.6 hereof or any applicable
Law, Owner, in its sole discretion, may immediately suspend all deliveries of
DSA to Contractor for such Contractor's Facility and terminate this Agreement
with respect to such Contractor's Facility.
8.6 Unexcused Failure
to Take DSA. Unless otherwise specifically excused under the terms of this
Agreement, at any time that Contractor does not remove from the Plant the
minimum of 950 tons of DSA per week, Contractor shall pay to Owner as liquidated
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damages a per ton charge for each ton of DSA under the 950 ton weekly minimum
that Owner makes available for loading, transport and disposal or utilization by
Contractor and which Contractor fails to load, transport and dispose of or
utilize as follows:
(a) If Contractor removes between 850 tons and 949
tons of DSA, $3.00 per ton for each ton below 950 tons that Contractor does not
remove;
(b) If Contractor removes between 750 tons and 849
tons of DSA, $5.00 per ton for each ton below 850 tons that Contractor does not
remove;
(c) If Contractor removes less than 750 tons of
DSA, $6.00 per ton for each ton below 750 tons that Contractor does not
remove.
ARTICLE 9
INSURANCE
Contractor shall, at its
own expense, maintain in effect at all times during the performance of the work
insurance coverages with limits not less than those set forth below and with
insurers and under forms of policies satisfactory to Owner.
(a) Worker's Compensation Insurance with limits as
specified by the laws of the state in which the work is to be performed.
(b) Employer's Liability Insurance with the
following minimum limits
- $ 100,000 each accident
- $ 100,000 disease per employee
- $ 500,000 bodily injury by disease policy limit
Contractor's Employer's Liability Insurance policy shall include
USL&H/Xxxxx Act Coverage, if applicable (in the case of work on a
waterway).
(c) Commercial General Liability Insurance covering
all operations required to complete the work, including coverage for bodily
injury and property damage, with the following minimum limits of liability:
- $1,000,000 per occurrence Bodily Injury & Property Damage
- $1,000,000 aggregate Products/Completed Operations
- $2,000,000 general aggregate ( per project basis)
- $1,000,000 per occurrence Personal Injury Liability
Contractor's General Liability Insurance policy shall include the following:
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- Contractual Liability Coverage (primary coverage)
- Independent Contractor's Coverage
- Broad Form Property Damage Coverage ( primary coverage )
Contractor’s General Liability Insurance shall not include exclusions for
explosion, collapse, or underground exposures.
The property damage provision of Contractor’s
General Liability Insurance policy shall be endorsed to waive all rights of
subrogation against Owner and its affiliates.
Contractor’s General Liability Insurance shall apply to the indemnity
provisions delineated above, and shall include Owner and its officers and
employees, each as additional insureds but only as regards their liability
arising out of Contractor’s performance of the work or out of operations
performed by others on behalf of Contractor in relation to the work. Naming
parties as additional insureds shall not expand or alter the scope of
indemnification provided by Contractor to Owner hereunder.
(d) Business Automobile
Liability Insurance for bodily injury and property damage covering the operation
of all vehicles used in connection with the performance of the work. The minimum
limits of liability shall be:
- $1,000,000 per person and $ 1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury $1,000,000 per occurrence for property damage
Contractor’s Business Automobile Liability Insurance coverage shall extend
to all owned, leased, rented or borrowed automobiles. Coverage shall also extend
to include all mandatory state and federal regulations with respect to
uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage, ICC, PUC filings and financial
responsibility requirements.
(e) Umbrella/Excess Liability Insurance on an
occurrence basis, which shall afford coverage of not less than $5,000,000 per
occurrence and in the aggregate.
Contractor shall likewise require its subcontractors, if any, to carry at least
the minimum insurance described in this section, unless otherwise approved by
Owner.
Before any of the work is started under this Agreement, and 30 days prior to
each renewal of each policy, Contractor shall file with Owner certificates of
insurance containing the following information in respect to all insurance
carried:
- Name of insurance company, policy number and
expiration date.
- Limits of insurance.
- A statement indicating that Owner will receive at least thirty (30)
days’ notice of the cancellation of any of the policies or any modification
in the insurance that may effect Owner’s interest.
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- Provisions of insurance (specifically the aforementioned: additional insureds, waiver of subrogation, and primary coverage for liability/property insurance).
All insurance required to be maintained hereunder shall be with insurers of
recognized responsibility having the legal authority to enter into valid and
enforceable contracts of insurance as insurers of the risks covered therein in
the state in which the work is performed.
Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance as required by law or as deemed
appropriate when available on a commercially reasonable basis. Contractor’s
Liability and Property insurance shall be primary coverages.
ARTICLE 10
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination by Owner. This Agreement may be terminated by Owner by written notice to Contractor following the cure periods, if any, set forth below:
- In accordance with Section 1.7(c) hereof;
- In accordance with Section 8.5 hereof;
- If Contractor fails to comply in any respect with the covenants set forth in
Sections 1.6 and 8.5 hereof;
- If Contractor fails to comply with any other material obligation under this
Agreement and such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days of
Contractor’s receipt of a written notice from Owner concerning such
failure;
- Upon the revocation,
abrogation or termination by any party of the contracts pursuant to which Owner
sells electric power or steam generated by the Plant;
- If the DSA is designated as a Hazardous Substance under any applicable Law;
- If Contractor, pursuant
to or within the meaning of Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar
federal or state law for the relief of debtors (“Bankruptcy
Law”), (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an
order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar person under
the Bankruptcy Law (“Custodian”) of Contractor or all or
substantially all of its property, (iv) becomes insolvent, or (v) makes a
general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
- If a court of competent
jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that remains
unstayed for 90 days providing for (i) relief against Contractor in an
involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of Contractor for all or
substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders the dissolution or
liquidation of Contractor; or
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- If an event of Force Majeure preventing performance by Contractor occurs and continues uncured for a period of more than 90 days from the date of such occurrence.
10.2 Termination by Contractor. This
Agreement may be terminated by Contractor by written notice to Owner following
the cure periods, if any, set forth below:
- In accordance with Section 1.7(c) hereof;
- If Owner fails to comply
with any material obligation, including making the payments set forth in Section
2.1(b) hereof, under this Agreement and such failure is not cured within thirty
(30) days of Owner’s receipt of a written notice from Contractor concerning
such failure;
- If the DSA is designated as a Hazardous Substance under any applicable Law;
- If Owner pursuant to or
within the meaning of Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal
or state law for the relief of debtors (“Bankruptcy Law”), (i)
commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief
against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar person under the Bankruptcy
Law (“Custodian”) of Owner or all or substantially all of its
property, (iv) becomes insolvent, or (v) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors;
- If a court of competent
jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that remains
unstayed for 90 days providing for (i) relief against Owner in an involuntary
case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of Owner for all or substantially all of its
property, or (iii) orders the dissolution or liquidation of Contractor;
- If an event of Force
Majeure preventing performance by Owner occurs and continues uncured for a
period of more than 90 days from the date of such occurrence;
- Owner is unable to renew or obtain any required governmental approval
necessary to perform hereunder; or
- Upon the revocation, abrogation or termination by any party of the contracts pursuant to which Contractor uses DSA produced by the Plant or Contractor’s available uses for the DSA are otherwise terminated through no fault of Contractor.
10.3 Survival. Any rights or obligations of either party that are intended to continue in full force and effect after the termination or expiration of the term of this Agreement shall not be affected by such termination or expiration, and any rights or remedies otherwise available to either party shall not be limited by such termination or expiration.
ARTICLE 11
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
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11.1 Remedies. Except for the payment of
amounts due and owing under this Agreement and as otherwise specifically
provided for herein, Owner's and Contractor's sole and exclusive remedy for a
breach of or any matter related to this Agreement is to terminate this
Agreement.
11.2 Disclaimer of
Consequential Damages. NEITHER OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF OR DEFAULT UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
11.3 Survival. This Article 11 shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
CONFIDENTIALITY
12.1 Non-Disclosure.
(a) In connection with the
performance of their obligations under this Agreement, Owner and Contractor may
disclose to each other certain non-public, confidential or proprietary
information. Each Party will keep this Agreement and such information marked
“confidential” or “proprietary” (the “Confidential
Information”) confidential. Each Party will safeguard the Confidential
Information against disclosure by employing the same means to protect the
Confidential Information as it uses to protect its own non-public, confidential
or proprietary information and will not disclose, duplicate or distribute any
Confidential Information, in any part, to any third party, without the prior
written consent of the other Party, other than to its employees, officers,
advisors, shareholders, lenders and investors (including potential investors)
who require access to the Confidential Information for a reasonable business
purpose. Each such person to whom Confidential Information is transmitted by a
Party shall be advised of the obligations relating to such Confidential
Information under this Agreement, and the Party disclosing such Confidential
Information to such persons shall be responsible for any failure by any such
person to comply with any obligation set forth herein.
12.2 Legally Compelled
Disclosure. In the event that any Party receiving the Confidential
Information becomes legally compelled (by deposition, interrogatory, request for
documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose
any of the Confidential Information, the legally compelled Party shall give the
Party providing the Confidential Information prompt prior written notice of such
requirement so that the providing Party may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of this Article 12. In
the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that
the providing Party waives compliance with the terms hereof, the Party legally
compelled to disclose the Confidential Information agrees to provide only that
limited portion of the Confidential Information that it is advised
by written opinion of counsel is legally required and to exercise best efforts
to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such
Confidential Information.
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12.3 Exceptions. The term
"Confidential Information" does not include any information which (i) at
the time of disclosure or thereafter is generally available to the public (other
than as a result of a disclosure by any Party in violation of this Section 12),
(ii) was available to any Party from a source other than the Party hereto
providing the Information, provided that such source is not and was not known by
the recipient Party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement that was
applicable to the Confidential Information or (iii) has been independently
acquired or developed by any Party without violating any of its obligations
under this Article 12.
12.4 Remedies. The Parties agree that in the
event of a breach of this Article 12, the Party providing the Confidential
Information shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunction and
specific performance, in addition to all other remedies available pursuant to
this Agreement.
12.5 Survival. The Parties' obligations
under this Article 12 will expire one (1) year after the termination or
expiration of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Independent Contractor.
(a) The parties expressly
recognize and agree that this is an Agreement for the purchase and sale of DSA
with respect to which each party is engaged in its own independent and entirely
separate business, which is and shall remain wholly free of any managerial or
other control, or right to control, or direction by the other party, in the
keeping and performance of its respective obligations hereunder and otherwise,
and that each party is and shall remain free to carry out and perform its
obligations under this Agreement by such means and in such manner as it may
choose, and shall bear and pay all expenses, costs, risks and responsibilities
incurred in connection with such obligations, excepting only to the extent that
any of the foregoing matter referred to in this sentence may be otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement.
(b) Neither Contractor,
Owner, nor any officer, employee, representative or agent of Contractor or
Owner, shall in any manner, directly or indirectly, expressly or by implication,
be deemed to be, or make any representations to take any actions which may give
rise to the existence or perception of any employment, agency, partnership,
joint venture or other like relationship as between Contractor and Owner.
13.2 Force Majeure.
(a) Should either party to
this Agreement be prevented, wholly or in part, by Force Majeure from keeping or
performing its obligations (except financial obligations) under this Agreement,
then such party will be excused hereunder during the time and to the extent that
the keeping or performance of such obligations is so prevented. For purposes of
this Agreement, “Force Majeure” means causes that are
reasonably outside of and beyond the control of the party affected thereby, such
as, but not limited to, acts of God, acts of
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civil or military authorities,
governmental denial or failure to issue or renew any license or permit (so long
as such denial or failure is not based upon a violation of Law or other permits
held by the applicant, or other misconduct of or fault on the part of the
applicant), equipment failures (other than equipment failures that could have
been prevented by regular or ordinary maintenance and repair of the equipment),
fires, strikes, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, epidemics, tornadoes, wars, or
riots, or any other cause similar to any of the foregoing reasonably beyond the
control of the party affected thereby.
(b) If either party invokes
this force majeure provision, it shall give prompt written notice to the other
party of the existence and other relevant circumstances relating to the force
majeure condition that is relied upon and shall demonstrate that it has taken
all reasonable steps to minimize the consequences of such condition.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, neither party shall
be required to settle strikes, lockouts or other labor difficulties contrary to
its wishes.
13.3 Notices. Any notice, request,
instruction or other written communication to be given hereunder by either party
shall be sufficiently given if delivered in person or sent by telecopier,
overnight courier, or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested, addressed as follows:
IF OWNER, TO:
Indiantown Cogeneration, Limited Partnership
00000 XX Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Manager
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Indiantown Cogeneration, Limited Partnership
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
IF CONTRACTOR, TO:
VFL Technology Corporation
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice, and
such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been duly given as of the
date so delivered, mailed or sent by telecopier.
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13.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be
deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute the same
instrument.
13.5 Integration. This Agreement sets forth
the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof. Any previous agreements or understandings (whether oral or written)
between parties regarding the subject matter hereof are superseded by this
Agreement.
13.6 Headings. The headings of the Articles
and Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
be deemed to affect the construction hereof.
13.7 Successors and Assigns.
(a) The terms and conditions
of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided that neither
party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall have the right,
upon 10 days’ prior written notice to Owner, to assign (without obtaining
Owner’s consent) the right to receive payments due from Owner as part of
Contractor’s accounts receivable financing in the ordinary course of
business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner shall have the right to assign
this Agreement to any parties providing financing for the Plant without
obtaining the consent of Contractor. Contractor hereby consents to any such
assignment and the granting of a security interest in Owner’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement to any financing party and further agrees that
it will not terminate or suspend its obligations under this Agreement without
first giving any such financing party about which it has been notified, a
reasonable period of time, of not less than thirty (30) days, in which to cure
any defaults. Contractor shall notify such financing parties of defaults at such
time as it provides Owner with such notice. Any curing by a financing party
shall not be construed as an assumption by it of this Agreement.
(b) In the event that this
Agreement is rejected by a trustee or debtor-in-possession in any bankruptcy or
insolvency proceeding involving Owner, and if within 90 days after such
rejection, Owner’s lenders or any agent acting on their behalf or any
assignee or transferee thereof shall so request and shall certify in writing to
Contractor that it intends to perform the obligations of the Owner under this
Agreement, the Contractor will execute and deliver to such lenders or their
agent or such assignee or transferee a new agreement, pursuant to which the
Contractor shall agree to perform the obligations contemplated to be performed
by the Contractor under this Agreement and which shall be for the balance of the
remaining term under this Agreement before giving effect to such rejection and
shall contain the same conditions, agreements, terms, provisions and limitations
as this Agreement (except for any requirements that have been fulfilled by the
Owner prior to such rejection). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
any material amendment of this Agreement will not be effective without the
prior written approval of Owner’s lenders. The provisions of this
Section 13.7 are for the benefit of Owner’s lenders and may be separately
enforced by such lenders or any agent acting on their behalf against Contractor.
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13.8 Modification and
Waiver. No amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly
executed by the parties hereto, except that any of the terms or provisions of
this Agreement may be waived in writing at any time by the party entitled to the
benefits of such waived terms or provisions. No waiver of any of the provisions
of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof (whether or not similar). No delay on the part of either party
in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
hereof.
13.9 No Third Party
Beneficiary Rights. Other than as specifically provided in Section 13.7,
this Agreement is not intended to and shall not be construed to give any person
(other than the parties signatory hereto or their permitted assigns) any
interest or rights (including, without limitation, any third party beneficiary
rights) with respect to or in connection with any agreement or provision
contained herein or contemplated hereby.
13.10 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,
without regard to conflict of law rules thereof.
13.11 Publicity. Except as otherwise
required by applicable law or regulation, Owner or Contractor shall not issue
any press release or make any other public statement, in each case relating to
or connected with or arising out of this Agreement or the matters described
herein, without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party with
respect to the contents and the manner of presentation and publication
thereof.
13.12 Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the
original intent of the parties as closely as practicable in an acceptable manner
to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled.
13.13 Dispute Resolution.
(a) The parties to this
Agreement shall attempt in good faith to resolve any controversy or claim
arising from or relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiations. To this
end, either party may deliver to the other party a written notice in which the
dispute is identified, and in which the disputing party states its position and
summarizes evidence and arguments in support of its position (hereafter this
notice shall be referred to as a “Notice of Dispute”). The
party receiving a Notice of Dispute shall respond in writing within 20 days
setting forth its position and summarizing the evidence and its arguments in
support of its position. Representatives of the parties shall meet off the
record and initially without counsel within 10 days of the date of the
responding party’s response in an attempt to resolve the dispute as
identified. Such meeting shall be considered a settlement negotiation and no
information exchanged at such meeting shall be admissible in any future
litigation unless such information would normally be discoverable and admissible
in such future litigation.
(b) If a dispute has not
been resolved through negotiations as set forth above, nothing herein is
intended to deprive any party of any legal or equitable action, proceeding or
remedy of
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any nature whatsoever as it may have, but as a pre-condition to either
party seeking any legal or equitable action, proceeding or remedy, such dispute
shall be first submitted to mediation to be conducted in Washington, D.C. before
such person as the parties may mutually select. In the event that the parties
are unable to agree to a person to act as a mediator, the matter shall be
mediated by the American Arbitration Association before a mediator as it shall
designate. Mediation as herein required shall be commenced by either party
delivering to the other, not sooner than 30 days after a disputing party has
delivered a Notice of Dispute, a written notice of its desire to have the matter
mediated and including the names of three persons whom the requesting party
wishes to select as mediator (hereafter referred to as “Notice to
Mediate”). The party receiving the Notice to Mediate shall, within five
days of receipt of the Notice to Mediate, notify the party requesting mediation
of its agreement to any one of the persons named, or if no such person is
acceptable to it, the receiving party shall deliver to the requesting party its
list of three other persons whom it would accept as mediator. If the party who
requested mediation does not agree to one of the names provided by the
responding party, then the party requesting mediation shall, within five days,
serve a request on the American Arbitration Association that it mediate the
dispute between the parties and appoint a mediator to do so. Each party hereto
shall be solely responsible for its own legal fees and costs incurred in
preparing for and conducting the mediation, and shall further be responsible for
one-half of the fees and costs charged by the mediator.
(c) On the condition that
one of the parties to this Agreement has served a notice seeking mediation as
set forth in Section 13.13(b) above, in the event that the dispute between the
parties is not resolved within 90 days of the date upon which a Notice to
Mediate was delivered by one of the parties, either party to this Agreement may
thereafter proceed to file suit to obtain any legal or equitable remedy as it
may have; provided, however, that if a party in good faith believes that its
rights may be compromised by the expiration of any applicable statute of
limitations, a claim or other writ to toll the statute of limitations may be
filed and, if such litigation is promptly stayed until the steps required in
this Section 13.13 have been completed, such filing shall not be a breach of
this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date first above written.
OWNER:
INDIANTOWN COGENERATION,
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ F. XXXXXX XXXXXX
Name: F. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
CONTRACTOR:
VFL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
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SCHEDULE 1
Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of DSA
SECTION I GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION
Product Name & Synonyms: Fly Ash/Scrubber Waste ICLP Emergency Number: 772-597-6500 ext. 19 ICLP Contact: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx |
Company Name: Indiantown Cogeneration, LP Indiantown Generating Plant Company Address: 00000 X X Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 Date Prepared: 02/22/99 |
SECTION II HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
The following chemicals may be found in varying quantities in fly ash/scrubber waste. It should be noted that the list may not include all compounds which may be found in a given sample. Included for each potential ingredient are American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Values (TLV’s), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL’s) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Recommended Exposure Limits (REL’s).
------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- Constituent Name* CAS # Estimated % ACGIH OSHA NIOS Composition TLV PEL H REL mg/m3 mg/m3 mg/m3 ------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- ------------ --------------- ----------- Calcium Sulfate 7778-18-9 55-60% 10 15 10 Silicon Dioxide 7631-86-9 10-25% 10 80%SiO2 6 Amorphous Silica ------------- %SiO2 Aluminum Oxide 1344-28-1 5-15% 10 - - Ferric Oxide 1309-37-1 2-15% 5 fume 10 fume 5 fume Calcium Oxide 1305-78-8 1-15% 2 5 2 Potassium Oxide 00000-00-0 1% - - - Sulfur Trioxide 7449-11-9 2-5% - - - Silica Crystalline, 00000-00-0 2-5% 0.1** 10mg/m3 0.05** Quartz ------- %SiO2+2
All TLV, PEL, REL data provided for total dust unless noted.
*Calcium Sulfite, Calcium
Hydroxide, Titanium Dioxide, Phosphorous Pentoxide, Sodium Oxide, and Magnesium
Oxide are typically found in flyash/scrubber waste in quantities of less than
1%.
**Respirable
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The following elements may be found in trace quantities in coal ash in the part per million range: ELEMENT CAS ELEMENT CAS # ------- ---- ------- ----- Arsenic 7440-38-2 Silver 7440-22-4 Barium 7440-39-3 Zinc 1314-13-2 Cadmium 7440-43-9 Beryllium 7440-41-7 Chromium 7440-47-3 Manganese 7439-96-5 Lead 7439-92-1 Vanadium 1314-62-1 Mercury 7439-97-6 NOTES: 1. Fly ash/scrubber waste composition is variable depending on coal and lime source. 2. Five metals (and/or their oxides) that are listed by NTP, LARC, or OSHA as carcinogens are sometimes found in ash in trace concentration. These include: Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, and Nickel.
SECTION III PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
BOILING POINT: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT APPLICABLE VAPOR DENSITY: NOT APPLICABLE |
FLASH POINT: NOT APPLICABLE UPPER AND LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMITS: NOT APPLICABLE APPEARANCE AND ODOR: Solid or granular, normally xxxx or tan (perhaps xxxxx) in color. |
SECTION IV FIRE, EXPLOSION AND REACTIVITY DATA
The constituents of fly ash/scrubber waste are generally stable. They are generally not considered to be flammable. However, fly ash/scrubber waste may become reactive or explosive in contact with certain substances including, but not limited to, the following: strong oxidizers, heavy metals, metal acetaldehyde’s, hydrogen fluoride, calcium disilicide, potassium pentoxide and chlorinated fluorides.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: Dry chemical or carbon dioxide. |
FIRE FIGHTING PRECAUTIONS: Wear a self-contained breathing apparatus with a full face-piece operating in the positive pressure mode. |
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Overexposure to constituent compounds of coal slag and fly ash/scrubber waste
may present the following hazards:
- Prolonged exposure to respirable crystalline quartz may cause delayed
(chronic) lung injury (silicosis). Silicosis is a form of disabling
pulmonary fibrosis which can be progressive. Progressive massive fibrosis
may be accompanied by right heart enlargement, heart failure and pulmonary
failure.
- Acute skin irritation, particularly form potassium oxide, a strongly
corrosive compound.
- Acute eye irritation.
- Acute respiratory system irritation, particularly from calcium oxide and
potassium oxide, strongly corrosive compounds. Individuals with lung and
respiratory system conditions such as asthma, and obstructive or
restrictive respiratory diseases should not be exposed to dusts of coal
ash.
- Industry studies have indicated that during some work activities employees
may be exposed to fly ash constituents (i.e., arsenic, lead, and respirable
silica crystalline quartz) at concentrations above OSHA permissible
exposure limits.
- Hot work, cutting, or grinding operations involving metal surfaces which
have fly ash/scrubber waste residue present, may, depending on conditions
result in the formation of gaseous air contaminants such as sulfur dioxide
and may volatilize trace metals present in the ash and result in exposure
to these.
CARCINOGENICITY -
- IARC lists several forms of silica s possibly carcinogenic to humans with
limited evidence. Among these forms are crystalline cristobalite, crystalline
quartz, tridimyte, and tripoli.
- IARC lists ferric oxide as possibly carcinogenic to humans with limited evidence.
- NTP or OSHA don not list any of the constituents as carcinogens.
- NIOSH lists silica and titanium dioxide as a carcinogen.
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VI PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:NIOSH/MSHA approved respirator with a HEPA cartridge is recommended when handling fine powders of fly ash/scrubber waste where the probability exists for generation of airborne dust. Personnel who are required to wear a respirator must be properly fit tested and medically certified. |
EYE PROTECTION:
Safety goggles are recommended where the chance of eye contact with coal ash/scrubber waste exists. |
SKIN PROTECTION:
Chemical resistant gloves and cotton or disposable coveralls should be worn when handling coal ash/scrubber waste. |
VENTILATION:
The operational area should be well ventilated. Local exhaust ventilation should be used when airborne dusts of ash/scrubber waste are being generated. |
WORK HYGIENIC PRACTICE:
Ash should be removed from work areas by vacuuming or wash down techniques where feasible. After leaving the work area, dust from contaminated clothing should be removed by vacuum with a HEPA vacuum cleaner. |
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT:
Worker exposure assessment should include environmental monitoring of respirable silica quartz. |
VII EMERGENCY/FIRST AID PROCEDURES
MATERIAL IN EYES:Flush eyes with water for 15 minutes. Seek medical attention. |
MATERIAL ON SKIN:
Wash skin with soap and water. Seek medical attention if necessary. |
INGESTION:
Do not induce vomiting. Have victim drink plenty of water or milk if conscious. Seek medical attention immediately. |
INHALATION:
If a person breathes in large amounts of dust, remove to fresh air. Seek medical attention. |
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VIII SPILL CONTROL
Clean up material for disposal. If dusty, dampen with water mist to control
airborne dust before removal. Do not use compressed air. Large granular spills
can be shoveled. If loaded on open topped trucks, cover with appropriate tarp or
cover.
If the spill cleanup
results in the generation of dust, a NIOSH/MSHA approved respirator with a HEPA
cartridge should be worn. Gloves and other protective clothing designed to
minimize skin contact should be worn.
IX WASTE DISPOSAL
All waste must be treated,
transported, and recycled in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and
local environmental regulations.
X DOCUMENTARY
Date of Preparation: 02/22/99
MSDS Updated by Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Environmental Manager
This document is based on the most current information made available to
Indiantown Cogeneration, L.P. and its subcontractors. The information contained
herein is furnished without warranty of any kind. Users should consider this
data only as a supplement to other information gathered by them and must make
independent determinations of the suitability and completeness of information
from all sources to assure proper use and disposal of these materials and safety
and health of all employees.
Schedule 1-5
SCHEDULE 2
Contractor Identified Improvements to Owner's Loadout Facilities
1. Method to control
loading valve and loading chute from ground near rear of tankers as well as from
top of tankers.
2. Means to hose
trucks/tankers and loading area as needed.
3. The sump pump for
this area needs to be repaired.
4. Means to control
(slow) fly ash and loading rate between 3 and 4 tons per minute or 6 to 8
minutes total load time.
5. Help ensure that
the loading area is maintained and kept clear as reasonably necessary for safe
loading from pug mill and loading rail cars.
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