THIS ISTISNA AGREEMENT
(the "Agreement") is made at____________ on ____________ day
of ______________ by and
BETWEEN
___________________________________________________________________,(hereinafter
referred to as the "Manufacturer/Supplier" which expression shall
where the context so permits mean and include its successors in
interest and permitted assigns) of the one part
AND
___________________________________________________________________,(hereinafter
referred to as the "Institution" which expression shall where the
context so permits mean and include its successors in interest and
assigns) of the other part.
IT IS AGREED BY THE PARTIES as follows:
1. PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
1.01 This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions
upon and subject to which the Institution has agreed to have the
Specified Goods manufactured from the Manufacturer/Supplier subject to
the following terms and conditions:
1.02 In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
"Business Day" means a day on which Institutions are
open for normal business in Pakistan;
"Contract Price" means Rs.________, being the sum
payable by the Institution to the Manufacturer/Supplier as price of the
Goods to be manufactured by the Manufacturer/Supplier;
“Event of Default" means any of the events or
circumstances described in Clause 09 hereto;
"Goods" means the Goods described in the clause 2.01
and the Appendix "A";
“Goods Receiving Note” means confirmation of receipt of
Goods as set out in the Appendix “B”;
"Indebtedness" means any obligation of the Supplier for
delivery of the Goods or for payment of any sum of money due or, payable
under this Agreement;
"License" means any license, permission, authorization,
registration, consent or approval granted to the Manufacturer/Supplier
for the purpose of or relating to the conduct of its business;
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothecation,
security interest, lien, right of set-off, contractual restriction (such
as negative covenants) and any other encumbrance;
“Parties” mean parties to this Agreement;
"Principal Documents" means this Agreement and the
Security Documents;
"Promissory Note" is defined in Clause 3.01(b);
"Prudential Regulations" means Prudential Regulations
or other regulations as are notified from time to time by SBP;
"Security Documents” and “Security" is defined in
Clause 3.01;
"Secured Assets" means the following assets of the
Manufacturer/Supplier; [insert description of assets in respect of which
charge/mortgage may be created];
"Ordinance" means [insert description of the proposed
Ordinance];
"Rupees" or "Rs." means the lawful currency of
Pakistan;
"SBP" means the State Bank of Pakistan;
"Title" means such title or other interest in the Goods
as the Institution receives from the Manufacturer/Supplier;
"Taxes" includes all present and future taxes
(including central excise duty and sales tax), levies, imposts, duties,
stamp duties, penalties, fees or charges of whatever nature together
with delayed payment charges thereon and penalties in respect thereof
and "Taxation" shall be construed accordingly;
"Written Offer" means the Offer made by the
Manufacturer/Supplier to the Institution as per Appendix "A".
1.03 Clause headings and the table of contents are
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the
interpretation of this Agreement. In this Agreement, unless the context
otherwise requires, references to Clauses and Appendices are to be
construed as references to the clauses of, and Appendices to, this
Agreement and references to this Agreement include its appendices; words
importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa and
reference to a person shall be construed as including references to an
individual, firm, institution, corporation, unincorporated body of
persons or any state or any agency thereof.
1.04 The Appendices to this Agreement shall form an
integral part of this Agreement.
2. MANUFACTURE OF GOODS
2.01 The Manufacturer/Supplier hereby agrees to
manufacture or cause to manufacture the Goods described below on
Istisna for the Institution to be delivered as per schedule set out in
clause 2.04:
[Insert description of the Goods with specifications, quantity quality
and respective contract price]
2.02 The Contract Price shall subject to the
provisions of clause 5 hereof, be paid by the Institution as per the
following schedule:
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2.03 The Manufacturer/Supplier agrees that the
Contract Price is fixed at the amount stated in clause 2.02 and shall
not be revised except by mutual consent, in writing, of the parties
hereto due to any reason whatsoever including the Force Majeure
events, if any;
2.04 The delivery of the Goods shall be according to
the following schedule:
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2.05 The Goods shall remain at the risk of the
Manufacturer/Supplier until they are delivered to the point of
delivery and have been inspected and accepted by the Institution,
immediately after which, all risks in respect of the Goods shall be
passed on to the Institution:
3. SECURITY
3.01 As security for the performance of this
Agreement by the Manufacturer/Supplier under this Agreement, the
Manufacturer/Supplier shall:
(a) Furnish to the Institution a collateral (s),
substantially in the form and substance attached hereto as ______,
(the "_______");
(b) Execute such further deeds and documents as may
from time to time be required by the Institution for the purpose of
more fully securing and or perfecting the security created in favour
of the Institution; and
(c) Create such other securities to secure the
Manufacturer’s/Supplier’s obligations under the Principal Documents
as the parties, hereto, may by mutual consent agree from time to
time.
(The above are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Security").
3.02 In addition to above, the Manufacturer/Supplier
shall execute a demand promissory note in favour of the Institution
for the amount of the Contract Price (the "Promissory Note");
(The Security and the Promissory Note are hereinafter collectively
referred to as the "Security Documents")
4. FEES AND EXPENSES
It is understood each party shall bear the fees and expenses incurred
from its own account:
(i) in connection with the negotiation, preparation
and execution of the Principal Documents and of amendment or extension
of or the granting of any waiver or consent under the Principal
Documents and
(ii) in contemplation of or otherwise in connection with, the
enforcement of, or preservation of any rights under the Principal
Documents.
5. PAYMENT OF CONTRACT PRICE
Payments to be made to the Manufacturer/Supplier under this Agreement
shall be made after adjustment of such withholding that the Institution
is required to deduct under various laws in force. The Institution shall
promptly deliver to the Manufacturer/Supplier any receipts, certificates
or other proof evidencing the amounts (if any) paid or payable in
respect of any deduction or withholding as aforesaid;
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
a) The financial statements together with the notes
to the accounts and all contingent liabilities and assets that are
disclosed therein represent a true and fair financial position of the
business and to the best of the knowledge of the
Manufacturer/Supplier, its directors and principal officers and there
are no material omissions and or mis-representations;
b) All requisite corporate and regulatory approvals
required to be obtained by the Manufacturer/Supplier in order to enter
into the Principal Documents are in full force and effect
c) No material litigation, arbitration or
administrative proceedings is pending or threatened against the
Manufacturer/Supplier or any of its assets;
d) It shall inform the Institution within ----------
Business Days of an event or happening which may have an adverse
effect on the financial position of the Manufacturer/Supplier, whether
such an event is recorded in the financial statements or not as per
applicable International Accounting Standards[, as applicable in
Pakistan].
7. UNDERTAKING
7.01 The Manufacturer/Supplier covenants to and
undertakes with the Institution that so long as it remains obliged
under this Agreement:
a. It shall inform the Institution of any Event of
Default or any event, which with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both would constitute an Event of Default forthwith upon
becoming aware thereof;
b. The Manufacturer/Supplier shall do all such
things and execute all such documents which in the judgment of the
Institution may be necessary to; (i) enable the Institution to
assign or otherwise transfer the liability of the
Manufacturer/Supplier in respect of the Contract Price to any
creditor of the Institution or to any third party as the Institution
may deem fit at its entire discretion; (ii) create and perfect the
Security; (iii) maintain the Security in full force and effect at
all times including the priority thereof; (iv) maintain, insure and
pay all Taxes assessed in respect of the Secured Assets and protect
and enforce its rights and title, and the rights of the Institution
in respect of the Secured Assets, and; (v) preserve and protect the
Secured Assets. The Manufacturer/Supplier shall at its own expense
cause to be delivered to the Institution such other documentation
and legal opinion(s) as the Institution may reasonably require from
time to time in respect of the foregoing;
c. It will satisfactorily insure all its insurable
assets with reputable companies offering protection under the
Islamic concept of Takaful. Until the Islamic insurance concept of
Takaful is not available the Secured Assets shall be comprehensively
insured (with a reputable insurance company to the satisfaction of
the Institution) against all insurable risks, which may include
fire, arson, theft, accidents, collision, body and engine damage,
vandalism, riots and acts of terrorism, and to assign all policies
of insurance in favour of the Institution to the extent of the
amount from time to time due under this Agreement, and to cause the
notice of the interest of the Institution to be noted on the
policies of insurance, and to punctually pay the premium due for
such insurance’s and to contemporaneously therewith deliver the
premium receipts to the Institution. Should the
Manufacturer/Supplier fail to insure or keep insured the Secured
Assets and/or to deliver such policies and premium receipts to the
Institution, then it shall be lawful for the Institution but not
obligatory to pay such premia and to keep the Secured Assets so
insured and all cost charges and expenses incurred by it for the
purpose shall be charged to the Manufacturer/Supplier and shall be
paid by the Manufacturer/Supplier to the Institutions within five
(5) days of a demand being made by the Institution. The
Manufacturer/Supplier expressly agrees that the Institution shall be
entitled to adjust, settle or compromise any dispute with the
insurance company(ies) and the insurance arising under or in
connection with the policies of insurance and such
adjustments/compromises or settlements shall be binding on the
Manufacturer/Supplier and the Institution shall be entitled to
appropriate and adjust the amount, if any received, under the
aforesaid policy or policies towards part or full satisfaction of
the Manufacturer/Supplier's indebtedness arising out of the above
arrangements and the Manufacturer/Supplier shall not raise any
question or objection that larger sums might or should have been
received under the aforesaid policy nor the Manufacturer/Supplier
shall dispute its liability(ies) for the balance remaining due after
such payment/adjustment;
d. Except as required in the normal operation of
its business, the Manufacturer/Supplier shall not, without the
written consent of the Institution, sell, transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of all or a sizeable part of its assets, or
undertake or permit any merger, consolidation, dismantling or
re?organization which would materially affect the
Manufacturer/Supplier’s ability to perform its obligations under any
of the Principal Documents;
e. The Manufacturer/Supplier shall not (and shall
not agree to), except with the written consent of the Institution,
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien whatsoever upon or
with respect to the Secured Assets and any other assets and
properties owned by the Manufacturer/Supplier which may rank
superior, pari passu or inferior to the security created or to be
created in favour of the Institution pursuant to the Principal
Documents;
f. It shall forthwith inform the Institution of:
i) Any event or factor, any litigation or
proceedings pending or threatened against the
Manufacturer/Supplier which could materially and adversely affect
or be likely to materially and adversely affect: (A) the financial
condition of the Manufacturer/Supplier; (B) business or operations
of the Manufacturer/Supplier; and (C) the Manufacturer/Supplier’s
ability to meet its obligations when due under any of the
Principal Documents, (D) expiry or cancellation of a material
patent, copy right or license, (E) cancellation or termination of
a material trade agreement;
ii) Any change in the directors or management of
the Manufacturer/Supplier;
iii) Any actual or proposed termination,
rescission, discharge (otherwise than by performance), amendment
or waiver or indulgence under any material provision of any of the
Principal Documents;
iv) Any material notice or correspondence
received or initiated by the Manufacturer/Supplier relating to the
License, consent or authorization necessary for the performance by
the Manufacturer/Supplier of its obligations under any of the
Principal Documents
8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
8.01 The obligation of the Institution to purchase
the Goods under this Istisna Contract shall be subject to the receipt
by the Institution (in form and substance acceptable to the
Institution), at least ___ Business Days prior to the first date on
which the payment is to be made in accordance with clause 2.02 above,
of:
(a) Documentary evidence that::
(i) This Agreement has been executed and delivered
by the Manufacturer/Supplier;
(ii) The Manufacturer/Supplier’s representatives are duly
empowered to sign the Principal Documents for and on behalf of the
Manufacturer/Supplier and to enter into the covenants and
undertakings set out herein or which arise as a consequence of the
Manufacturer/Supplier entering into the Principal Documents;
(iii) The Manufacturer/Supplier has taken all necessary
steps and executed all documents required under or pursuant to the
Principal Documents or any documents creating or evidencing the
Security in favor of the Institution and has perfected the Security
as required by the Institution.
(b) Certified copy(ies)of the Memorandum and Articles
of Association of the Manufacturer/Supplier.
(c) Certified copies of the Manufacturer/Supplier’s audited
financial statements for the last ____ years
(d) The Written Offer and Cost Estimate;
8.02 The obligation of the Institution to purchase the Goods
shall be further subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions:
(i) The purchase of the Goods under this Istisna
Agreement shall not result in any breach of any law or existing
Agreement;
(ii) The Security has been validly created,
perfected and is subsisting in terms of this Agreement;
(iii) The Institution has received such other documents as
it may reasonably request in respect of sale of Goods and their
necessity for the conduct of the Manufacturer/Suppliers’ business;
(iv) No event or circumstance which constitutes or which
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or is
likely to occur and that the payment of the Contract Price shall not
result in the occurrence of any Event of Default;
(e) Delivery by the Manufacturer/Supplier to the
Institution of a true and complete extract of all relevant parts of
the minutes of a duly convened meeting of its Board of Directors
approving the Principal Documents and granting the necessary
authorizations for entering into, execution and delivery of the
Principal Documents which shall be duly signed and certified by the
person authorized by the Board of Directors’; and
(f) All fees, commission, expenses required to be paid by the
Manufacturer/Supplier have been received by the Institution.
8.03 Any condition precedent set forth in this Clause 8
may be waived and or modified by the mutual written consent of the
parties hereto.
9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
9.01 There shall be an Event of Default if in the
opinion of the Institution in addition to the Events of Default stated
in the Ordinance:
a) The Manufacturer/Supplier fails to deliver the
Goods as per delivery schedule agreed under this Agreement;
b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed to
be made or repeated by the Manufacturer/Supplier in or pursuant to
the Principal Documents or in any document delivered under this
Agreement is found to be incorrect;
c) Any Indebtedness of the Manufacturer/Supplier in
excess of Rs.__________ (Rupees ________________only) is not paid
when due or becomes due or capable of being declared due;
d) Any authority of or registration with governmental or
public bodies or courts required by the Manufacturer/Supplier in
connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity,
enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Principal
Documents are modified in a manner unacceptable to the Institution
or is not granted or is revoked or otherwise ceases to be in full
force and effect;
e) The total interruption or cessation of the
business activities of the Manufacturer/Supplier;
f) Any costs, charges and expenses under the
Principal Documents shall remain unpaid for a period of _______ days
after notice of demand in that behalf has been received by the
Manufacturer/Supplier from the Institution;
9.02 Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the
Institution may without prejudice to any of its other rights, at any
time after the happening of an Event of Default by notice to the
Manufacturer/Supplier declare that:
a) The obligation of the Institution to take
delivery of the Goods from the Manufacturer/Supplier and pay the
Contract Price to the Manufacturer/Supplier shall be terminated,
forthwith; and/or
b) The entire amount of the Contract Price or such
part thereof against which the Goods have not been delivered to the
Institution by the Manufacturer/Supplier along with all other costs,
charges, expenses and damages etc. and any other amounts paid to the
Manufacturer/Supplier under this Agreement shall forthwith become
due and refundable.
10. PENALTY
10.01 Where the Manufacturer/Supplier fails to
deliver the Goods required to be delivered to the Institution under
the Principal Documents and are not delivered by the Delivery Date,
the Contract Price will be reduced by Rs.______ per day unless an
extension is mutually agreed.
10.02 When any amount is required to be paid by the
Manufacturer/Supplier and is not paid by the specified date, the
Manufacturer/Supplier hereby undertakes to pay directly to the Charity
Fund, constituted by the Institution, a sum calculated @ ------% per
annum of the total amount payable for the entire period of default.
Payment by the Manufacturer/Supplier to the Charity Fund shall be used
at the absolute discretion of the Institution, exclusively for the
purposes of approved charity.
10.03 In case
(i) any amount(s) due under clause 10.02 above,
including the amount undertaken to be paid directly to the Charity
Fund, by the Manufacturer/Supplier is/ are not paid by him within
the specified period, or
(ii) the Manufacturer/Supplier delays the payment of any
amount due under the Principal Documents and/or the payment of
amount to the Charity Fund as envisaged under Clause 10.02 above, as
a result of which any direct or indirect costs are incurred by the
Institution, the Institution shall have the right to approach a
competent Court
(ii) for recovery of any amounts remaining unpaid
as well as
(iv) imposing of a penalty on the Manufacturer/Supplier and
awarding of solatium to the Institution. In this regard the
Manufacturer/Supplier is aware and acknowledges that in terms of the
Ordinance and notwithstanding the amount paid by the
Manufacturer/Supplier to the Charity Fund of the Institution, the
Court has the power to impose penalty, at its discretion, and from
the amount of such penalty, a smaller or bigger part, depending upon
the circumstances, can be awarded as solatium to the Institution,
determined on the basis of direct and indirect costs incurred by the
Institution, other than the opportunity cost.
11. INDEMNITIES
The Manufacturer/Supplier acknowledges that in case of any
breach of this Agreement the Institution may suffer losses. The
Manufacturer/Supplier shall, therefore, indemnify the Institution
against any expense which the Institution shall prove as rightly
sustained or incurred by it as a consequence of
(i) any default in payment by the
Manufacturer/Supplier of any sum under the Principal Documents when
due,
(ii) the occurrence of any Event of Default, and
(iii) arising out of an misrepresentation
12. INCREASED COSTS
If any law or regulation or any order of any court, tribunal or
authority has the effect of subjecting the Institution to Taxes or
changes the basis or rate of Taxation with respect to any payment under
this Agreement (other than Taxes or Taxation on the overall income of
the Institution), the same shall be borne by the Manufacturer/Supplier.
No additional amount will be demanded or become payable by Institution;
13. SET-OFF
The Manufacturer/Supplier authorizes the Institution to apply
any credit balance to which the Manufacturer/Supplier is entitled or any
amount which is payable by the Institution to the Manufacturer/Supplier
at any time in or towards partial or total satisfaction of any sum which
may be due from or payable by the Manufacturer/Supplier to the
Institution under this Agreement including the Contract Price in the
event of the Manufacturer/Supplier failing to meet the delivery schedule
as given in clause 2.04 above or the Contract Price has become due
and/or payable to the Institution under this Agreement.
14. ASSIGNMENT
14.01 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Institution, the
Manufacturer/Supplier and respective successors permitted assigns and
transferees of the parties hereto, provided that the
Manufacturer/Supplier shall not assign or transfer any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement without the written consent of the
Institution. The Institution may assign all or any part of its rights
or transfer all or any part of its obligations and/or commitments
under this Agreement to any Institution, financial institution or
other person. The Manufacturer/Supplier shall not be liable for the
costs of the assignment and/or transfer of commitments hereunder by
the Institution. If the Institution assigns all or any part of its
rights or transfers all or any part of its obligations and commitments
as provided in this Clause, all relevant references in this Agreement
to the Institution shall thereafter be construed as a reference to the
Institution and/or its assignee(s) or transferee(s) (as the case may
be) to the extent of their respective interests.
14.02 The Institution may disclose to a potential
assignee or transferee or to any other person who may propose entering
into contractual relations with the Institution in relation to this
Agreement such information about the Manufacturer/Supplier as the
Institution shall consider appropriate.
15. FORCE MAJEURE
Any delays in or failure by a Party hereto in the performance
hereunder if and to the extent it is caused by the occurrences or
circumstances beyond such Party’s reasonable control, including but not
limited to, acts of God, fire, strikes or other labor disturbances,
riots, civil commotion, war (declared or not) sabotage, any other
causes, similar to those herein specified which cannot be controlled by
such Party. The Party affected by such events shall promptly inform the
other Party of the occurrence of such events and shall furnish proof of
details of the occurrence and reasons for its non-performance of whole
or part of this Agreement. The parties shall consult each other to
decide whether to terminate this Agreement or to discharge part of the
obligations of the affected Party or extend its obligations on a best
effort and on an arm’s length basis.
16. GENERAL
16.01 No failure or delay on the part of the
Institution to exercise any power, right or remedy under this
Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall a partial
exercise by the Institution of any power right or remedy preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power
right or remedy. The remedies provided in this Agreement are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law;
16.02 This Agreement represents the entire Agreement
and understanding between the Parties in relation to the subject
matter and no amendment or modification to this Agreement will be
effective or binding unless it is in writing, signed by both Parties
and refers to this Agreement;
16.03 This Agreement is governed by and shall be
construed in accordance with the Pakistani law. All competent courts
at ________ shall have the non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear and
determine any action, claim or proceedings arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement.
16.04 Nothing contained herein shall prejudice or
otherwise affect the rights and remedies that may otherwise be
available under law to the parties.
16.05 Any reconstruction, division, reorganization or
change in the constitution of the Institution or its absorption in or
amalgamation with any other person or the acquisition of all or part
of its undertaking by any other person shall not in any way prejudice
or affect its rights hereunder.
16.06 The two parties agree that any notice or
communication required or permitted by this Agreement shall be deemed
to have been given to the other party seven days after the same has
been posted by registered mail or the next Business Day if given by a
facsimile message to telex or by any other electronic means, or the
next Business Day as counted from the date of delivery if delivered by
courier mail;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to this Agreement have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date and year first
aforementioned.
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