Nature of Work. Alberta Prestige Roofing (APR) shall furnish the labor to perform the work described herein or in the referenced contract documents. APR does not provide design, engineering, consulting or architectural services. It is the Owner’s responsibility to retain a licensed architect or engineer to determine proper design and code compliance, including a determination as to whether and what type of a vapor or air retarder is needed. If plans, specifications or other design documents have been furnished to APR, Customer warrants that they are sufficient and conform to all applicable laws and building codes.  APR is not responsible for any loss, damage or expense due to defects in plans or specifications or building code violations unless such damage results from a deviation by APR from what is specified. APR is not responsible for condensation, moisture migration from the building interior, roof deck or other building components, location or size of roof drains, adequacy of drainage, ponding on the roof, structural conditions or the properties of the roof deck or substrate on which APR’s roofing work is installed.Deck. Customer warrants that the deck and structures on which APR is to work are in sound condition and capable of withstanding roof construction, equipment and operations. APR’s commencement of roof installation indicates only that APR has visually inspected the surface of the roof deck for visible defects. APR is not responsible for the structural sufficiency, quality of construction (including compliance with FMG criteria), undulations, fastening or moisture content of the roof deck or other trades’ work or design. APR is not responsible to test or assess moisture content of the deck or substrate.Asbestos and Toxic Materials. This proposal is based on APR’s not coming into contact with asbestos-containing or toxic materials. APR is not responsible for expenses, claims or damages arising out of the presence, disturbance or removal of ATM. APR shall be compensated for additional expenses resulting from the presence of ATM. Customer agrees to indemnify APR from and against any liability, damages, losses, claims, demands or citations.Payment. Unless stated otherwise in writing, Customer shall pay a deposit for materials due 7 days prior to execution of the contract. The balance of the contract price plus any additional charges for changed or extra work shall be due within 14 days of the invoice date. All payments made by credit card carry an additional 2% Fee. All sums not paid when due shall earn interest at the rate of 1% per month. APR shall be entitled to recover all costs incurred by APR, including attorney’s fees, resulting from Customer’s failure to make proper payment when due.Refund. APR will provide a full refund if no materials have been ordered or delivered and written notice is received within 7 days prior to the commencement date. If APR is not notified within 7 days prior to starting APR may retain 20% of the deposit for rescheduling, restocking or canceling. Once material price have been secured, ordered, delivered or all work has been completed a deposit is no longer refundable.Right to Stop Work. The failure to make proper payment to APR when due shall, in addition to all other rights, constitute a material breach of contract and shall entitle APR, at its discretion, to suspend all work and shipments, including furnishing warranty, until full payment is made. The time period in which APR shall perform the work shall be extended for a period equal to the period during which the work was suspended.Insurance. APR shall carry worker’s compensation and general liability insurance. APR will furnish a Certificate of Insurance upon request. Customer shall purchase and maintain builder’s risk and property insurance, including labor and materials furnished by APR, covering fire, extended coverage, malicious mischief, vandalism and theft on the premises to protect against loss or damage to material and partially completed work until the job is completed and accepted. Moneys owed to APR shall not be withheld by reason of any damage or claim against APR covered by liability insurance.Interior Protection. Customer acknowledges that re-roofing of an existing building may cause disturbance, dust, debris or fireproofing to fall into the interior. Customer agrees to remove or protect property directly below the roof in order to minimize potential interior damage. APR shall not be responsible for disturbance, detachment of fireproofing or other materials from the underside of the deck, damage, clean up or loss to interior property that Customer did not remove or protect prior to commencement of roofing operations. Customer shall notify tenants of re-roofing and the need to provide protection underneath areas being re-roofed. Customer agrees to hold APR harmless from claims of tenants who were not so notified and did not provide protection.Deck Repairs, Insulation Replacement and Unforeseen Conditions. Any work required to replace rotten, missing or deteriorated, rusted or crumbling decking shall be done on a labor and material or unit price basis as an extra unless specifically included in the scope of work. When re-roofing over an existing roof, replacement of visible wet or deteriorated insulation shall be an extra or billed at unit prices unless otherwise stated. Unforeseen conditions that may affect the work will be reported to Owner and authorization requested prior to permanent repairs being performed.Damages and Delays. APR will not be responsible for damage done to APR’s work by others, including damage to temporary tie-ins. Any repairing of the same by APR will be charged as an extra. APR shall not be liable for liquidated or delay damages due to a delay in completion of the Project unless the delay was caused by APR. APR shall not be responsible for loss, damage or delay caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts of God, accidents, snow, fire, weather, vandalism, regulation, strikes, jurisdictional disputes, failure or delay of transportation, shortage of or inability to obtain materials, equipment or labor. In the event of these occurrences, APR’s time for performance under this proposal shall be extended.Limitation of Liability – Inspections. APR conducts inspections of Customer’s roof and issues inspection reports as a courtesy to Customer and at a nominal fee. Customer and APR agree that APR does not warrant or guarantee that the inspection will discover every potential source of roof failure or leak. APR also does not warrant or guarantee that the inspection will cause the roof to last for the full life of the manufacturer’s warranty or as long as noted in the inspection report. Should the roof experience a leak or failure that Customer alleges APR should have discovered during the inspection, Customer and APR agree that APR’s maximum liability arising out of the alleged missed failure will be APR’s fee for the inspection. Customer’s exclusive remedy against APR, its owners, agents, and employees for any claimed failure or leak that Customer alleges APR did not discover is to claim for return of  APR’s fee for the inspection and report. Customer and APR agree that APR is not liable for any consequential damages arising out of any claimed roof failure or leak that APR did not discover during the inspection or note on APR’s inspection report.Roof Projections. APR will flash roof projections that are in place prior to installation of roofing or shown on the architectural plans provided to APR. Penetrations not shown on the plans provided to APR prior to submittal of this proposal or required after installation of roofing shall be considered an order for extra work, and APR shall be compensated at its customary time and material rates for performing such additional work.Tolerances. All labor and materials shall be furnished in accordance with normal industry standards and industry tolerances for uniformity, color, variation, thickness, size, weight, finish and texture. Specified quantities are intended to represent an average over the entire roof area.Fumes and Emissions. Customer acknowledges that odors and emissions from roofing products will be released as part of the roofing operations to be performed by APR. Customer shall be responsible for interior air quality, including controlling mechanical equipment, HVAC units, intake vents, wall vents, windows, doors and other openings to prevent fumes and odors from entering the building. Customer is aware that roofing products emit fumes, vapors and odors during the application process. Some people are more sensitive to these emissions than others. Customer shall hold APR harmless from claims from third parties relating to fumes and odors that are emitted during the normal roofing process.Material Cost Escalation. Steel products, asphalt, polyisocyanurate and other roofing products are sometimes subject to unusual price volatility due to conditions beyond the control or anticipation of APR. If there is a substantial increase in these or other roofing products between the date of this proposal and the time when the work is to be performed, the amount of the contract may be increased to reflect the additional cost to APR, upon submittal of written documentation and advance notice from APR in writing to the customer.Material Substitution. In the event that any specified material or equipment becomes unavailable either temporarily or permanently after the contract is executed, APR may need to provide an “equal” substitute. Any substitution will not affect the overall performance or warranty of the project. Additionally, material delays may cause an overall project delay. In the event of temporary material unavailability, the contract time shall be extended to reflect the duration of time that the contractor is delayed by the unavailability. To the extent an available substitute is provided by Contractor under this provision, any increase in the cost between the originally specified material and equipment and the substitute shall be paid by the Owner to the Contractor.Backcharges. No backcharges or claims for payment of services rendered or materials and equipment furnished by Customer to APR shall be valid unless previously authorized in writing by APR and unless written notice is given to APR within five (5) days of the event.Roof Top Safety. Owner warrants there will be no live power lines on or near the roof servicing the building where APR will be working and that Owner will turn off any such power supplies to avoid an electrocution risk to APR employees. APR’s price is based upon there not being electrical conduit, cables, wires or other materials embedded within the roof assembly or attached directly to the underside or topside of the roof deck upon which APR will be installing the new roof. Owner will indemnify APR from personal injury and other claims and expenses if Owner fails to turn-off power so as to avoid injury to APR personnel or resulting from the presence of electrical conduit and live electrical power. APR is not responsible for costs of repair or damages, including disruption of service, resulting from damage to undisclosed or concealed electrical or other utility lines. Owner shall shut down roof located electronic equipment that emits or receives radio frequency waves while roofing contractor is to be working on the roof so that roofing personnel will not be subject to radio frequency waves or electromagnetic radiation while working on the roof and shall indemnify and hold APR and its personnel harmless from any personal injury claims resulting from a failure by Owner to do so. APR is not responsible for the safety of persons on the roof other than its own employees. Owner and general contractor agree to indemnify and hold APR harmless, including attorney’s fees, from claims for personal injury by persons or entities whom owner or general contractor have allowed or authorized to be on the roof.Site Conditions. APR shall be provided with direct access to the work site for the passage of trucks and materials and direct access to the roof. APR shall not be required to begin work until underlying areas are ready and acceptable to receive APR’s work and sufficient areas of roof deck are clear and available and free from snow, water or debris to allow for continuous full operation. If APR is required to perform its work out of sequence, to undertake multiple mobilization and demobilization, or to work around obstructions or equipment that were not shown on the original plans, APR shall be entitled to additional compensation and time commensurate with the additional costs and time expended by APR. The raising, disconnection, re-connection or relocation of any mechanical equipment on the roof that may be necessary for APR to perform the roofing work shall be performed as an extra.Warranty. New roofing and re-roofing work will be warranted by APR in accordance with its standard warranty, which is made a part of this proposal and contract and incorporated by reference. A facsimile of APR’s standard warranty is attached or, if not, will be furnished upon request. APR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. The acceptance of this proposal by the Customer signifies his agreement that this warranty shall be and is the exclusive remedy against APR. A manufacturer’s warranty shall be furnished to Customer if a manufacturer’s warranty is called for on the face of this proposal. It is expressly agreed that in the event of alleged defects in the materials furnished pursuant to this contract, Customer shall have recourse only against the manufacturer of such material.Existing Conditions. APR is not responsible for leakage through the existing roof or other portions of the building that have not yet been reroofed by APR. APR is not responsible for satellite dish recalibration unless specifically stated in the scope of work.Mold. APR and Owner are committed to acting promptly so that roof leaks are not a source of potential interior mold growth. Owner will make periodic inspections for signs of water intrusion and act promptly including prompt notice to APR if Owner believes there are roof leaks, to correct the condition. Upon receiving notice, APR will make roof repairs. Owner is responsible for monitoring any leak areas and for indoor air quality. APR is not responsible for mold or indoor air quality. Owner shall hold harmless and indemnify APR from claims due to indoor air quality and resulting from a failure by Owner to maintain the building in a manner to avoid mold.Material References. APR is not responsible for the verification of technical specifications of product manufacturers compliance, but rather the materials used are represented as such by the material manufacturer.Working Hours. This proposal is based upon the performance of all work during APR’s regular work hours. Extra charges will be made for overtime.
Dispute Resolution. If a dispute shall arise between APR and Customer with respect to any matters or questions arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof, APR and Customer will seek to mediate the dispute. If mediation is not successful, arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. This Agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable under the prevailing arbitration law. The award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final, and judgment may be entered upon it in any Court having jurisdiction thereof. Any legal claim against APR alleging any breach of this contract or negligence by APR must be initiated no later than two (2) years after APR performed the roofing installation covered by this contract. Collection matters may be processed through litigation at the discretion of APR.