REQUEST FOR QUOTATION - GAIL (India)

General Conditions of Contractwhich a suit for infringement could be reasonably broughtbecause of the use by the EMPLOYER of any equipment,machinery, materials, process, methods to be suppliedhereunder. The CONTRACTOR agrees to and does herebygrant to EMPLOYER, together with the right to extend the sameto any of the subsidiaries of the EMPLOYER as irrevocable,royalty free licence to use in any country, any invention made bythe CONTRACTOR or his employee in or as result of theperformance of the WORK under the CONTRACT.43.2 All charges on account of royalty. toilage, rent, octroi terminal orsales tax and/or other duties or any other levy on materialsobtained for the work or temporary work or part thereof(excluding materials provided by the EMPLOYER) shall be borneby the CONTRACTOR.43.3 The CONTRACTOR shall not sell or otherwise dispose of orremove except for the purpose of this CONTRACT, the sand,stone, clay, ballast, earth, rock or other substances, or materialsobtained from any excavation made for the purpose of theWORK or any building or produce upon the site at the time ofdelivery of the possession thereof, but all such substances,materials, buildings and produce shall be the property of theEMPLOYER provided that the CONTRACTOR may with thepermission of the ENGINEER-IN-CHARGE, use the same for thepurpose of the work by payment of cost of the same at such arate as may be determined by the ENGINEER-IN- CHARGE.43.4 The EMPLOYER shall indemnify and save harmless theCONTRACTOR from any loss on account of claims againstCONTRACTOR for the contributory infringement of patent rightsarising out and based upon the claim that the use of theEMPLOYER of the process included in the design prepared bythe EMPLOYER and used in the operation of the plant infringeson any patent right. With respect to any subcontract entered intoby CONTRACTOR pursuant to the provisions of the relevantclause hereof, the CONTRACTOR shall obtain from theSUB-CONTRACTOR an undertaking to provide the EMPLOYERwith the same patent protection that CONTRACTOR is requiredto provide under the provisions of this clause.44 Liens: 44.1 If, at any time there should be evidence or any lien or claim forwhich the EMPLOYER might have become liable and which ischargeable to the CONTRACTOR, the EMPLOYER shall havethe right to retain out of any payment then due or thereafter tobecome due an amount sufficient to completely indemnify theEMPLOYER against such lien or claim and if such lien or claimbe valid, the EMPLOYER may pay and discharge the same anddeduct the amount so paid from any money which may be ormay become due and payable to the CONTRACTOR. If any lienor claim remain unsettled after all payments are made, theCONTRACTOR shall refund or pay to the EMPLOYER all moneythat the latter may be compelled to pay in discharging such lienor claim including all costs and reasonable expenses.EMPLOYER reserves the right to do the same.44.2 The EMPLOYER shall have lien on all materials, equipmentsincluding those brought by the CONTRACTOR for the purpose oferection, testing and commissioning of the WORK.29