Assignment 1. For the following types of undertakings, which contract modes are most appropriate? Be prepared to explain the rationale behind your choice. We want to order a pencil manufacturer to produce 20,000 pencils for us When ordering a set number of items from a manufacturer who is in the business of making that product and will not have to engage in any research, development, or real custom work, the standard contract would be a fixed-price contract . This scenario describes a simple bulk order of an item. Therefore, in this situation, the most appropriate contract mode is the fixed price contract. This allows the company to receive a number of bids for the 20,000 pencil contract and compare the costs in those bids. It also does not put the seller at tremendous risk because they do not face tremendous variation in the costs of their supplies for manufacturers. Also, as the purchaser fixed price contracts are good for purchasers, because the sellers bear most of the risk of the contract. We want to have a 300 meter bridge built to span a local river When engaging in a construction contract, time is of the essence and running over time projections can cause literally millions of dollars in additional non-contract costs. Therefore, construction contracts that can provide incentives to complete the project on time or early are beneficial because they effectively penalized contractors who fail to deliver on-time performance. With a CPIF contract, the
Most time, acceptance would be made in clear and loud matters, such as saying “Yes, I accept.” But silence would constitute acceptance of an offer where the common-law and statutory law allows. Supreme Court of Nebraska has confirmed in Joseph Heiting and Sons v. Jacks Bean Co that acceptance may be established by silence or inaction of an offeree and acceptance occurs when the buyer/offeree “does any act inconsistent with the seller/offeror’s ownership...” Neb. U.C.C. section 2-606(1)(c). In Joseph Heiting and Sons v. Jacks Bean Co, 463 N.W.2d 817, 236 Neb. 765 (Neb.,1990), Heiting (Plaintiff) offered to sell its beans at the posted price on September 30, 1987, but was never informed of acceptance or rejection of the offer. Heiting and Jacks
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Firstly, we have to distinguish whether Jack makes an invitation to tender or an invitation to treat. According to Harvela Investments Ltd v. Royal Trust Co of Canada (CI) Ltd (1986), the usual analysis is that an invitation to tender for a particular project is simply an invitation to treat. ' However, in the case of Harvela Investments Ltd, the invitation to tender is treated as an offer implicating legal obligations. I believe that Jack was making an invitation to treat rather than an invitation to tender, constituting an offer, for several reasons; firstly, the terms of the invitation are vague, with no specification of time for which acceptance of the most competitive tender ' will remain open till; secondly, I infer that the lack
3) Using your recommendations above propose what contract would you use and give reasons why for the following projects also identify statutory and legislative requirements of using these contracts.
A contract is defined as, “a legally enforceable exchange of promises or an exchange of a promise for an act that assures that parties to the agreement that their promises will be enforceable (Kubasek 2015).” Contracts are essential for businesses to conduct business with one another. Before delving too far into the Muscadine grape case, it is also important to note that a sale is the, “passing of title to goods from buyer to seller for a price (Kubasek 2015)” and that a good is considered, “tangible personal property (Kubasek 2015).” Muscadine grapes and their by-products are the goods in question. When considering any legal case it is important to first consider the facts and the issues that are being considered.
Enforceable contract Peter v. Don. Peter will have an enforceable contract with Don if he can show that all the required elements of a contract are present. If there is a contract between the two then it will be governed by the common law requirements of an enforceable contract instead of the Uniformed Commercial Code, which would be used if their agreement had involved the sale of goods. In order for a contract to be formed between Peter and Don the two must react mutual consent Mutual consent can generally be formed through the form of an (A) offer and (B) acceptance. An additional requirement for both parties to show (C) consideration is also
The motion for partial summary for the plaintiff was denied by the court and the objection was overruled without prejudice to raise the issue for consideration at trial.
iv. Arrangement considerations must be fixed or determinable and are to be allocated at the “inception of the arrangement to all deliverables on the basis of their relative selling price.”
Rule : : Contract formation requires mutual assent (offer and acceptance), consideration, and no viable defenses to contract formation.
Bernie a resident of Richmond, Virginia decides to sale his 2006 Ford Fusion for $13,000.00 and places an ad in his local newspaper on February 1st. After several weeks without any inquiries, Vivian contacts Bernie on March 1st stating she will pay him $12,000.00 for the car. Bernie arranges to meet with Vivian on March 5th to complete the deal. Vivian comes to Bernie’s house on March 10th and says she will give Bernie $12,500.00 for the car; but she needs three additional weeks to come up with the money. Bernie agrees but only if Vivian puts down a deposit. Vivian agrees and Bernie drafts an agreement stated the sale will must take place no later than March 31st. Vivian reads and signs the agreement and
Give an example of each of the two types of contracts. Explain which type of contract is used in your organization. (If you are not currently employed you can give a hypothetical example or an example from your experience).
Pat was very frustrated because she wanted to purchase a home but lacked the funds or credit to do so even though Pat was expecting shortly to receive a one-half million dollar final installment payment for some land she sold several years earlier. Dan knew that Pat was very interested in purchasing a home and approached Pat with a proposal to assist Pat in buying a home. Dan told Pat that he would help Pat with the financing. After finding the home she wanted to buy for $250,000, Dan and Pat orally agreed that Dan would purchase the home and "when you come up with the money, I (Dan) will sell it to you (Pat) for $250,000 plus a fair commission to be determined."
Lillard, Monique C., Fifty Jurisdictions in Search of a Standard: The Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in the Employment Context, 57 Mo. L. Rev. (1992)
If you are thinking about starting your own business you may also be considering building from scratch. When it comes to building your own business you really do have a lot of options available to you. Most people will get a loan in order to cover the cost of building the new business. Since you are not building a home a regular mortgage will not be an option for you in this case. You will basically want to look into a new construction loan. New construction loans are basically short term loans that will help you to build your business literally from the ground up. You should keep in mind that these types of loans do carry a very high interest rebate, although in some cases you may be able to get a good deal which would lower the interest rate for. One thing that some people fail to take into consideration is the fact that you will have to make some payments during the construction phase. Some people fail to do their research and find this out the hard way. So don 't think that once your business is up and running then you will have to start payments. You will have to start making the payments even before the materials for your building arrive. One thing that you will want to avoid is getting a new construction loan online. Of course by doing this you will be making the process easier, but you will not have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you should. Remember building your own business is a big step so you want to make sure that you are clear on everything
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