SDV
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
SDV (UK) LTD
Unit 9, Fairway, Green Lane
Hounslow, Middlesex TW4 6BU
Telephone: 0181 577 3456 Fax: 0181 572 0144
FIELDS
Aircraft Spares, Incorporated
341 "A" Street, Filmore, California 93015, USA
3rd December 1998
SDV WAREHOUSING AND HANDLING CONTRACT
The Contract is made on the 3rd day of December, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Ninety Eight between SDV UK Limited and Fields Aircraft Spares, Incorporated.
Whereby SDV UK undertakes to provide Warehousing and storage facilities coupled
with Freight Forwarding services as listed in the following Appendix's for the
handling and movement of Aircraft Interiors and Rotable spare parts.
APPENDIX ONE: Warehousing, Storage, Order picking
APPENDIX TWO: Supply of packing cases and suitable packing materials
APPENDIX THREE: UK Distribution
APPENDIX FOUR: Freight Forwarding services
APPENDIX FIVE: Invoicing, Termination, Review
APPENDIX SIX: Fields accessibility
ALL BUSINESS IS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE COMPANY'S TRADING CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE
THE BIFA STANDARD TRADING CONDITIONS 1989 AS PRINTED ON THE REVERSE OF THIS
DOCUMENT.
Registered in England Number 213 1120 Registered Office SDV (UK) Ltd., Tithebarn
House, (2nd Floor), Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2SF.
APPENDIX ONE: Warehousing, storage, order picking
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For the period January 1st 1999 to May 31st 1999
SDV will provide an allocation within their depot at Heathrow of up to 3000
square feet at any one time for the storage and order picking facility. This
will include suitable racking as agreed by both parties to provide a safe and
clean environment for the material of Aircraft Interiors and Rotable Aircraft
Parts.
SDV will levy a flat fee of GBP 2600.00 inclusive per calendar month.
For the period June 1st 1999 to May 31st 2000 (being the minimum committed
period)
SDV will provide a permanent allocation within their depot at Heathrow of a
minimum 3000 square feet and a maximum of 5000 square feet identified solely for
the purpose of storing and order picking on behalf of Fields Inc. SDV undertake
to provide suitable qualified staff to implement and fulfil the administrative
obligations for certifying shipping, packing and to maintain a stock control
inventory with the input of any requested information into the Fields computer
system for the whole period of the contract.
SDV will levy a flat fee of GBP 5200.00 inclusive per calendar month.
APPENDIX TWO: Supply of packing cases and material
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SDV will supply numbers Three Type Reusable Transport Cases to the equivalent
packing specification of, 'internal dimensions 110x72x65cms' being Heavy duty
pallet box's (polyethylene)
Cost of GBP 199.00 per case plus vat. (one invoice to be raised on purchase)
Suitable internal packing material will be supplied free of charge for
protection based on a daily UK distribution requirement.
APPENDIX THREE: UK DISTRIBUTION
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SDV to provide daily round trips for collection and delivery to specified
accounts as given by 'FIELDS Inc'. Quotations will be provided and agreed as
required to any other areas than applicable at this time of contract.
DAILY ROUND TRIPS.
British Airways (Blackwood) = GBP 80.00 per round trip
British Airways (Heathrow) = GBP 20.00 per round trip
These amounts are to be invoiced on a monthly basis on the 31st of each calendar
month and to be inclusive of all activity for that period in question.
APPENDIX FOUR: Freight Forwarding services
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SDV will provide suitable qualified staff to offer a range of services to cover
all modes of transport with an obligation to keep FIELDS updated in all new
custom procedures and to obtain competitive prices related to any specific
markets.
IMPORT CLEARANCE GBP 35.00 Per consignment
IMPORT AIRLINE HANDLING GBP .011 Per kilo Minimum GBP 24.00
TRANSFER TO BOND GBP 25.00 Per consignment
Any other additional services to be quoted on request as applicable.
AOG ORDERS
We confirm that we would apply an AOG call out fee of GBP 65.00 per call out
(This would only be applicable if an AOG was requested outside our normal
working hours, any AOG called within normal working hours would be processed
free of charge)
Any other costs IE: freight / special haulage etc would be levied at IATA
equivalent costing.
APPENDIX FIVE: Invoicing, Termination, Review.
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Invoicing will be split into two grades of rating.
A) Monthly invoicing for services provided under Appendix One and Appendix
three
B) Single entity invoicing covering the transportation and clearance costs
for a any such transactions falling under Appendix Four.
Terms of payment are 30 days from date of invoice.
Termination
After the initial committed one year agreement from the date of this contract,
Either party shall have the right to terminate this contract at any time by
giving One Hundred and Eighty (180) days notice in writing to the other party.
In the event either party elects so to terminate this agreement, then SDV shall
be entitled to submit an independent audited claim to FIELDS for the sum of
value of all work in hand subject to SDV performance remaining unpaid at the
effective date of termination ('Work-In-Progress')
Review
All prices quoted will be held for a term equal to a least Fifteen Months from
the effective date of contract and would be subject to review on a six monthly
basis thereafter, In-line with the agreement of a six month rolling contract.
Any price increase must reflect a market force and are at the sole discretion of
FIELDS with a effective cooling period of not less than 60 days.
APPENDIX SIX: Fields accessibility
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Fields Aircraft Spares, Inc. its representative auditors and bankers must be
guaranteed full access, during normal working hours to the inventory and its
records. They shall however not be allowed to remove any items from this store
without UK custom formalities being completed.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF: FOR AND ON BEHALF OF:
SDV UK Limited FIELDS Aircraft Spares Incorporated
SIGNED /s/ J.P. Berryman SIGNED /s/ Neil E. O'Hara
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NAME J.P. Berryman NAME Neil E. O'Hara
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TITLE Branch Manager TITLE Sr. Vice President
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DATE 9-12-98 DATE 12/8/98
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WITNESS /s/ D. Fairhall WITNESS /s/ Stephen C. Luther
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NAME D. Fairhall NAME Stephen C. Luther
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TITLE Warehouse Manager TITLE Director-Operations
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DATE 9-12-98 DATE 12-8-98
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