Appendix 7 Form of Performance Bond: (On Bank'S Letterhead)
Appendix 7 Form of Performance Bond: (On Bank'S Letterhead)
Appendix 7 Form of Performance Bond: (On Bank'S Letterhead)
To:
[insert address]
Dear Sirs,
1. We understand that you entered into a Subcontract for works in relation to the East Coast
Rail Link Project with the Subcontract No. [# insert Subcontract No.] dated [insert date]
(“Subcontract”) with [insert name of Subcontractor], a company incorporated under the
laws of Malaysia and having its registered office at [insert address] and having a
correspondence address at [insert Section site office address] (“Subcontractor”) and that
under the Subcontract you require an on demand bond for [5%] of the Subcontract Sum
amounting to [# insert sum in figure (# insert sum in words) ] (“Bond Amount”) in
respect of the Subcontractor’s performance of the Subcontract.
(iii) without any reference, notice or claim to the Subcontractor and notwithstanding
any notice given by the Subcontractor to us not to pay that sum or sums; and
(i) that the Subcontractor is in breach of its obligation(s) under the Subcontract and a
description of such breach;
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(iii) the name of the bank and account number to which payment is to be made.
We shall accept such demand as evidence, for the purposes of this bond, that the sum
claimed is due to you under this bond.
4. Any payment by us in accordance with this bond will be in immediately available and freely
transferable funds in Ringgit Malaysia, free and clear of and without any deduction for, or
on account, of any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, set off,
counterclaims, deductions or withholdings of any nature whatsoever and by whomever
imposed.
5. This bond is valid from the date of issuance and will continue to be valid until the date 30
days after the expiry of the Defects Liability Period i.e [date to be inserted] (the “Expiry
Date”) when the bond shall expire. Any demand for payment under this bond must be
received by us at our address stated below no later than 5 p.m. on the Expiry Date. Our
obligations hereunder shall automatically become null and void on the Expiry Date
regardless of whether the original of this bond is returned to us.
6. We may at any time, without being required to do so, pay to you the Bond Amount less
any amount we have previously paid under this bond. After such payment, our liability
under this bond shall cease.
7. This bond is personal to you and may not be assigned nor transferred by you to any
person, firm or company, without our prior written consent which must not be
unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we hereby consent to you
assigning this bond to the security agent appointed by your lenders if it is required by your
lenders. We undertake that upon our receipt of your notification to us in writing, we will
acknowledge receipt thereof.
8. Any notice required by this bond or any demand for payment must be:
9. This bond is subject to and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
The parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.
Yours faithfully,
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