Unloading Merchandise Clause Samples

Unloading Merchandise. Receipt: The non-holiday buildup period anticipated maximum receipt is up to thirty-one thousand five hundred (31,500) cases per day. The holiday buildup period anticipated maximum receipt is up to thirty-seven thousand (37,000) cases per day. These maximums are an estimate only and are subject to increase by as much as 2% per year. i. The standard operating schedule for receipt of merchandise will be five days per week, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The PLCB may request and pay for additional hours or days of service to accommodate business needs. ii. Offeror will be responsible for unloading trailers of single item pallets. In the event of a delivery of more than one mixed pallet on a trailer, then the carrier will be offered the opportunity to either approve breakdown of mixed pallets by its driver or to utilize on-site lumper service at its own cost. In either event, such mixed loads must be unloaded within two hours of arrival at the dock. iii. Inbound product will be palletized or slip-sheeted. 1. Vendors are not to ship inbound product in a floor-loaded fashion. 2. If a vendor ships product in a floor-loaded fashion, Offeror will secure PLCB’s direction to either 1) refuse the inbound load; or 2) unload it. 3. Offeror will record all instances of any vendor shipping product in a non- palletized or slip-sheeted manner and provide to PLCB as soon as possible by event. iv. Merchandise shall be unloaded and properly stored within 24 hours of initial unloading to ensure regular rotation of stock on a FIFO (first in, first out) or FEFO (first expiration, first out) basis. v. Offeror will verify by signature the delivery agent’s bill of lading (BOL) and the WMS receipt document and also secure the delivering agent’s signature on the BOL and WMS receipt document. vi. The inbound driver will be required to remain at the DC for the duration of unloading and until Offeror completes inspection of the unloaded merchandise. In cases of inbound damage or shortage, the driver and DC associate will be required to sign PLCB receiving and over/short/damage documentation. The driver will be provided a copy. vii. Offeror shall handle and store product on four-way, 48-inch by 40-inch pallets. viii. Seals 1. Offeror will record seal numbers on in-bound trailers. 2. Offeror will apply new seals to any partial shipping container received for on carriage to another PLCB facility. Occasionally, a trailer will require only partial unloading. Once the PLCB portion has been unloaded, Offeror...