Framework contract for carrying out feasibility studies

The present contract concerns a government contract for services with the aim of concluding a framework agreement with a maximum of two (2) engineering firms for carrying out feasibility studies in the context of future projects of the contracting authority. The contracting authority wishes to have fixed, known standard prices for these studies, regardless of the time and specific location of the project, so that a design agency can be appointed quickly and on a uniform basis for each individual request without having to conduct price negotiations each time. This concerns a public service contract that takes the form of a framework agreement within the meaning of Article 2, 35°, of the Act of 17 June 2016 on public procurement. The framework agreement is concluded with a maximum of two (2) entrepreneurs. The contracts based on the framework agreement will be awarded without a new call for competition in accordance with the cascade system described in Article I.3 and the conditions set out in the framework agreement, in accordance with Article 43, § 5, 1°, of the Law of 17 June 2016. The effective feasibility studies are ordered per project via separate order forms or calls, in each case at the unit prices stated by the contractor concerned in its quotation and which, subject to application of the provisions on price revision, apply during the term of the framework agreement. Assigning a concrete feasibility study does not imply any obligation for the contracting authority to effectively realize the project under investigation, nor to assign any subsequent design or implementation assignment to the same engineering firm. The initial term of the framework agreement is 12 months. The framework agreement is tacitly extended each time for a period of 12 months, with a maximum total term of 48 months. The maximum order amount is limited to € 200,000.00