Call for tenders' details
Status
Submission date
11/07/2018
Answer date
17/07/2018
Language
Status
Answered
Question details
Subject
Interim payments
Question
Article I.4 of the draft framework contract refers to interim payments. Can you please confirm that pre-financing payments are not foreseen? Can you also clarify at what point(s) in the life cycle of a specific contract interim payment(s) may be requested? We thank you in advance.
Answer
17/07/2018
We confirm that pre-financing payments are not foreseen. There are no limitations to the number of interim payments the contractor will be able to request for a project. The principle to apply is that the European Parliament will pay for costs incurred, according to the technical report accompanying each invoice. Complementary and more detailed payment arrangements can be set up in the specific contract (depending on the nature of the project). Please note that the hierarchy of the documents as stated in the article I.18 of the draft framework contract will apply.