Table of Contents
Exhibit
4(h)
DRAFT AGREEMENT FOR
SUPPLY
AND RENDERING OF SERVICES
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INDEX
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AGREEMENT
FOR SUPPLY AND RENDERING OF SERVICES
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1 - DEFINITIONS
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2 – SUBJECT-MATTER
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3 – PROJECT AND LOCAL CONDITIONS
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4 - CHANGES
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5 – GOVERNING LAW
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6 – DOCUMENTS INCLUDED
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7 - PRICE
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8 – PAYMENT TERMS
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9 – TAXES AND SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
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10 - DEADLINE
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11 – OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTED PARTIES
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12 – OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES
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13 – INSPECTION OF PERFORMANCE OF THE AGREEMENT
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14 – PERFORMANCE TESTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
SERVICES
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15 – TRAINING
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16- ASSISTED OPERATION
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17 - PENALTIES
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18 - RESPONSIBILITIES
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19 – FORTUITOUS EVENTS AND FORCE MAJEURE
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20 - WARRANTY
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21 – SOFTWARE LICENSES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS
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22 - CONFIDENTIALITY
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23 – TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS
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24 - INSURANCE
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25 – PERFORMANCE BOND FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN
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26 – EQUIPAMENT AND SOFTWARE
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27 – PLANS, PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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28 – DECLARATIONS OF THE PARTIES
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29 – WAIVER OF RIGHTS
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30 – ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING
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31 - NOTICES
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32 - RESCISSION
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33 – COURT AND GOVERNING LAW
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AGREEMENT
FOR SUPPLY AND RENDERING OF SERVICES
By
this private agreement, on the one hand:
(a)
AMAZÔNIA CELULAR S.A. , federal tax roll number CNPJ/MF
02.361.554/0002 -14, headquartered at Travessa Rui Barbosa, 931,
Nazaré, in the city of Belém, PA, Brazil, represented
herein by the undersigned proxies, hereinafter referred to simply
as AMAZÔNIA; and (b) TELEMIG CELULAR S.A. , federal tax
roll number CNPJ/MF 02.320.739/0001 -06, headquartered at Rua
Levindo Lopes, 258, 8° andar, Funcionários, in the city
of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, represented herein by the
undersigned proxies, hereinafter referred to simply as TELEMIG and,
jointly with AMAZÔNIA referred to jointly as CONTRACTING
PARTIES ; and, on the other hand,
(c)
ERICSSON TELECOMUNICAÇÕES S.A , federal tax roll
number CNPJ/MF 33.067.745/0001 -27, headquartered at Rua Maria
Prestes Maia, 300, parte, Vila Guilherme, São Paulo, SP,
Brazil, represented herein by its undersigned legal
representatives, hereinafter referred to simply as ERICSSON; and
(d) ERICSSON SERVIÇOS DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES
LTDA. , federal tax roll number CNPJ/MF 03.619.317/0001 -07,
headquartered at Rua Maria Prestes Maia, 300, parte, Vila
Guilherme, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, represented herein by its
undersigned legal representatives, hereinafter referred to simply
as ERICSSON SERVIÇOS, ERICSSON and ERICSON SERVIÇOS and
jointly hereinafter referred to simply as CONTRACTED PARTIES
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WHEREAS
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The CONTRACTING PARTIES are companies rendering mobile
telephony services in Brazil;
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The CONTRACTED PARTIES are companies that supply materials,
equipment and services for mobile telecommunication networks, with
broad operations and experience in this field, and that they agree
to undertake joint liability for prompt and full compliance with
all obligations established herein;
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CONTRACTING PARTIES requested from its suppliers proposals
for implementation of a telecommunications network, by means of the
“Request for Proposal” RFP no. CEL001-03, dated January
7, 2003, and a new “Request for Proposal” dated
November 19, 2003. Given the several amendments undergone by said
document and with a view to avoiding any future discussion on the
rights and obligations of the parties, the CONTRACTING
PARTIES delivered to its suppliers, on May 25, 2004, a revised
“Request for Proposal”, consolidating all the
information on the scope and extent of the rights, obligations and
responsibilities of the parties (“CONSOLIDATED RFP”)
(Attachment 1);
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The CONTRACTED PARTIES supplied, on June 28, 2004, based on
the CONSOLIDATED RFP, a
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Proposal
for the execution of services, for a fixed lump sum, subject to
item 7.5 (“PROPOSAL”) (Attachment lI);
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The CONTRACTED PARTIES fully acknowledge the existence of
other companies contracted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES in
charge of the suppliance and implementation of ACCESSES that,
jointly with the subject-matter previously contracted, shall make
up the GSM Telecommunication Network of the CONTRACTING
PARTIES , constituting a fundamental premise for the adequate
and perfect fulfillment of this Agreement that seeks, on the hand
of the CONTRACTED PARTIES , the synergy and accordance with
the other companies contracted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES
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The
PARTIES hereby agree to enter into this Supply and Rendering of
Services Agreement (“AGREEMENT”), which shall be
governed by the applicable regulations and by the following clauses
and conditions:
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1 - DEFINITIONS
1.1
The definitions employed in this AGREEMENT are those included in
the CONSOLIDATED RFP (Attachment I), in governing laws (as defined
in Clause 5), and those identified in Attachment III
(“DEFINITIONS”). In the case of any disagreements as to
the meaning of the definitions herein, the definitions established
in the governing laws shall prevail.
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2 – SUBJECT-MATTER
2.1
The subject-matter of this AGREEMENT is the suppliance and
implementation, by the CONTRACTED PARTIES to the
CONTRACTING PARTIES , on a “turn-key lump sum”
basis (i.e., a complete job for a single lump sum), of all the new
equipment, computer programs, services and new material that make
up GSM System CORE ("CORE"), as described in detail in the
CONSOLIDATED RFP (Attachment I) and in the PROPOSAL (Attachment
II), including the rendering of installation services and
integration of CORE to the other Network Elements that make up the
CONTRACTING PARTIES’ Telecommunications Network, as
established in the CONSOLIDATED RFP, as well as training, assisted
operation and optimization services, as described in detail
herein.
2.2.
Besides the CORE’s suppliance and implementation, the
CONTRACTED COMPANIES shall provide, in the quality of bonus,
software and services, as provided for by Attachment VI.
2.3.
The CONTRACTED PARTIES hereby irrevocably and irreversibly
undertake joint liability for the timely and proper compliance with
all the obligations indistinctly ascribed to the CONTRACTED
PARTIES by this AGREEMENT .
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3 – PROJECT AND LOCAL CONDITIONS
3.1
The CONTRACTED PARTIES expressly declare, for all purposes,
that they are fully aware of the Basic Assumptions supplied by the
CONTRACTING PARTIES regarding the subject-matter of
this
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Agreement,
the places where the services shall be rendered, the adjoining
areas, access roads, soil and all the other factors and conditions
that may influence cost and time required for carrying out the
services described herein, and that they themselves shall be
responsible for undertaking all the complementary investigations
that they may deem necessary.
3.2
The preparation of the Executive Project is under the total and
exclusive responsibility of the CONTRACTED PARTIES , which
must use as a basis all the assumptions they regard as necessary
for its preparation. Should the CONTRACTING PARTIES have
prepared the Executive Project, the CONTRACTED PARTIES shall
undertake to review it and to make the required changes in it, as
necessary, being responsible for the project totally and
exclusively. Under both hypotheses, the corresponding cost, whether
of preparation or of reviewing the Executive Project, has been
budgeted and taken into account in the price established in item
7.2 herein.
3.3
Pursuant to the provisions of items 3.1 and 3.2, the CONTRACTED
PARTIES shall have no right to any complaint, indemnification,
claim for additional payment, or claim regarding the
characterization of extraordinary service, including for the
purpose of justifying delays or extensions of the deadlines agreed
upon in the agreement, due to alleged project errors, resulting
from difficulties or hindrances of any nature, concerning the
conditions that prevail at the place where the services are to be
rendered, notably the geologic, climactic or environmental
conditions, and concerning the conditions set forth in the
documents of the AGREEMENT.
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4 - CHANGES
4.1.
The CONTRACTING PARTIES may determine, in writing, changes
affecting the basic assumptions supplied. Should the CONTRACTED
PARTIES find out that the project changes determined by the
CONTRACTING PARTIES shall increase the AGREEMENT’s
lump sum value, or adversely affect the capacity of the
CONTRACTED PARTIES to meet scheduled deadlines, the PARTIES
shall negotiate, in good faith, an adjustment of the
AGREEMENT’s lump sum and/or of the scheduled deadlines, so as
to reflect the changes fairly.
4.2.
The CONTRACTED PARTIES may suggest changes regarding the
Basic Assumptions that were supplied by the CONTRACTING
PARTIES , provided that these: (i) do not adversely affect the
minimum conditions established in the CONSOLIDATED RFP; (ii) do not
reduce CORE reliability, capacity, performance, quality and useful
life; (iii) neither increase the value of the AGREEMENT nor
generate any additional costs for the CONTRACTING PARTIES ;
(iv) do not cause the key dates described in the time schedule to
be delayed; (v) do not impair the Guarantees obtained and/or
Insurance Policies taken out; (vi) do not effect negatively the
CONTRACTED PARTIES ’ capacity in observing the
scheduled dates; and (vii) do not affect the CONTRACTING
PARTIES ’ Payment Schedule. The suggested changes may
only be implemented once they have been discussed with and
authorized by the CONTRACTING PARTIES .
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5 – GOVERNING LAW
5.1
In the execution and interpretation of this AGREEMENT, all the
regulations that govern the Personal Mobile Service, whether they
be laws, decrees, administrative acts, instructions, or
resolutions, among others, shall be taken into account, complied
with and applied by the CONTRACTED PARTIES , regardless of
whether or not any reference is made to them herein and/or in the
documents attached to this AGREEMENT.
5.2
Without prejudice to compliance with and fulfillment of the other
rules issued by the National Telecommunications Agency –
ANATEL ( Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações
), any unit of certified products that may come to be supplied by
the CONTRACTED PARTIES to the CONTRACTING PARTIES
shall carry an identification plate in a visible spot, with the
name of the manufacturer and the address of the supplier. When the
product is imported, the sign shall also contain the name and
address of the supplier in the country. All certified products that
use radioelectric frequency, in addition to the above requirement,
shall bear the following message: “This product can only go
into operation once its operating license, issued by the
appropriate technical body of the Ministry of Communications, has
been obtained.”
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6 – DOCUMENTS INCLUDED
6.1
For all legal purposes and effects, this AGREEMENT comprises the
documents listed below, as if they were transcribed herein. These
documents hereinafter shall be referred to as Included
Documents.
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Attachment
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CONSOLIDATED
RFP
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Attachment
II
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PROPOSAL
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Attachment
III
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DEFINITIONS
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Attachment
IV
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LIST
OF UNIT PRICES (“LUP”)
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Attachment
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ENDER
USER STATEMENT
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Attachment
VI
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SOFTWARE
AND SERVICES LIST TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTED PARTIES AS
BONUS
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6.2
Should there be any discrepancy between this AGREEMENT and the
documents that it comprises, the following order of prevalence
shall apply, its being hereby established that the requirements of
the CONSOLIDATED RFP explicitly mentioned in the PROPOSAL as not
having been fulfilled or having been carried out differently from
the specifications described in the CONSOLIDATED RFP shall prevail
over the CONSOLIDATED RFP.
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(a)
AGREEMENT
(b) CONSOLIDATED RFP (Attachment I)
(c) PROPOSAL (Attachment II)
(d)
DEFINITIONS (Attachment III)
(e)
LIST OF UNIT PRICES (“LUP”) (Attachment IV)
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7 - PRICE
7.1 The system for executing the job that is the subject-matter of
this AGREEMENT is the “turn-key lump sum”
system.
7.2
The lump sum for supplying and implementing CORE shall be the sum
of: (i) forty-two million, nine hundred fifty-two thousand, two
hundred ninety reais and ninety-seven centavos (R$42,952,290.97),
which amount shall be fixed and not adjustable, referring to local
materials, equipment and services; and (ii) twenty-one million, six
hundred thirty-one thousand, fifty-eight reais and twenty centavos
(R$21,631,058.20), which amount refers to equipment, materials and
software to be imported from abroad, worth, in foreign currency, on
the date on which this agreement was signed, six million, at six
million, nine hundred seventy-three thousand, two hundred sixty-one
U.S. dollars and eighty-three centavos (US$6,973,261.83) . The
suppliance, by the CONTRACTED PARTIES , of software and
services in Attachment VI, in the amount of twenty-two million,
five hundred thirty-five thousand, four hundred twenty-six reais
and thirty-six centavos (R$22,535,426.36), shall occur as bonus,
without any burden to the CONTRACTING PARTIES .
7.2.1
The price of the equipment, materials and software programs that
shall be imported, as provided for under item 7.2 above, shall be
adjusted in the case of fluctuation between the U.S. dollar
exchange rate and the day preceding invoicing, as published in
SISBACEN PTAX 800 Option 5, exceeds five per cent (5%). For the
purposes of measuring this fluctuation, the U.S. dollar exchange
rate to be taken into account is three point one zero two zero
reais to the dollar (R$3.1020/USD) .
7.2.2
The price stated above includes, in addition to the CONTRACTED
PARTIES ’ profit, all direct costs (materials, labor,
administration, social charges, labor charges and taxes, among
others) and indirect costs (charges, insurance, taxes, customs
duties and expenses, operational transport expenses, the transport
of materials, products and people and their respective insurance,
packaging, bed and board, air fares, bus fares, local travel,
equipment, tools, and consumable goods, among others) incurred or
to be incurred by the CONTRACTED PARTIES in order to supply
and implement CORE, its being inadmissible, under any circumstances
and regardless of the reason, that any additional amounts be
charged by the CONTRACTED PARTIES , given that they are
being hired for a lump sum.
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7.2.3
The PARTIES acknowledge that the direct or indirect costs described
above may undergo some fluctuation after this AGREEMENT has been
signed and while it is being performed, due to foreseeable events
such as inflation, fluctuation of the price of raw materials, the
need to substitute materials or use of alternative means of
production, project adjustments (provided that no changes are made
to the Basic Assumptions supplied by the CONTRACTING PARTIES
), or changes in taxation, among others, the CONTRACTED
PARTIES undertaking to bear the risk for these fluctuations and
the ensuing added costs, this being an essential prerequisite for
this AGREEMENT to be entered into. So that no doubts may arise as
to the foreseeability of certain events, the following are hereby
classified as foreseeable, in addition to the aforementioned
items:
(i)
strikes of the CONTRACTED PARTIES ’ personnel or of
companies subcontracted by them;
(ii)
acts of God and meteorological phenomena typical of the time or
place where the services arebeing rendered, such as landslides,
storms, and flooding, among others; and
(iv)
delays in the importation of equipment and customs
clearance.
7.3
The proposed lump sum price takes into account all of the
activities (direct, indirect, accessory, alternative, and
complementary, among others) required to supply and implement CORE,
pursuant to the CONSOLIDATED RFP and the PROPOSAL, regardless of
whether these activities are expressly listed herein. Only if the
CONTRACTING PARTIES requests, in writing, changes to the
Basic Assumptions, as per clause 4, or in the case of new
contractual agreements, shall the CONTRACTED PARTIES be
entitled to the respective adjustment of prices and
deadlines.
7.4
In the case of new contractual agreements related to the scope
established in the CONSOLIDATED RFP (Attachment I), the parties
shall comply with the pricing listed on the List of Unit Prices
(“LUP”) (Attachment IV), as well as with the same
commercial terms agreed upon herein. The CONTRACTED PARTIES
guarantee that, for a four (4) year period of time as from the
signing of this AGREEMENT, the prices listed in the LUP shall be
maintained as the maximum pricing values to be charged from the
CONTRACTING PARTIES for supplying new goods and services,
excluding the rights to adjustment described in the items below.
Should the CONTRACTED PARTIES refuse to comply with the
maximum amounts agreed upon, the CONTRACTING PARTIES shall
be entitled to judicially request from the CONTRACTED
PARTIES payment equal to twice the amount expended in excess,
this AGREEMENT serving, together with the invoice, as the
extrajudicial document valid for commencing an execution
process.
7.5
The base date for the unit prices shown on the LUP is the date on
which this AGREEMENT shall be signed.
7.5.1
The relative price of the materials, equipment (HWL) and domestic
services (SERVL) and a portion equal to forty per cent (40%) of the
materials and equipment that have imported raw materials or input
(HWL/I), expressed in the LUP in domestic currency (R$), for the
purposes of the provisions
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in item 7.4 above, shall be adjusted after one-year periods, the
adjusted amount being valid for the one-year period subsequent to
adjustment, by applying the following formula:
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= 0.90 X(I 1 - I 0 ) / I
0
Where:
I= Sought adjustment index.
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Initial index concerning the cost index corresponding to the date
on which this AGREEMENT shall be signed.
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Same index concerning the month immediately prior to the foreseen
adjustment month, i.e., the 12 th , 24 th ,
and 36 th months after the month on which this AGREEMENT
shall be signed, and so forth.
(i)
The adjustment established in this item shall only apply to
payments of amounts that concern new purchases made as from the
first day immediately following the end of the twelfth (12
th ) month after the signing of this
AGREEMENT.
(ii)
The index to be adopted shall be the Economic Index / IGP- DI
(General Price Index - Internal Availability), column 2, published
by the Conjuntura Econômica magazine of
Fundação Getúlio Vargas or, in its absence, any
similar index that may come to replace it.
(iii)
The coefficient calculated through the adjustment formula shall be
worked out up to the third decimal, the other ones being
disregarded.
(iv)
Should the law come to allow a reduction in the frequency of
adjustment, the PARTIES may negotiate a new adjustment period, to
be considered for the purposes of this AGREEMENT.
7.5.2
The price in reais of the materials, equipment, and software
expressed in the LUP in foreign currency (U.S. dollars –
USD), for the purposes of what has been described in item 7.4
above, shall be calculated using the USD exchange rate of three
point zero two zero reais per dollar (R$3.1020/USD); this shall be
adjusted when the difference between the USD exchange rate and the
rate on the day immediately preceding invoicing, as published by
SISBACEN PTAX 800 Option 5, is greater than five per cent
(5%).
7.5.3
The price, in reais, of the portion equal to sixty per cent (60%)
of the national equipment and materials that contain some imported
raw materials or input (HWIJI), for the purposes of what has been
described in item 7.4 above, shall be adjusted for new purchases
only when the difference between the USD exchange rate and the rate
on the day immediately preceding actual purchase, as published by
SISBACEN PTAX 800 Option 5, is greater than five per cent (5%). For
the purpose of assessing this difference, the USD exchange rate to
be taken into account is three point zero two zero reais per dollar
(R$ 3.1020/USD);
7.6
The total value of this AGREEMENT, for the purpose of what has been
described in Clauses 17
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and
18, shall be equal to the sum of the amounts in reais calculated in
item 7.2 (i) and (ii).
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8 – PAYMENT TERMS
8.1 Payments shall only be made once the CONTRACTING PARTIES
has accepted that the events to which they refer have indeed
occurred, according to the following Timetable and subsequent
items:
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Physical
Event
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Value
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0
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Signing
AGREEMENT.
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Twenty
per cent (20%) of the AGREEMENT’s total value, as per
item 7.6.
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Delivery
of all of the equipment, materials and software by
Site, as defined in Attachment III.
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Thirty
per cent (30%) of the AGREEMENT’s total value, as per
item 7.6, to be paid on a prorated basis, by Site, taking into
account the table included in item 8.1.1.
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Issuance
of the Statement of Initial Acceptance of the System that is
the subject-matter of the AGREEMENT or Commercial Activation of
each Site, as defined in Attachment III, whichever takes place
first.
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Twenty
per cent (20%) of the total value of the AGREEMENT, as per
item 7.6, if the Statement of Initial Acceptance is issued, or
twenty per cent (20%) of the AGREEMENT’s total value,
prorated by commercially activated Site, if commercial
activation takes place, taking into account the table included
in item 8.1.1.
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Issuance
of the Statement of Partial Acceptance of the System that is the
subject- matter of the AGREEMENT.
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Twenty
per cent (20%) of the total value of the AGREEMENT, as
per item 7.6.
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Issuance
of the Statement of Final Acceptance of the System that
is the subject- matter of the AGREEMENT.
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Ten
per cent (10%) of the total value of the AGREEMENT, as
per item 7.6.
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8.1.1
The CONTRACTED PARTIES shall undertake to supply a table
with the prorated value per Site, to be paid in connection with
events 1 and 2 mentioned in item 8.1 above. This table shall be
submitted to the CONTRACTING PARTIES for approval
immediately after this AGREEMENT has been signed.
8.1.2.
The parties agree that payment of the advance described as Event 0
of item 8.1 is subject to submission by the CONTRACTED
PARTIES of a Bank Letter of Guarantee, the value of which shall
be equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the total value of this
AGREEMENT, as per item 7.6, to be issued by a first-tier financial
institution, which shall be required to waive the benefits granted
under articles
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827,
835 and 838 of the Brazilian Civil Code. The said Bank Letter of
Guarantee shall be valid up to the time when Event 1 of item 8.1
has been discharged.
8.2
The payments shall be made in accordance with the payment timetable
above either on the sixtieth (60 th ) day following
acceptance of the corresponding physical event or on the thirtieth
(30 th ) day following submission to the CONTRACTING
PARTIES of the invoice, in two (02) copies of like tenor, the
latest of the two dates being the prevailing payment date, subject
to the provisions of Clause 9. The CONTRACTED PARTIES shall,
monthly, before each invoicing, request to the CONTRACTING
PARTIES the percentage to be invoiced against AMAZÔNIA and
against TELEMIG.
8.3
The payments shall be subject to discharging all obligations
undertaken and/or resulting from this AGREEMENT, the CONTRACTING
PARTIES being required to deposit the amount owed directly into
the bank accounts indicated by the CONTRACTED PARTIES , the
respective payment slips being valid as payment
receipts.
8.4.
One of the conditions for payment (except for event 0 –
anticipation of payment, shown in item 8.1) is the obtainment by
the CONTRACTED PARTIES of a firm financing offer, signed by
a first-tier, domestic or international, public or private and/or
from export credit agencies (hereinafter referred to simply as
BANK). This firm finance offer shall include the term of the loan,
the interest rate, commissions and covenants in keeping with normal
market standards, the conditions of which, at the very least, must
be equal to those presented by the CONTRACTED PARTIES in
letter CE/EDB/ETT 04 055 and 04.056 issued on 6/21/04, and
guarantees that the CONTRACTING PARTIES is able to provide,
in the light of its preceding commitments to third parties and/or
resulting from statutory limitations. If, at the time of the
payment(s) owed to the CONTRACTED PARTIES pursuant to this
clause, the CONTRACTING PARTIES and the BANK have not signed
the financing agreement on an unconditional, irrevocable and
irreversible basis under the terms of the firm offer of financing
signed by the financial institution, due to a fact or action
imputable solely to the CONTRACTING PARTIES , the latter
shall continue to make the payments owed to the CONTRACTED
PARTIES , in accordance with the payment timetable stipulated
herein.
8.5
Payments shall be made on working Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays.
Payments falling due on other days of the week shall be paid on the
immediately subsequent working Monday, Wednesday or Friday, as
appropriate, at no extra cost to the CONTRACTING
PARTIES.
8.6
The CONTRACTED PARTIES shall, when issuing receipts or
invoices, ensure these documents are correctly filled in. They
shall mandatorily include the number of the AGREEMENT, the
identification of the portion to be paid, the rates of applicable
taxes and their respective amounts, a detailed list of the
materials and equipment supplied and the registration code(s) for
the equipment at BNDES/FINAME, as applicable.
8.7
The CONTRACTING PARTIES , should there be any credits in its
favor resulting from fines or damages caused by the CONTRACTED
PARTIES in connection with this AGREEMENT, may at
its
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discretion
deduct these amounts from the payments disbursed to the
CONTRACTED PARTIES , as of the issuance of the Statement of
Partial Acceptance and/or of the Statement of Final Acceptance, as
appropriate, subject to prior notice in writing to the
CONTRACTED PARTIES .
8.8
The CONTRACTED PARTIES reserve themselves the right to
suspend activities resulting from this AGREEMENT thirty (30) days
after the CONTRACTING PARTIES receive an extrajudicial or
judicial notice from the former, in the case of unjustified delays
in payment in excess of thirty (30) days. This hypothesis does not
apply neither to the cases mentioned in items 8.4 and 8.7 above,
nor to those cases described in this AGREEMENT where failure of the
CONTRACTING PARTIES to pay is expressly authorized and
justified.
8.9
Concerning past-due payments, where the AGREEMENT or the law lacks
provisions justifying non-payment, the CONTRACTED PARTIES
shall have the right to charge interest on overdue payment from the
CONTRACTING PARTIES , at the rate of one per cent (1%) per
month, plus monetary indexation based on the IGP-DI general price
index up to the date on which payment actually occurs, other than
in those cases stipulated herein that expressly eliminate the
incidence of monetary indexation.
8.10
The CONTRACTED PARTIES may neither assign nor pledge to
third parties the amounts to which they are entitled under this
AGREEMENT without prior authorization to do so from the
CONTRACTING PARTIES .
CLAUSE
9 – TAXES AND SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS
9.1
Regarding the National Social Security Institute – INSS, the
CONTRACTING PARTIES shall comply with Law 9.711/98 and
regulatory instruction 100/2003, as well as with the amendments
introduced by IN105/2004. It is mandatory to specify the Social
Security payments, as well as to inform the INSS Specific
Registration number (CEI – Cadastro Específico do
INSS ) and the address of the location in the invoice or
receipt for services rendered under the responsibility of the
CONTRACTED PARTIES .
9.2
All taxes must also be broken out in each invoice submitted,
together with an indication of the tax rate applied or inclusion of
the exemption text, as determined by current laws. The amounts
concerning supplies of materials and/or of equipment of their own
or of third parties, indispensable for the CONTRACTED
PARTIES to carry out their services shall be indicated in each
invoice submitted, under penalty of taxes due being withheld for
the full amount of the fiscal document.
9.3
Responsibility for opening and discharging CEI registration lies
with the CONTRACTING PARTIES . However, the CONTRACTED
PARTIES shall be responsible for preparing, organizing and
submitting to the CONTRACTING PARTIES all the documentation
required by the INSS for clearance of work sites where social
security is concerned, including of subcontracted parties, in
accordance with the directives of the CEI manual that is part of
this AGREEMENT.
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9.3.1
The documents to be presented shall either be the original ones or
authenticated copies thereof, collated and organized in the form of
a DATA BOOK, by CEI registration number, to be submitted within
fifteen (15) days, at most, of the completion of the work at a
given site.
9.3.2
Should the CONTRACTED PARTIES fail to submit the
aforementioned documentation by the established deadline, the
CONTRACTING PARTIES shall hereby be authorized to withhold
fifty per cent (50%) of the value of the subsequent payment due
according to the agreement, regardless of any warning or notices,
which percentage shall only be released by the CONTRACTING
PARTIES once the requested documents have been properly
submitted.
9.3.3
The last payment stipulated herein shall only be made after the
CONTRACTED PARTIES submit to the CONTRACTING PARTIES
all the documentation necessary for normal discharging of CEI
registration numbers at the INSS.
9.3.4
Should the CONTRACTED PARTIES use the same insured parties
to service several contracting companies, alternately, during the
same time period, they shall be exempt, pursuant to article 171 and
the sole paragraph of INSS Regulatory Instruction no. 100/03, from
preparing separate Payroll and Payment Forms for the Severance
Indemnity Fund for Employees and Information for Social Security
(GFIP – Guia de Recolhimento do Fundo de Garantia por
Tempo de Serviço e Informações à
Previdência Social ), provided that this situation is duly
demonstrated, the CONTRACTED PARTIES being the only ones
responsible for said information.
9.3.5
Should application of the provisions described in item 9.3.4 above
come to be questioned by INSS inspections, making it impossible for
the CONTRACTING PARTIES to discharge CEI registration, the
CONTRACTED PARTIES shall be entirely responsible for any
costs or damages ensuing from this situation, including the payment
of possible fines that said inspection might levy from the
CONTRACTING PARTIES .
9.4
Regarding the Tax on Services of Any Nature (ISSQN –
Imposto Sobre Serviços de Qualquer Natureza ), the
CONTRACTING PARTIES shall comply with the municipal laws of
the places where the services are actually rendered, regardless of
what is stated in the laws of the municipality in which the service
provider is headquartered.
9.5
The CONTRACTING PARTIES , when it is the withholding party,
shall pay the taxes mandated by the laws currently in force and is
hereby authorized to discount these amounts from the amounts it
shall owe the CONTRACTED PARTIES by force of this
AGREEMENT.
9.6
For any new contractual arrangements, pursuant to item 7.4 above,
the PARTIES agree to review the prices listed in the LUP should any
taxes be created, changed or eliminated, after this AGREEMENT has
been signed, provided that this is shown to affect the prices
agreed to herein and set out in the LUP.
9.7
Not withstanding the payment terms agreed to in their specific
clause, all fiscal documents
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concerning
services rendered by the CONTRACTED PARTIES shall be issued
and delivered to the facilities of the CONTRACTING PARTIES
by the twentieth (20 th ) day of the month in which the
respective invoice or receipt is issued, so as to allow the
CONTRACTING PARTIES to pay the appropriate taxes within the
timeframe established by law.
CLAUSE
10 - DEADLINE
10.1 The PARTIES agree that the deadline for CORE supply and
implementation is three hundred (300) days, as of the date on which
this AGREEMENT is signed, in compliance with the terms of the
Implementation Schedule that is part of the PROPOSAL (Attachment
II) and the hypotheses of survival of the clauses expressly
described in this AGREEMENT.
10.2
The deadlines stipulated in this clause may only be extended
subject to an Agreement Addendum and in the following
cases:
a)
temporary suspension of the service by direct order of the
CONTRACTING PARTIES , in writing, for reasons that cannot be
imputed to the CONTRACTED PARTIES , pursuant to Clause 13.
In this case, the CONTRACTING PARTIES shall refund the
CONTRACTED PARTIES for the direct costs incurred by the
latter as a result of and for the time period during which the
suspension remains in effect. The CONTRACTING PARTIES shall
not be responsible for compensating the CONTRACTED PARTIES
for lost income.
b)
fortuitous events or force majeure, duly evidenced by the
CONTRACTED PARTIES , pursuant to the provisions of Clause 19.
In this case, each PARTY shall bear the cost of its own losses for
the period during which the extension remains in effect.
c)
failure imputable only to the CONTRACTING PARTIES to provide
a suitable environment for implementation of the CORE required for
the performance of the subject-matter hereof, as per item 12.1 (b).
In this case, the CONTRACTING PARTIES shall refund the
CONTRACTED PARTIES for the direct costs incurred by the
latter as a result of failure to make the environment available,
and for as long as this situation persists. The CONTRACTING
PARTIES shall not be responsible for compensation to the
CONTRACTED PARTIES for lost income as a result of the
extension.
10.3
The potential extension granted in the cases mentioned in item 10.2
above shall correspond to the number of days of delay that actually
occur and shall only be applied to the services that are proven to
have been hindered by the delay.
10.4
The following shall not justify falling behind schedule in the
performance of any of the services: the fact that the
CONTRACTING PARTIES may totally or partially reject any of
the services and/or materials executed and/or employed if they do
not correspond to the requirements, obligations and conditions of
this AGREEMENT. Similarly, eventual suspension of services
determined by the CONTRACTING PARTIES ’ inspectors in
the case of irregularities being identified, as per Clause 13,
shall not be accepted as justification for falling behind
schedule.
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CLAUSE 11 – OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTED
PARTIES
11.1
In addition to the other obligations described herein, the
CONTRACTED PARTIES shall jointly:
(a)
Fulfill the Implementation Schedule that is part of the PROPOSAL
(Attachment II) as well as the other obligations included herein
and in the other Attachments;
(b)
Prepare and deliver to the CONTRACTING PARTIES , by the
fifteenth (15 th ) day of the subsequent month, a DATA
BOOK containing a copy of the documents listed below, regarding
performance of the services during the previous month, under
penalty of the payments possibly due to the CONTRACTED
PARTIES by the CONTRACTING PARTIES for the services that
concern the respective Site, as defined herein, being withheld, and
of becoming liable to the fine set out in item 17.1 (ii), should
the CONTRACTED PARTIES fail to solve the irregularities of
the documentation within thirty (30) days as from receipt of a
notice to this effect from the CONTRACTING PARTIES .
Alternatively, the aforementioned DATA BOOK may be requested by the
CONTRACTING PARTIES , solely at its discretion, whenever the
latter regards it as necessary, within a time frame that shall be
reasonably set in a notice to the CONTRACTED PARTIES on this
matter.
(i)
Tax Payment Form for the Tax on Services (ISS – Imposto
sobre Serviços ), paid in the municipality in which the
services are rendered, other than in the cases in which Municipal
Law transfers to the CONTRACTING PARTIES the obligation of
withholding the Tax on Services at source and consequently of
paying it;
(ii)
Tax Payment Form for Income Tax Withheld at Source, when it
occurs;
(iii)
Payment Form for Social Security Contributions;
(iv)
Payment Form for the Contributions to the Severance Indemnity Fund
for Employees (FGTS – Fundo de Garantia de Tempo de
Serviço );
(v) Payment Forms for the Union, Assistance and Confederative
Contributions - General Registry of Unemployed People (CAGED
– Cadastro Geral de Desempregados );
(vi)
Proof of delivery of Individual Protection Equipment (EPI –
Equipamentos de Proteção Individual ), to be
supplied to the staff of the CONTRACTING PARTIES and of its
subcontractors;
(vii)
List of the people who worked in the month to which the report
applies, under the responsibility of the CONTRACTED PARTIES
and of its subcontractors;
(viii)
Employee Registration Card (FRE – Ficha de Registro de
Empregados ), admittance and periodical examination of the
employees hired by the CONTRACTED PARTIES and by its
subcontractors during and for the execution of the services that
are the subject-matter of this AGREEMENT;
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(ix)
Employee Contract Rescission Statement and dismissal examination;
and
(x)
Monthly report showing the number of employees of the CONTRACTED
PARTIES and its subcontractors by number of hours worked,
number of accidents with and without leave of absence, with a copy
of the Occupational Accident Communication (CAT –
Comunicação de Acidente do Trabalho ) and proof of
payment of the Occupational Accident Insurance (SAT – Seguro
de Acidente do Trabalho).
(c)
Deliver to the CONTRACTING PARTIES a copy of all the
original documentation that makes up the aforementioned DATA BOOK
at the end of this AGREEMENT;
(d)
Only subcontract the services covered by this AGREEMENT with
approval of the CONTRACTING PARTIES , pursuant to Clause 30.
In this case, the aforementioned documents (DATA BOOK) should be
supplied by the subcontracted company, the CONTRACTED
PARTIES continuing to be the sole parties responsible for
supplying to the CONTRACTING PARTIES all elements covered by
this AGREEMENT;
(e)
Ensure that all its employees and the employees of the
subcontractors are duly registered, in accordance with the laws
currently in effect, undertaking, furthermore, to keep all legal
obligations pertaining to the activities carried out by their
employees up to date, including those of a labor nature and related
to social security;
(f)
Ensure that appropriate security measures are taken to avoid
accidents and that all the work carried out is executed in
accordance with the appropriate occupational safety and health
laws, regardless of whether the work is being carried out by the
CONTRACTED PARTIES themselves or subcontracted by them;
(g) Replace their employees, at any time, should the CONTRACTING
PARTIES so request, provided there is evidence of inadequate
employee performance, the CONTRACTED PARTIES being held
responsible, furthermore, for all costs resulting from the
replacement;
(h)
Adequately protect the assets of the CONTRACTING PARTIES and
of third parties, ensuring the conservation and maintenance of its
facilities, equipment and materials. During the process of
supplying and installing the equipment hereby agreed to, the
CONTRACTED PARTIES and its employees or third parties under
their responsibility shall also comply with the standards that
concern the use and conservation of the CONTRACTING PARTIES
’ facilities under penalty of payment for damages
caused;
(i)
Be responsible for obtaining all the licenses and/or authorizations
required in order to supply and implement the CORE, including
environmental licenses, and, furthermore, bear all costs necessary
for obtaining them;
(j)
To maintain in Brazil, throughout the period of validity of this
AGREEMENT, a workshop for the
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replacement
of circuit boards and components, so as to ensure that all the
parts sent for repairs by the CONTRACTING PARTIES be
returned by the CONTRACTED PARTIES within sixty (60) days at
most, both for locally manufactured and imported
equipment;
(k)
Supply CORE in compliance with the rules published by the Ministry
of Communications, by ANATEL and by other public administration
offices, including, but not limiting themselves to, those that
concern the Personal Mobile System (SMP – Sistema Móvel
Pessoal), where materials and equipment are concerned, until the
date of issue of the Statement of Initial Acceptance, bearing all
the costs inherent and resulting from this;
(l)
Inform the CONTRACTING PARTIES , on a weekly basis, of the
progress of the services under contract, in accordance with the
Implementation Schedule, showing how events are progressing, an
analysis of possible deviations from the schedule and measures
taken to recover lost time, including with regard to services
carried out by those sub-contracted, as applicable;
(m)
Provide, at any time, the information required by the
CONTRACTING PARTIES on the process of supplying the
subject-matter of this AGREEMENT and on the Implementation Schedule
established in the PROPOSAL (Attachment II), containing the details
necessary for keeping track of timing well and reliably;
(n)
Provide the CONTRACTING PARTIES with a copy of the insurance
policies taken out in the name of the CONTRACTED PARTIES ,
pursuant to Clause 24, as well as the proof of payment of their
respective premiums;
(o)
Appoint a Project Manager to interact with the Project Manager
appointed by the CONTRACTING PARTIES , fully managing the
obligations of the CONTRACTED PARTIES and of the
subcontracted parties. The Project Manager shall: a) have full
knowledge of the entire context of the Projects; and b) have the
authority to make day-to-day decisions concerning the Project and
the respective staff;
(p)
Fulfill, observe, respect, comply and ensure compliance with all
laws currently in force concerning the protection and conservation
of the environment, as well as the internal recommendations,
procedures, standards and policies of the CONTRACTING
PARTIES ;
(q)
Guarantee safe warehousing and storage, as well as the prompt
removal or elimination of any residues eventually generated,
whether or not within the scope of this AGREEMENT, with a view to
full compliance with the environmental protection laws currently in
force;
(r)
Protect the CONTRACTING PARTIES from any judicial and/or
administrative claims to which the CONTRACTED PARTIES and
parties associated to it may give rise and that, in any way, result
from the legal relation between the parties to the AGREEMENT,
bearing the full responsibility and ensuing costs and undertaking,
moreover, to formally request, vis à vis the appropriate
authorities, that the CONTRACTING PARTIES be exempted from
liability for the claim or replaced in connection with it. Should
the CONTRACTING PARTIES come to face any claims against it,
the CONTRACTED
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PARTIES shall
undertake to refund all the costs that the CONTRACTING
PARTIES may come to incur as a result of such claims,
including, with regard to costs, the full amount of the legal fees
that the CONTRACTING PARTIES may come to disburse to defend
its interests, as well as the fees for experts and accountants or
for any expenses incurred in connection with the investigation,
defense, maintenance, preservation or execution of any of the
rights described herein, regardless of when the claims are made,
pursuant to the provisions of item 17.3 herein;
(s)
Guarantee that the materials and equipment (hardware and software)
supplied shall be fully compatible with the materials and equipment
supplied by the other companies hired by the CONTRACTING
PARTIES for the implementation of the Telecommunications
Network, so that the network’s functioning and operation
shall be flawless, and in compliance with the internationally
accepted standards mentioned in the CONSOLIDATED RFP.
CLAUSE
12 – OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES
12.1
In addition to the other obligations described herein, the
CONTRACTING PARTIES shall:
(a)
Pay the payments owed to the CONTRACTED PARTIES , as per
Clause 8;
(b)
Make available to the CONTRACTED PARTIES a suitable
environment for the implementation of CORE, as described in the
CONSOLIDATED RFP (Attachment I) and as required for performance of
this AGREEMENT;
(c)
Allow access to all the sites belonging to the CONTRACTING
PARTIES , twenty-four (24) hours a day, three hundred and
sixty-five (365) days a year, subject to the CONTRACTED
PARTIES supplying a list of personnel who shall have access to
the site, together with the respective documentation. The deadlines
for the sites owned by third parties shall be negotiated with the
CONTRACTING PARTIES ahead of time;
(d)
Appoint a Project Manager, during the process of supplying CORE, to
interact with the Project Manager of the CONTRACTED PARTIES
, who shall have: a) full knowledge of the entire context of the
Project; and b) full authority to make day-to-day decisions
concerning the Project and the respective personnel;
(e)
inform the CONTRACTED PARTIES, in writing, of the reasons that
motivated possible rejection of equipment and/or services
delivered.
CLAUSE
13 – INSPECTION OF PERFORMANCE OF THE
AGREEMENT
13.1
The CONTRACTING PARTIES and its employees, agents or
representatives shall always have the right to inspect the
performance of the CONTRACTED PARTIES under this AGREEMENT,
but this in no way shall exempt the latter from full and exclusive
responsibility or diminish said responsibility for the services
rendered and the materials/equipment supplied.
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13.2
The CONTRACTING PARTIES has the right to decide that part or
even all of this AGREEMENT shall be suspended, subject to an
extrajudicial or judicial notice to the CONTRACTED PARTIES .
This suspension shall not exempt the CONTRACTING PARTIES
from their financial obligations regarding the CONTRACTED
PARTIES in connection with equipment and services already
delivered and accepted by the former, pursuant to item 8.1
herein.
13.3
If suspension is decided upon because CORE implementation or supply
is not in compliance with the terms hereof or with the governing
laws and regulations, and should the CONTRACTED PARTIES fail
to solve the irregularities found within the timeframe determined
by the CONTRACTING PARTIES , thereby jeopardizing
fulfillment of the Implementation Schedule that is part of the
PROPOSAL (Attachment II), the CONTRACTING PARTIES may
rescind this AGREEMENT, pursuant to Clause 32, in which case the
CONTRACTED PARTIES shall have no right to any
indemnification, being entitled merely to receive payment for the
events discharged and accepted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES up
to the date on which rescission is communicated, besides being
liable for the penalties described in item 17.1 (i).
CLAUSE
14 – PERFORMANCE TESTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
SERVICES
14.1
While the AGREEMENT is being performed, the CONTRACTING
PARTIES may choose between monitoring the acceptance tests in
the field or working wit