The services are grouped into 3 categories:
— preliminary study assignments,
— standard project assignment (complete or partial),
— other specific services.
Standard project assignments are divided into 3 types:
— standard complete assignment:
a standard complete assignment consists in performing all the following services:
1) preliminary design study;
2) design study with performance file;
3) obtaining the required regulatory permit;
4) assisting in the preparation of invitation to tender documents;
5) overseeing works' performance;
6) assisting in acceptance operations (provisional, final);
7) other services described in chapter 3.3.8 of the technical specifications;
8) specific services described in chapter 3.4 of the technical specifications,
— standard partial 'ab initio' assignment:
when the European Parliament decides to order only 1 or more of the following services:
1) preliminary design study;
2) design study with performance file;
3) obtaining the required regulatory permit;
4) assisting in the preparation of invitation to tender documents;
5) overseeing works' performance;
6) assisting in acceptance operations (provisional, final);
7) other services described in chapter 3.3.8 of the technical specifications;
8) specific services described in chapter 3.4 of the technical specifications,
without ordering all the services constituting a standard complete assignment, the service(s) ordered is/are thus considered to constitute a standard partial 'ab initio' assignment,
— standard partial 'de facto' assignment:
when the European Parliament orders a standard complete assignment but then, during the ordered assignment's performance, decides not to have all the services included therein performed, those services which have already been performed will thus be considered to constitute a standard partial 'de facto' assignment.
It is expressly agreed that in a case where, for whatever reason, the contractor would be obliged to perform a standard partial assignment only, he cannot request any compensation whatsoever for non-performance of all assignment stages.