1. Contract implementation - Management of Suppliers -

2. PRAG management tools
Once the Contract signed, the Contract implementation starts
To that end, PRAG provides several management tools within the Contract, providing you properly prepared them before launching the tender:
Special Conditions of Contract
General Conditions of Contract
Technical Specifications
Delivery Schedules
+ On spot visits

3. Tools – Special & General CC
The General CC provide the overall framework for EC funded supplies.
The Special CC will introduce the specificities of a specific country and of a particular project.
The two documents will allow for the “behavior rules” that both Contractor and Contracting Authority must adopt when implementing a contract:
obligations of parties
communications/ supply of documents
guarantees/ insurances
commencement/ duration/ delays
variations/ suspension/ termination
quality of Supplies/ testing
acceptance/ payments/ disputes settlement

4. Tools – Technical Specifications
The Technical Specifications will provide all the details of the Supplies to be provided.
Once the Contract signed, the Suppliers must deliver the requested items, fulfilling the parameters that define them, including:
quality of materials
quality of workmanship
assembly

5. Tools – Delivery schedules
The Delivery Schedules will indicate:
quantities
place of delivery
place of installation
time/ sequences of delivery

6. Tools usage The enumerated tools are to be used in conjunction.
In case of any of the Parties do not fulfill its obligations under the contract, the Contract documents shall be applied:
Contracting Authority:
acceptance
payments
suspension/ termination
damages/ guarantees
Contractor:

7. Tools usage – disputes settlement
Amicable settlement – highly recommended.
It is preferable to reach an agreement less satisfactory than initially desired than go for litigation
Litigation
in court
Arbitration
Litigation should be always used as a last resort as it will turn very expensive in terms of money, time and resources needed to manage it.