Obligations of the Contractor (i) Subject to and on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contractor shall undertake the survey, investigation, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance of the Project Highway and observe, fulfil, comply with and perform all its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising hereunder.
(ii) The Contractor shall comply with all Applicable Laws and Applicable Permits (including renewals as required) in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of Clauses 4.1 (i) and 4.1 (ii), the Contractor shall discharge its obligations in accordance with Good Industry Practice and as a reasonable and prudent person.
(iv) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defects, or damage to the Project Highway from the Appointed Date until the end of the Construction Period at the Contractor’s cost, save and except to the extent that any such loss, defect, or damage shall have arisen from any wilful default or neglect of the Authority.
(v) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defect or damage to the Project Highway during the Defects Liability Period at the Contractor’s cost to the extent that such loss, defect or damage shall have arisen out of the reasons specified in Clause 17.3.
(vi) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss or damage to the Project Highway during the Maintenance Period at the Contractor’s cost, including those stated in Clause 14.1 (ii), save and except to the extent that any such loss or damage shall have arisen on account of any wilful default or neglect of the Authority or on account of a Force Majeure Event.
(vii) The Contractor shall, at its own cost and expense, in addition to and not in derogation of its obligations elsewhere set out in this Agreement:
(a) make, or cause to be made, necessary applications to the relevant Government Instrumentalities with such particulars and details as may be required for obtaining Applicable Permits set forth in Schedule-F and obtain and keep in force and effect such Applicable Permits in conformity with the Applicable Laws;
(b) procure, as required, the appropriate proprietary rights, licences, agreements and permissions for Materials, methods, processes and systems used or incorporated into the Project Highway;
(c) make reasonable efforts to maintain harmony and good industrial relations among the personnel employed byit or its Sub-contractors in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) ensure and procure that its Sub-contractors comply with all Applicable Permits and Applicable Laws in the performance by them of any of the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement;
(e) not do or omit to do any act, deed or thing which may in any manner violate any provisions of this Agreement;
(f) support, cooperate with and facilitate the Authority in the implementation and operation of the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(g) ensure that the Contractor and its Sub-contractors comply with the safety and welfare measures for labour in accordance with the Applicable Laws and Good Industry Practice;
(h) keep, on Site, a copy of this Agreement, publications named in this Agreement, the Drawings, Documents relating to the Project, and Change of Scope orders and other communications given under this Agreement. The Authority’s Engineer and its authorised personnel shall have the right of access to all these documents at all reasonable times;
(i) cooperate with other contractors employed by the Authority and personnel of any public authority; and
(j) not interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the convenience of the public, or the access to and use and occupation of all roads and footpaths, irrespective of whether they are public or in the possession of the Authority or of others.
(viii) The Contractor shall undertake all necessary superintendence to plan, arrange, direct, manage, inspect and test the Works. The Contractor shall provide all necessary superintendence of the Works for the proper fulfilling of the Contractor's obligations under the Agreement. Such superintendence shall be given by competent person having adequate knowledge of the operations to be carried out (including the methods and techniques required, the hazards likely to be encountered and methods of preventing accidents) for the satisfactory and safe execution of the Works.
(ix) The Contractor shall obtain and maintain a project related bank account operational at site where all transactions related to the payment of work will be done. The Contractor shall submit a monthly account statement and a detailed report on utilization of funds transferred to this project related bank account to Authority’s Engineer. Notwithstanding anything contrary to this agreement, the authority, in the interest and to ensure timely completion of the work, reserves the right to audit such bank accounts to ensure that there is no diversion of funds from this project specific account to any other project being implemented by the Contractor.
(x) The Contractor shall provide the documents of the Contractor specified in the Agreement, and all Contractors' personnel; Goods, consumables and other things and services, whether of a temporary or permanent nature, required in and for the execution, completion of Works and remedying defects.
(xi) The Contractor shall perform the Works in conformity with the Project requirements and other requirements and standards prescribed under or pursuant to the Agreement.
(xii) The Contractor shall carry out such work incidental and contingent to the original Scope of the Project to comply with Good Industry Practices.
(xiii) The Contractor shall maintain required staff and necessary Contractor’s equipment and materials within the reach of the Site during the Defects Liability Period so that any defects arising are promptly attended.
Obligations of the Consultant 6.1 The Consultant hereby acknowledges and agrees that he will at all times during the continuance of this Agreement:
a) That any practice of medicine is on the Consultant’s own behalf and that the provision of Services under this Agreement expressly does not and shall not include any practice of medicine on behalf of the Company.
b) That the Consultant shall obtain all necessary credentials required by his own country of origin and those required by the international standards and the country he is travelling for the purpose.
c) To keep and treat the Confidential Information with utmost confidentiality and secrecy and shall use the same only to the extent require to discharge obligations as mentioned in this Agreement;
d) Will not disclose such Confidential Information either directly or indirectly to any third party.
e) Will not make any copies of the Confidential Information whether tangible, intangible or electronic format except to the extent required to discharge obligations as mentioned in this Agreement and keep the same secured and prevent its unauthorized access by any third party.
f) That the Confidential Information and any copies thereof shall remain an unencumbered property of Company and its mere disclosure shall not confer on Consultant any rights over it beyond those contained in this Agreement. In the event Company and Consultant decide not to progress the consultancy arrangement, the Consultant shall promptly return the Disclosed Information to the Company without retaining any copies of the same.
g) The foregoing obligations of confidentiality and non-use shall not apply to disclosed Confidential Information under the following conditions :
(i) When it is publicly available or known at the time of disclosure, or following that time, it becomes publicly available otherwise than as a result of any failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii) If required to be disclosed as per applicable laws or other Governmental or Regulatory bodies.
SUBJECT OF THE CONTRACT 1. The subject of the Contract is the creation of the work ordered as a result of own creative intellectual activity of the Author – to elaborate the evaluation of applications delivered to the Client (hereinafter “Work”) within an open call for submitting applications to solve projects of research and development in particular science and technology fields pursuant to the Article 6 Section 3 of Act No.172/2005 Coll. On State Aid Administration and Central State Administration as amended (hereinafter “Act”) subsequently as amended, labelled VV 2021 (hereinafter “Open Call”).
2. The Author undertakes to conduct professional intellectual activity within the process of application evaluations submitted to the Client by applicants under the Open Call announced by the Research and Development Agency and to elaborate an evaluation report on results of submitted applications evaluation, so an expert opinion according to the regulations defined in the Open Call.
3. The Subject of the Contract is to issue a licence pursuant to the Article II hereof.
4. The Client is obliged to pay remuneration to the Author for the Work including the licence pursuant to the Article III hereof.
5. The author declares the Work shall be the result of his/her own intellectual activity with exclusive copyright. The Author is responsible for the fact that by using the Work pursuant to the Contract nor legal regulations or copyright and the rights of third parties shall be infringed.
6. The Author undertakes to create the work in accordance with the principles of independence, impartiality and objectivity and without any bias. In the event of a breach of this obligation, the Client is entitled not to pay any remuneration.
Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body.
OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT The present Contract’s object regulates the activity developed within the framework of doctoral studies, regulating the relationship between ▇▇▇▇▇ - ▇▇▇▇, PhD student and PhD supervisor, specifying the rights and obligations of the implied parties in accordance with the University’s Charter, Regulation for the organization and conduct of doctoral studies within BUES and legislation in force. The title of the selected research topic is: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………