Chapter III: CONTENTS OF THE PARTNERSHIP CONTRACT

For the calculation of the contractor’s remuneration, the partnership contract specifies the conditions under which the following are taken into account and identified:1° Investment costs, in particular study and design costs, construction costs, ancillary construction costs and interim financial costs;2° Operating costs, in particular the costs of upkeep, maintenance and renewal of works and equipment;3° Financing costs;4° Where applicable, income from ancillary activities or from the development of the estate.

The partnership contract sets out the grounds and procedures for varying the remuneration, as well as the procedures for paying the contractor throughout the term of the contract.

The partnership contract may stipulate the conditions under which, each year, the sums owed by the purchaser to the contractor and those owed by the contractor by way of penalties or sanctions are offset.

The partnership contract sets out the terms and conditions for adjusting the contractor’s remuneration in the event of a change in the financing conditions not provided for in the financing plan initially adopted in the contract.