Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Subject to the provisions of article R. 2112-17, purchasers may conclude contracts at provisional prices.

The clauses of contracts concluded at provisional prices specify:1° The conditions under which the definitive price will be determined, within the limit of a ceiling that may be revised;2° The deadline by which the definitive price must be set;3° The accounting rules with which the contractor must comply;4° The documentary and on-site checks that the purchaser reserves the right to carry out on the technical and accounting elements of the…

The State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings may only conclude a contract at provisional prices in the following cases:1° When, in the case of complex services or services using a new technique and presenting either an imperative urgency or major technical uncertainties, performance of the contract must begin while it is not yet possible to…

For the works mentioned in Article L. 2412-1, project management contracts are awarded at provisional prices in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Book IV.