Services provided under public contracts shall systematically be accepted by a committee whose composition is specified in the Special Administrative Clauses of the contract, and in accordance with the conditions laid down in the General Administrative Clauses for works, supplies, services and intellectual services.
For works and supply contracts, the acceptance committee shall have jurisdiction to carry out partial, provisional and/or final acceptance.
For study and audit contracts, acceptance shall be done by a follow-up and technical validation committee.
The Works Contracts Acceptance or Follow-up and Technical Validation Committee shall, where applicable, verify the existence of compliance certificates, as well as pre-acceptance reports, prior to deciding on the acceptance of works or the technical validation of studies.
Acceptance or follow-up and technical validation must lead to the on the-spot signing of the acceptance report which shall state whether or not acceptance was decided and, where applicable, mention the reservations to be lifted, together with deadlines, before deciding on the said acceptance.
To be valid, the acceptance report must be signed by at least 2/3 (two thirds) of members, including the chairperson.
The chairperson, members and rapporteurs shall receive an acceptance and technical validation allowance determined by decision of the Project Owner or the Delegated Project Owner.
The allowance shall be charged to the budget of the Project Owner or the Delegated Project Owner.
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