MANDATE CONTRACT

concluded pursuant to Article 724 et seq. of the Civil Code, as amended, further to the procedure
under Article 117 of Act No. 343/2015 Coll. on Public Procurement and on changes and amendments
to some acts, as amended, and pursuant to Act No. 292/2014 Coll. on the Contribution Granted from
the European Structural and Investment Funds and on changes and amendments to some acts

(hereinafter referred to as the “Contract”)

concluded by and between:

Principal: Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic

Address: Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava

Organisation ID: 00 164 381
Tax reg. no.: 2020798725
Represented by: SURI,QJ3HWHU3ODYþDQ, CSc., Minister
Bank account:
Person appointed by
the Principal:
E-mail:

(hereinafter referred to as the “Principal” or the “Party”)

Agent: Alberto Bonetti

Birth date:
Permanent domicile:

Birth reg. no.:

Account no.:
E-mail:
Phone no.:

(hereinafter referred to as the “Agent” or the “Party”)

Preamble

This Contract has been concluded further to the result of the public procurement procedure called by
the Principal as Awarding Authority, in which the Agent as applicant was awarded a contract for the
provision of services related to the subject: “Foreign expert – ex-post project evaluation”.
The Principal and the Agent hereby declare that, in view of the fact that the Principal requests the
execution of the contract and the Agent is a successful applicant in public procurement, has practical
experience related to the subject of the contract, is authorised to execute the contract, has the expert,
personal and material potential for the execution of the contract, and meets all the conditions for the
execution of the requested subject of the contract, have entered into this Contract under the following
terms and conditions.
 Article I
Subject-Matter of the Mandate Contract

1. The Agent undertakes to perform the following activity for the Principal under this Contract:
Ex-post evaluation of the OP R&D national project: National Infrastructure for Supporting
Technology Transfer in Slovakia – NITT SK (hereinafter referred to as “NITT SK”) in
compliance with the Evaluation Plan of the Operational Programme Research and Innovation
for the Programming Period 2014–2020, submission of the Final Evaluation Report not later
than three months from the signing of the Mandate Contract by both Parties in accordance
with the Evaluation Timetable specified in Annex 1 hereto via e-mail to the address of the
person appointed by the Principal, i.e. 0JU 'DQLHO3LWRĖiN daniel.pitonak@minedu.sk, and
delivery by mail of the Final Evaluation Report in English language in printed and bound
format to the Principal´s address (Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports SR,
Stromová 1, 813 30 Bratislava) indicated in the heading of this Contract. The Evaluation
Specifications form an inseparable part of this Mandate Contract (Annex 1 in English
language).

2. The Agent shall execute the activity as per Article II, par. 1 hereof in English language. This
provision shall not apply to the performance of the activity in Czech language as per Article II,
par. 1 hereof.

3. In order to fulfil the purpose of the Contract, the Principal shall provide its concurrence to the
Agent as may be reasonably requested and as needed for the execution of the activity forming
the subject of the Principal´s obligation under this Contract.

Article II
Remuneration of the Agent

1. The Principal shall pay to the Agent to his account indicated in the heading of this Contract a
total remuneration of EUR 8,200.00 (eight thousand two hundred euros) upon due fulfilment
of the order, whereas this remuneration includes:
x Ex-post evaluation in accordance with the Specifications which form an inseparable part of
this Contract (Annex 1 in English language);
x Elaboration of the Final Evaluation Report on the ex-post evaluation of the OP R&D
national project: National Infrastructure for Supporting Technology Transfer in Slovakia –
NITT SK – delivery of work;
x At least two business trips to Slovakia (tickets, accommodation costs, food allowance): one
for the purpose of holding working meetings with the NITT SK project actors, and the
other for presenting the Final Evaluation Report on the national project evaluation;
x Reasonable and effective expenses of the Agent related to mail delivery of the evaluation
report to the Principal´s address.

2. The remuneration shall be paid within the 15th day of the calendar month for the period of the
previous calendar month in which the activity under this Contract was executed, duly
delivered by the Agent and accepted in the form of a written certificate. Execution means the
completion and delivery of two copies of the Final Evaluation Report in English language,
with annexes and with a file containing the collected data obtained upon the evaluation of the
 OP R&I project: National Infrastructure for Supporting Technology Transfer in Slovakia –
NITT SK in accordance with the Specifications that form an inseparable part of this Contract
(Annex 1 in English language), in printed and bound format. The remuneration shall be
considered paid on the day of its crediting to the Agent´s account indicated in the heading of
this Contract.

3. By signing this Contract the Agent certifies his acknowledgement of the fact that the
remuneration shall be paid in the agreed amount and that the Agent shall be liable for the
taxation of his income under this Contract and for the payment of the applicable health
insurance under the annual clearance in compliance with the national tax laws.

Article III
Contract duration

1. This Contract is concluded for the time period of four months from its entry into effect. The
Contract may be terminated by any of the Parties for any reasons or without giving reason
with a notice period of one calendar month. This period shall commence on the first day of the
month following the month in which the notice of termination was delivered to the other
Party.

2. The above provision shall not affect the right of the Parties to terminate the contractual
relationship by agreement at any time and for any reason. Such agreement shall be made in
writing and shall state the dates, and the signatures of the persons authorised to act on behalf
of the Parties shall be on one document.

3. Should the Agent fail to fulfil his obligation under Article II, par. 1 hereof, the Principal
reserves the right to reduce the agreed amount of the remuneration or withdraw from this
Contract upon expiry of the deadline for delivery of the outputs.

Article IV
Rights and Obligations of the Agent

1. The Agent shall execute the activities under Article II, par. 1 hereof in person. He shall perform
the duties which form the subject-matter of this Contract with due care and in compliance with
the dates stipulated in Annex 1 hereto under Section 5 Evaluation Timetable, which forms an
inseparable part of this Contract. Where the Agent entrusts the performance of the activity to a
third party, he shall be liable against the Principal in the same manner as if the activity was
executed by the Agent.

2. Where the fulfilment of the Agent´s duties include facts (activities) requiring the concurrence
of the Principal or persons acting on behalf of the Principal, the Agent shall immediately notify
the Principal thereof and request from the Principal professional concurrence so that the
Principal´s rights and interests protected by law do not suffer any harm due to the Agent´s
defective action.

3. The Agent shall keep confidentiality of the facts which he learns about upon the fulfilment of
his duties for the Principal also after termination of this Contract and by the disclosure of
 which he may harm the Principal´s reputation. The Agent may be released from the
confidentiality duty solely by the Principal´s statutory representative.

4. The Agent shall provide the Principal or the persons appointed by the Principal, at the
Principal´s request, all and any reports and information on the fulfilment of the duties that fall
under the Agent´s obligations and transfer onto the Principal all and any benefits arising from
the executed order.

Article V
Delivery

1. The address indicated by the Parties in the heading of this Contract shall be used for delivery
by the Parties of documents in paper form. In the event that any of the Parties fails to retrieve
the document within three months from the day of its lodging, the third day of this time period
shall be deemed the day of delivery, irrespective of whether that Party learnt about such
lodging or not.

2. The e-mail addresses indicated by the Parties in the heading of this Contract shall be used for
electronic communication between the Parties, while using the Read receipt or Delivery
receipt function in mutual communication.

Article VI
Final Provisions

1. This Contract is made out in eight identical copies (originals), four of them made in Slovak
language and the other four in English language. One copy of the Contract in both languages
shall be given to the Agent and three copies in both languages shall be archived for the
purposes of the Principal´s documentation. In the event of any disputes, the Slovak version of
the Contract shall be used.

2. The Parties undertake to communicate in English. This provision shall not apply to
communication in Czech.

3. The rights and obligations of the Parties not regulated herein shall be governed by the
provisions of the Civil Code and other generally binding legal regulations of the Slovak
Republic.

4. Any changes or amendments hereto shall be made in writing and shall bear the date, reference
number and signatures of the Parties’ representatives on the same document; otherwise, they
shall not be valid.

5. This Contract shall come into force on the day of its signing by the persons authorised to act
on behalf of the Parties. Where this Contract is signed on different dates, the Contract shall
come into force on the day on which the last signature was affixed hereto.