Contract number: [ complete ]  Service contract conditions of December 2018  I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS  I.1. ORDER OF PRIORITY OF PROVISIONS  I.2. SUBJECT MATTER  I.3. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND DURATION  I.4. PRICE  I.4.1. Price of the contract and maximum amount  6  1 As a rule the contracting authority signs last. In this case, the contractor should be duly informed of  the date on which the contract enters into force (date of signature by the contracting authority).  The price payable under this contract excluding renewals, reimbursement of expenses and  price revision is EUR [ amount in figures and in words ].  The period of  performance of the contract may be extended only with the express  written agreement of the parties before the expiration of such period.  The subject matter of the contract is related to setting up, organising and managing the  technical and support office for the ETIP for Smart Networks for the Energy Transition (ETIP  SNET) and the BRIDGE initiative. The European Technology and Innovation Platforms  (ETIPs) are one of the main implementation mechanisms of the European Strategic Energy  Technology Plan (SET Plan). BRIDGE is the cooperation group of ongoing smart grids and  energy storage projects funded by the European Horizon 2020 programme under the Societal  Challenge: Secure, clean and efficient energy. If there is any conflict between different provisions in this contract, the following rules must  be applied:  (a) The provisions set out in the special conditions take precedence over those in the other  parts of the contract. (b) The provisions set out in the general conditions take precedence over those in the  other annexes. (c) The provisions set out in the tender specifications (Annex I) take precedence over  those in the tender (Annex II).  I.3.2 The  performance of the contract  cannot start before its entry into force. I.3.1 The contract enters into force on the date on which the last party signs it $^{1}$. I.3.3  The duration of the  performance of the contract  will be 36 months. The  performance  of the contract  starts from 1 September 2020 or from the date of entry into force of the  contract, whichever is last.