SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENT IN AGREEMENT WITH RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY and Phytotech, Inc. Subcontract number: 812 Subcontractor: Phytotech, Inc. Address: 1 Deer Park Drive, Suite 1 Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 For: Performance of certain work and...

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                               SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENT
                                 IN AGREEMENT WITH
                           RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY
                                        and
                                  Phytotech, Inc.


Subcontract number:        812

Subcontractor:             Phytotech, Inc.

Address:                   0 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0 
                           Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, XX  00000

For:                       Performance of certain work and services in
                           connection with Rutgers account number: 4-23368

Project Sponsor:           New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Project Title:             Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals From Contaminated
                           Soil

Rutgers Project Director/  Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Principal Investigator:

Department:                Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology

Type of Contract:          Cost Reimbursement

Period of Performance:     June 1, 1996 to April 30, 1997

Maximum Allowable Price:   $52,541

Issued by:                 Rutgers, The State University
                           Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
                           PO Box 1179 - ASB Annex II, Xxxxx Campus
                           Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1179

Invoice to:                Rutgers, The State University
                           Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology
                           Xxxxx Xxxx
                           Xxxxxx Road
                           PO Box 231
                           New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231



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PREAMBLE                                                                    3

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

          ARTICLE 1   SCOPE OF WORK                                         3

          ARTICLE 2   KEY PERSONNEL                                         3

          ARTICLE 3   PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE                                 3

          ARTICLE 4   COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT                    3

          ARTICLE 5   REPORTING REQUIREMENTS                                4

          ARTICLE 6   AUDIT                                                 4

          ARTICLE 7   EQUIPMENT                                             5

          ARTICLE 8   RIGHTS IN DATA AND COPYRIGHTS                         5

          ARTICLE 9   TERMINATION                                           5

          ARTICLE 10  PROVISIONS OF PRIME AGREEMENT                         6

          ARTICLE 11  PUBLICITY                                             6

          ARTICLE 12  DISPUTES                                              6

          ARTICLE 13  PHS ATTESTATION                                       6

          ARTICLE 14  DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION                              6

          ARTICLE 15  EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION                  7

          ARTICLE 16  INDEMNIFICATION                                       7

          ARTICLE 17  ASSIGNMENT                                            7

          ARTICLE 18  ENTIRE AGREEMENT                                      7

          ARTICLE 19  SITUS                                                 8

          EXHIBIT A   STATEMENT OF WORK

          EXHIBIT B   BUDGET

          EXHIBIT C   SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION


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