Handback Requirements

4.1  The Contractor shall develop a Handback Plan in accordance with the relevant Method Statement and submit it in accordance with the Review Procedure to the Authority within the first calendar year following the Services Commencement Date. The Handback Plan shall outline the agreed timetable and activities required for all significant events leading up to the handback of the Facilities to the Authority for use at either the Expiry Date or on early termination of the Contract. The Handback Plan shall cover as a minimum:

a)  land interests associated with the Site(s);

b)  the updated and complete Contracts;

c)  all Assets associated with the Site(s);

d)  any ongoing liabilities; and

e)  all personnel associated with the Facilities and which are proposed to form part of the Handback Plan.

4.2  The Handback Plan shall include a programme which shall be updated as required during the lifetime of the Contract and shall be agreed with the Authority, prior to the Handback Plan being updated.

4.3  The Contractor shall comply with the Handback Plan at all times during the handback process.

4.4  The Contractor shall handback the Facilities in a physical and operational condition which will ensure the Minimum Residual Life. The condition shall be subject to agreement with the Authority, and subject to surveys, in accordance with the relevant part of the Contract.

4.5  The Contractor shall ensure that any remedial work required by the Authority is carried out and completed to the Authority's satisfaction at the Contractor's cost before the Expiry Date.

4.6  The Contractor shall at the Contractor's cost, provide all necessary training to all personnel which the Authority form part of the Handback Plan and which the Authority nominates for the running of the Facilities  as a minimum one Contract Month before the planned Expiry Date ensure the continued operation of the Site(s).