34.6  AUDIT RIGHTS AND TRANSACTION COSTS

34.6.1  The Authority will need to ensure it has the right of access at any time (either before or after the Refinancing) to audit the financial model used by the private sector for the Refinancing and calculation of the Refinancing Gain, the underlying assumptions for the data and projections used in the model and to review documentation resulting from the refinancing, whether or not a refinancing appears to be subject to Authority consent and gain sharing.

34.6.2  These rights are important to enable the Authority to confirm whether the Refinancing is subject to its consent, to verify any calculations in respect of the sharing of Refinancing Gains, and to assess the impact (if any) of the refinancing on the Authority's termination liabilities and other considerations highlighted above, including any adverse impact on the private sector's incentive to sustain service standards throughout the term of the Contract, particularly in later years.

34.6.3  The Authority should be reimbursed by the Contractor for its reasonable costs of engaging suitable advisers to review refinancing proposals and to support the Authority in connection with implementing an agreed refinancing. The Refinancing Gain available for sharing will be calculated after deducting the reasonable third party costs incurred by the Contractor and the Authority in connection with the transaction.