5.1 The Authority should prepare its contract management documents far enough in advance of the commencement of the transition period to allow all of the necessary governance arrangements to be put in place and for any necessary recruitment and training of contract management team members to be completed. It is suggested that the documents should be drafted before the FBC is submitted and completed no less than three months before service delivery. If this is not done, the Authority could cause the Contractor to be delayed. The Contractor will have his systems in place and will assume that the Authority has done the same.
5.2 If there is a construction phase prior to service delivery, contract management documents will include a transition plan for the construction phase which will need to be completed prior to contract signature.