2.  GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

2.1  hubco will, as an integral part of its overall service delivery in relation to the development and approval of New Projects and without entitlement to specific or additional payment: 

2.1.1  work with the Participants and relevant Community Planning Partnerships to develop local delivery plans which will then form the basis of the updated TDP; and

2.1.2  work with the Participants to review the applicability of the TDP to the provision of Community Services in the Territory and to decide which New Projects to proceed with,

so that Participants can make informed decisions as to which projects may become New Projects.

2.2  hubco will, as an integral part of its overall service delivery in relation to the development and approval of New Projects and without entitlement to specific or additional payment, work with the Participants and other members of the TPB (and, where relevant, with the Community Planning Partnerships) to:

2.2.1  identify, analyse and discuss the Participants' collective and individual accommodation requirements;

2.2.2  assist in the development of local delivery plans and review their applicability to the provision of Community Services in the Territory;

2.2.3  develop further the TDP, in particular to further refine the proposals contained in the TDP;

2.2.4  prioritise New Projects on a basis consistent with the decisions from time to time of the TPB under Clause 14.2;

2.2.5  identify and appraise available options for meeting the Participants' accommodation requirements and thereby recommend (on the basis of best available value for money) which New Projects to progress;

2.2.6  advise how best to bundle accommodation requirements within a New Project to ensure that the New Project is Affordable, offers value for money and provides a solution with an appropriate level of flexibility;

2.2.7  take into consideration the views of relevant stakeholders in relation to the TDP and actual or potential New Projects;

2.2.8  develop the Participants' requirements in relation to New Projects which, in due course, during the Stage 2 Approval process set out at paragraph 5, will be developed further to enable it to form the basis for the agreement of the relevant Project Agreement

2.2.9  analyse and discuss the range of potential funding options for New Projects including the feasibility of third party funding such as sponsorship when considering and developing a New Project

2.2.10  assist in the preparation of outline business cases and obtaining all necessary approvals; and

2.2.11  in addition to the requirements of Schedule Part 6 (New Project Pricing Report), agree with potential Relevant Participant(s)

(a)  the appropriate Comparator for purposes of determining the Project Development Fee Cap;

(b)   the adjustments to be made pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule Part 4 (Partnering Services Costs) in respect of such Comparator; and 

(c)  each part of the Project Development Fee Cap

for any New Project in respect of which such Participant(s) has/have indicated an intention to submit a New Project Request.

2.3  Each Participant will co-operate with hubco in its performance of its obligations under paragraph 2.2 above, in relation to any New Project or potential New Project being developed by hubco, including (without limitation):

2.3.1  providing any information reasonably required by hubco to enable it to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs 4 and/or 5

2.3.2  identifying whether any requirements under paragraph 4.2 and/or 5.3 may not be required or what additionally may be required by the Participants;

2.3.3  explaining any relevant considerations around the funding of and/or financial envelope for the proposed New Project;

2.3.4  identifying suitable benchmarks for the New Project; and

2.3.5  providing reasonable assistance to hubco in relation to the procurement by hubco of all relevant Consents and the entering into of Project Agreements,

and agreeing with hubco the matters referred to in paragraph 2.2.11 above.

2.4  Where the potential Relevant Participant(s) and hubco are unable to agree the matters referred to in paragraph 2.2.11 above within a period of three (3) months, the TPB shall determine such matters.