Schedule Part

Comment

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Outline Commissioning Programme

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To be considered in light of Clauses 17 (Pre-Completion Commissioning) and 18 (Post Completion Commissioning) and the commissioning activities/start up of services to be carried out during those periods. This should outline who is responsible for what (and when) and set out the principles for all completion tests and inspections. For many projects there is likely to be no requirement for commissioning either before or after the Facilities are otherwise complete. In those cases this Schedule Part may become no more than the Completion Criteria against which to test completion of the Facilities.

In any event, the completion criteria should be limited to matters for which the construction sub-contractor will be solely responsible as senior funders will want to be certain that the construction sub-contractor is liable for liquidated damages if the Payment Commencement Date is delayed for any reason other than a Compensation Event. Authorities should also beware of including requirements in the Completion Criteria, such as decanting Authority equipment from existing premises, that risk leaving the Authority with no option but to accept service commencement despite not all the Completion Criteria having been met.