1.  NOTIFICATION AND SPECIFICATION162

1.1.  If a Medium Value Change is required by the Authority, it shall serve an Authority Change Notice on the Contractor.

1.2.  The Authority Change Notice shall, where applicable, include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(a)  a statement that it is a Medium Value Change and whether or not the Change is required as a result of a Change in Law;

(b)  a description of any works (or alteration to a Facility ) required in sufficient detail to allow the design and pricing of the Medium Value Change by the Contractor;

(c)  whether, in respect of any additional works, the Contractor is expected to provide maintenance and lifecycle services in respect of such additional works;

(d)  the location for the works or services required;

(e)  the timing of the works or services required [together with any adjustments required to any fixed dates in the Contract;

(f)  in respect of additional or varied services, a description of such service or variation to a Service together with the anticipated date of implementation of the variation or commencement of the new service in sufficient detail to allow the pricing of the Medium Value Change by the Contractor;

(g)  whether any amendments to, or new, Consents are required in order to implement the Change;

(h)  either confirmation that the Authority will fund the Medium Value Change itself and its proposals for payment (whether in stages or otherwise) or a request that the Contractor raises finance for the Authority Change as required by paragraph 9.1 (Payment) of Part 1 of this Change Protocol; and

(i)  the date by which the Contractor shall provide the Contractor Response to the Authority (which shall be appropriate to the complexity of the Change required and shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of the Authority Change Notice) or forty (40) Business Days if the Authority requests that the Contractor obtain funding of the Capital Expenditure under paragraph 5.1 of Part 1.

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162  The Authority may consider whether a pro forma should be included as an Appendix to this Schedule 21.