13.2  Overall Responsibility

The obligations in Clause 13.1 (Obligation to Carry Out) are independent obligations.  In particular:

13.2.1  the fact that the Contractor has complied with the Authority's Requirements but not the Contractor's Proposals shall not be a defence to an allegation that the Contractor has not satisfied the Contractor's Proposals provided that the Authority's Requirements shall take priority over the Contractor's Proposals in the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between them; and

13.2.2  the fact that the Contractor has complied with the Contractor's Proposals but not the Authority's Requirements shall not be a defence to an allegation that the Contractor has not satisfied the Authority's Requirements.