26.1  Maintenance

26.1.1  The Contractor shall ensure on a continuing basis that at all times its maintenance and operating procedures are compliant with the Maintenance Requirements and in any event are sufficient to ensure that:

(a)  the Facility is available61 as required by this Contract and the Authority's Requirements;

(b)  it can maintain the design intention of each Facility and those Assets as described in limbs (a) and (b) in the definition of Assets to achieve their full working life62; and

(c)  the Assets [(or such part of the Assets as may be required by the Authority)] are handed back to the Authority on the Expiry Date in a condition complying with the requirements of this Clause and the Handback Requirements.

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61  This provision should cross refer to the Authority's Requirements.

62  This will often be for the life of the Contract. To the extent a significantly longer period is required then this should be made clear as soon as possible in the competitive process (and certainly not after the bid documentation has been issued). If relevant, reference could be made to the Authority's Requirements.