Appendix E - Key Dates and Time Limits

Milestone

Date

[unless expressed otherwise, can be either a fixed date or on a time elapsed basis]

Contractual consequence

Comments from the Contract Management Team

[e.g. who is responsible for monitoring this date]

Financial Close

[Interim Services Commencement Date]

Planning - preparation and pre application discussions

Environmental Permit - preparation and pre application discussions

Planning - submission of Planning Application

Planning Application Longstop Date

Failure to submit Planning Application by Planning Application Longstop Date is a Contractor Default

Environmental Permit - submission of Environmental Permit Application

Judicial review or challenge period assumed

Planning Permission Longstop Date

Where the Contractor fails to achieve Planning Permission or to secure an Environmental Permit by the Planning Permission Longstop Date:

(a) in the case of planning failure, the Authority is obliged to terminate the Contract pursuant to paragraph 3.5 of Schedule 26 (Planning) or to require the Contractor to submit a Revised Project Plan;

(b) in the case of failure to secure an Environmental Permit, the Authority is obliged to terminate the Contract pursuant to paragraph 11.1.5 of Schedule 27 (Approach to Permit Risk)

Planned Works Commencement Date

Failure to commence the Works by [      ] Months after the Planned Works Commencement Date is a Contractor Default

Works Period

Commissioning Period

Planned Readiness Date

Planned Acceptance Date

Planned Services Commencement Date

Readiness Longstop Date

[  ] Months after the Planned Readiness Date

[Failure to obtain Readiness Certificate by Readiness Longstop Date is a Contractor Default]

Acceptance Longstop Date

[12] Months after the Planned Services Commencement Date

Failure to obtain Acceptance Test Certificate by Acceptance Longstop Date is a Contractor Default

Expiry Date

The [        ] anniversary of the date of this Contract