48.14  Payment for the final Month of the Service Period29

The following provisions shall apply to payment of the Monthly Payment for the final Month of the Contract Period:

(a)  the Draft Monthly Payment Report which includes the Monthly Unitary Charge for the final Month of the Contract Period (as calculated in accordance with paragraph ♦ of the Payment Mechanism) shall be provided by the Service Provider and made available to the Authority as soon as possible (but no later than two (2) Months) after the end of the Contract Period.  The Draft Monthly Payment Report shall include all information identified in paragraph ♦ of the Payment Mechanism for both the final and penultimate Months of the Service Period;

(b)  the parties shall meet to discuss this Draft Monthly Payment Report and the Monthly Payment Report shall be sent by the Service Provider to the Authority within ten (10) Business Days of such meeting;

(c)  an invoice shall be sent to the relevant party and the invoice shall be due and payable in accordance with clause 48.5 to clause 48.10 (inclusive);

(d)  any amount which is agreed or determined to be payable in respect of any Disputed Sum related to the Monthly Payment Report referred to in clause 48.14(b) and/or the invoice referred to in clause 48.14(c) shall become due and payable twenty (20) Business Days from the date of agreement or determination.

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29  To be amended to reflect the Payment Mechanism.