3.4  Step-Out

The Authority:

(a)  may, at any time, give the Construction Contractor at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to terminate the Step-in Period on a date specified in the notice (the Step-out Date); and

(b)  shall give the Construction Contractor at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice that (subject to clause 4.4(b) (Consent Withheld)) the Step-in Period will end due to the occurrence (subject to clause 4.7 (Extension of Step-In Period)) of the first anniversary of the Step-in Date;

provided that:

(i)  the Authority has performed and discharged in full or procured the performance and discharge in full of any obligations of the Service Provider under the Construction Contract in relation to the maintenance of records and the provision of reports during the Step-in Period so as to permit the Construction Contractor to monitor the performance of the Service Provider's other obligations under the Construction Contract; and

(ii)  all liability under the Step-in Undertaking pursuant to any claims made up to the date specified in either clause 3.4(a) or clause 3.4(b) (as the case may be) shall have been fully and unconditionally discharged,

and the Authority shall be released from the Step-in Undertaking on the expiry of the Step-in Period in accordance with clauses 3.4(a) and 3.4(b). Such release shall not affect the continuation of the Service Provider's obligations towards the Construction Contractor under the Construction Contract.