Correction Plan

5.5  The Contractor shall submit a draft Correction Plan where:

5.5.1  it becomes aware that it will not Achieve a Milestone by the Milestone Date; or

5.5.2  it has failed to Achieve a Milestone by its Milestone Date, whether that failure arises because of:

5.5.2.1  a failure to submit any or all Deliverables in respect of that Milestone;

5.5.2.2  the failure of the Milestone successfully to complete or Achieve any Test; or

5.5.2.3  where there are no Tests in respect of the relevant Milestone, any non-conformance in respect of that Milestone referred to in the Non-conformance Report.

5.6  The draft Correction Plan shall identify the issues arising out of the Delay and the steps that the Contractor proposes to take to Achieve the Milestone in accordance with this Agreement.

5.7  The draft Correction Plan shall be submitted to the Authority for its approval as soon as possible and in any event not later than 10 Working Days (or such other period as the Authority notifies to the Contractor in writing) after the initial notification under Clause 5.1 or the issue of a Non-Conformance Report.

5.8  The Authority shall not withhold its approval of a draft Correction Plan unreasonably.  If the Authority does not approve the draft Correction Plan or in the event that the information is provided after the dates referred to in Clause 5.1 above, then it shall inform the Contractor in writing of its reasons promptly following its decision to withhold approval and the Contractor shall take those reasons into account in the preparation of a further draft Correction Plan, which shall be resubmitted to the Authority within five Working Days of being notified in writing.

5.9  The Contractor shall comply with each Correction Plan following its approval by the Authority.