(a) The Company shall conduct all regularly scheduled preventive and remedial maintenance of the New ICT Services and Facilities, including repairs, overhauls, improvements, and replacements, in accordance with the maintenance plans and schedules developed pursuant to this Section 6.5.
(b) The Company shall submit to the Agency, not later than sixty (60) Days prior to the start of each Contract Year (in the case of Contract Year 1, prior to the Required Provisional In-Service Date), a maintenance plan and schedule for the New ICT Services and Facilities for that Contract Year. The maintenance schedule for a Contract Year shall indicate the dates and times during which the normal delivery of Services will be interrupted for each Planned Downtime during that Contract Year (the "Planned Downtime Period" for such Planned Outage). The Planned Downtime Period during any Contract Year shall not exceed [●] hours.
(c) A Planned Downtime shall be confirmed by the Parties sixty (60) Days prior to such downtime and reconfirmed twenty-one (21) Days in advance. The Agency may request the Company to reschedule a Planned Downtime for any valid reason and the Company shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request consistent with Prudent Utility Practice. If the Company cannot accommodate the request, it shall inform the Agency in writing as early as possible, which should not be later than fifteen (15) Days after its receipt of a request for rescheduling any Planned Downtime.
(d) The Company will carry out and provide back-up and recovery procedures or facilities to ensure the continuous operation of the Project even during system downtimes or breakdowns.
(e) The Company shall set aside a special fund for the repair, maintenance and system upgrade of the New ICT Services and Facilities and to fund training and technology transfer activities under this Agreement. The fund shall be placed in escrow and shall be built up in accordance with the terms for the creation and operation of such fund provided in Schedule F (Service Level Agreements).