If a Technical Acceptance regime is required for a Project, the State should specify in the RFP the fixed or minimum period it requires between Technical Acceptance and Commercial Acceptance to access the Development Phase Area to carry out activities such as training, commissioning, testing and transition in preparation for the operation of the Maintained Assets. The activities that the State and Project Co must perform during this Commissioning Period must be set out in the PSDR. Respondents will need to allow for this Commissioning Period in their Proposals and in setting the Date for Commercial Acceptance. The State will usually require priority access to at least parts of the Development Phase Area over Project Co during this Commissioning Period. Priority access means that Project Co will need to work around the timetable and access requirements of the State.

If the State does not specify a fixed or minimum Commissioning Period then Shortlisted Respondents are likely to assume either no time or very limited time is required between Technical Acceptance and Commercial Acceptance.