(a) (Coordination): Project Co acknowledges that Interface Parties may carry out Interface Works.
(b) (Notification): Other than if they are Direct Interface Works, the State must notify Project Co when it intends to undertake or authorise any Interface Works and will provide Project Co with details of the Interface Works and the proposed time for the Interface Works.
(c) (Co-operation): Project Co must, subject to the terms of the Direct Interface Deed with the Direct Interface Party if they are Direct Interface Works:
(i) permit the Interface Parties to undertake their Interface Works on and in the direct vicinity of the Project Area;
(ii) fully co-operate with the Interface Parties, including to facilitate the implementation of the Interface Works, including providing information to co-ordinate and permitting reasonable temporary closure of parts of the Project Area, and other areas affected by the Interface Works and rescheduling or otherwise adjusting Project Activities;
(iii) carefully co-ordinate and interface the Project Activities with the Interface Works carried out or to be carried out by the Interface Parties;
(iv) carry out the Project Activities so as to minimise interference, disruption or delay to the Interface Works;
(v) notify the State of any matter in connection with the undertaking or intended undertaking of the Interface Works that may have an adverse effect upon the carrying out of the Project Activities or the safety of persons as soon as possible after becoming aware of such matter;
(vi) provide sufficient, safe access to the Project Area to an Interface Party to enable the relevant Interface Party to undertake the Interface Works;
(vii) assist the State with the tender process for any Interface Works by providing information required by the State and meeting with tenderers as required by the State;
(viii) attend any meetings called by the Interface Parties that relate to Interface Works;
(ix) use its best endeavours and act in accordance with Best Industry Practice to ensure that the Project Assets are protected from accidental damage by the Interface Parties;
(x) not tender, and must ensure that none of the Key Subcontractors or Significant Subcontractors tender, for or carry out any element of the Interface Works without the approval of the State; and
(xi) notify the State of any matter which the undertaking or intended undertaking of any Interface Works by the Interface Parties may have on the carrying out of the Project Activities or the safety of any persons as soon as possible after becoming aware of such matter.
(d) (Compliance): Project Co must enter into, and comply with all of its obligations under each Direct Interface Deed.
(e) (No State liability): Except to the extent set out in an agreement between the State and a relevant Key Subcontractor or Significant Subcontractor for the carrying out of the Interface Works:
(i) the State will not have any Liability to Project Co or any Project Co Associate; and
(ii) neither Project Co nor any Project Co Associate will be entitled to make any Claim against the State,
in connection with any Interface Works carried out by a Key Subcontractor or Significant Subcontractor and any such Key Subcontractor or Significant Subcontractor will not be a State Associate.
(f) (State obligations): The State must:
(i) except where the Interface Works are undertaken by a Direct Interface Party, procure that any Interface Party complies with the relevant Site Access and Interface Protocols when accessing the Site; and
(ii) subject to the terms of any Direct Interface Deed, if the Interface Works are Direct Interface Works, procure that any Interface Party provides Project Co with all as-built drawings and any other Material in respect of the Interface Works as may be reasonably requested by Project Co and that are relevant to the carrying out of the Project Activities (provided that Project Co complies with any reasonable confidentiality requirements of the Interface Party).
(g) (Maintenance responsibility): If the State constructs or procures the construction of any Site Interface Works, the State may, at any time, issue to Project Co a Modification Request under clause 35.1 or a Modification Order under clause 35.11, in relation to the maintenance and repair of those Site Interface Works.