(a) (Request for offer): The State may request Project Co to submit an offer for the provision of each Reviewable Service or a bundle of the Reviewable Services (as notified by the State under clause 30.2) for the next Reviewable Services Term.
(b) (Project Co offer): Whether or not the State has made a request in accordance with clause 30.3(a), no later than [9] Months before the Reviewable Services Date, Project Co may (and if the State has made a request in accordance with clause 30.3(a), Project Co must) submit an offer for the provision of the Reviewable Services for the next Reviewable Services Term on the terms notified by the State under clause 30.2 and in a form consistent with the Reviewable Services Schedule.
(c) (Offer detail): Project Co's offer must:
(i) contain an overarching explanation and details of any proposed changes to the price of the Reviewable Services;
(ii) be priced in accordance with the pricing principles set out in clause 30.1(c);
(iii) break down the price for each of the Reviewable Services for the next Reviewable Services Term;
(iv) include the staffing profiles and shift patterns in respect of the performance of the Reviewable Services for the next Reviewable Services Term, including the number of full time equivalent positions involved in Management and Administration compared with the then current Reviewable Services Schedule;
(v) detail all of the relevant factors and inputs into the proposed price including proposals in connection with labour and materials required to perform the Services;
(vi) clearly identify the allocation of responsibility for the performance of obligations where such obligations may be provided pursuant to two or more Services (including Services which do not constitute Reviewable Services);
(vii) provide details of any changes that may have been made to the subcontracting arrangements for the Reviewable Services during the previous Reviewable Services Term; and
(viii) otherwise be consistent with the then current Reviewable Services Schedule and otherwise be market competitive.
(d) (Offer submitted): If Project Co submits an offer in accordance with clause 30.3(a) or clause 30.3(b), then:
(i) for a period of [3] Months after the offer is submitted, the State must negotiate exclusively with Project Co for the provision of the relevant Reviewable Services during the next Reviewable Services Term; and
(ii) the State will, by a date no later than 1 Month after the expiration of that [3] Month period, advise Project Co whether:
A. Project Co's offer is acceptable to the State for the provision of each Reviewable Service; or
B. if Project Co's offer is not acceptable to the State in respect of a Reviewable Service, that the State requires a competitive tender to be conducted under clause 30.5 in respect of that Reviewable Service.
(e) (Offer remains open): Notwithstanding that the State may require Project Co to conduct a competitive tender, Project Co's offer must remain open for subsequent acceptance by the State under clause 30.6(b) until the Reviewable Services Tender Expiry Date.
(f) (If Project Co offer accepted): If the State accepts Project Co's offer, then:
(i) the Service Payment (and the Financial Model) must be adjusted for the balance of the Operational Phase to reflect the updated Reviewable Services Schedule:
A. accepted by the State in accordance with clause 30.1(b); or
B. amended as necessary to reflect the outcome of any Dispute referred to expert determination in accordance with clause 48.1; and
(ii) the Project Documents will be amended to reflect Project Co's offer as accepted by the State.