1.4 Tender Process and Project Timeframes

Guidance note: Fixed dates, months or quarters should be specified for the Project milestones identified in Table 1 (RFP Phase) and Table 2 (Indicative Project Timetable).

Table 1 (RFP Phase) sets out the key dates for the RFP Phase and Table 2 (Indicative Project Timetable) sets out the indicative Project timetable.

Table 1: RFP Phase

Milestone	Target Date / Period
RFP Phase
Release of RFP	[insert date]
Interactive Tender Process	[insert month and year] to [insert month and year]
Closing Time and Date	[insert time and date]

Table 2: Indicative Project Timetable

Phase	Target Date / Period
RFP Phase
Preferred Respondent selected	[insert relevant quarter and year]
Negotiation and Completion Phase
Contract Close	[insert relevant quarter and year]
Financial Close	[insert relevant quarter and year]
Development Phase
[Insert Development Phase milestones]
Operating Phase
Maximum Operating Phase duration	[insert Operating Phase period] years from the Date for Commercial Acceptance

The State reserves the right to amend the timetables outlined in Table 1 (RFP Phase) and Table 2 (Indicative Project Timetable) at any stage.