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6.7 Adjustment Only Through Change Order.
Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, no change in the requirements of this Agreement, whether an addition to, deletion from, suspension of or modification to this Agreement, including any Work, shall be the basis for an adjustment for any change in the Contract Price, the Project Schedule, Payment Schedule, any Work, any of the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantee or any other obligations of Contractor or right of Owner under this Agreement unless and until such addition, deletion, suspension or modification has been authorized by a Change Order executed and issued in accordance with and in strict compliance with the requirements of this Section 6.7. Contractor shall not perform any change in the Work unless and until such change is authorized pursuant to this Section 6.7, and should Contractor perform or claim to perform any changes in the Work prior to authorization by Change Order, all such costs and expenses incurred by Contractor shall be for Contractor’s account. No course of conduct or dealings between the Parties, nor implied acceptance of additions, deletions, suspensions or modifications to this Agreement, including any Work, and no claim that Owner has been unjustly enriched by any such addition, deletion, suspension or modification to this Agreement, whether or not there is in fact any such unjust enrichment, shall be the basis for any claim for an adjustment in the Contract Price, the Project Schedule, the Payment Schedule, any Work, any of the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantee or any other obligations of Contractor under this Agreement.
6.8 Force Majeure.
A. Contractor Relief. If the commencement, prosecution or completion of the Work is prevented or delayed by Force Majeure (including the effects of such Force Majeure), then Contractor shall be entitled to an extension to the Target Substantial Completion Dates and/or Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates to the extent, if any, permitted under Section 6.8A.1 and an adjustment to the Contract Price to the extent, if any, permitted under Section 6.8A.2, provided that Contractor has complied with the notice and Change Order requirements in Section 6.5 and the mitigation requirements in Section 6.11. In addition, if Force Majeure (including the effects of such Force Majeure) prevents Contractor’s performance with respect to any portion of the Work, Contractor shall, subject to Section 6.11, be relieved from performance of such portion of the Work for the time period that such Force Majeure, or the effects of such Force Majeure, are continuing. All time extensions to the Project Schedule and adjustments to the Contract Price for such delays or preventions shall be by Change Order implemented and documented as required under this Article 6.
1. Time Extension. Contractor shall be entitled to an extension to the applicable Target Substantial Completion Dates and/or Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates for delay or prevention that meets the requirements of this Section 6.8A, if and to the extent such delay or prevention causes a delay in the critical path of the Work. Contractor shall demonstrate to Owner its entitlement to relief under this Section by providing to Owner an updated CPM Schedule using Primavera Project Planner in its native electronic format with actual durations entered for all activities on the critical path and re-forecasted clearly to indicate Contractor’s entitlement to a time extension under this Section 6.8A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustment to the Target Substantial Completion Date(s) shall extend the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates in the same amounts so that the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 1 is always one hundred five (105) Days after the Target Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 1 and the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 2 is always one hundred five (105) Days after the Target Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 2, regardless of whether the delay impacts only the critical path of the Work to achieve the applicable Target Substantial Completion Date and not the applicable Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date.
2. Compensation. Contractor shall be entitled to an adjustment to the Contract Price for any delay or prevention that meets the requirements of this Section 6.8A, if such delay or prevention, alone or in conjunction with other Force Majeure Events, continues for a period of at least thirty (30) Days, in the aggregate. Any such Contract Price adjustment shall be for reasonable costs necessarily incurred by Contractor for delay or prevention occurring after the expiration of such thirty (30) Day period; provided that Owner’s total liability under this Agreement for any such Contract Price adjustment(s) for all such events occurring during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed Fifty Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$50,000,000) in the aggregate.
B. Owner Relief. Subject to Section 6.8C, Owner’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended to the extent that performance of such obligations is delayed or prevented by Force Majeure, but without prejudice to Contractor’s entitlement to a Change Order to the extent set forth in Section 6.2A.
C. Payment Obligations. No obligation of a Party to pay moneys under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be excused by reason of Force Majeure.
6.9 Extensions of Time and Adjustment of Compensation.
With respect to any of the circumstances set forth in Section 6.2A which cause delay of the commencement, prosecution or completion of the Work for which Contractor is entitled to a Change Order (with the exception of delay resulting from an event of Force Majeure, which shall be governed in accordance with Section 6.8), Contractor shall be entitled to an extension to the applicable Target Substantial Completion Dates and Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates if and to the extent: (i) such delay causes a delay in the critical path of the Work; (ii) Contractor has complied with the notice and Change Order requirements in Section 6.5 and the mitigation requirements of Section 6.11; and (iii) such delay is not attributable to Contractor or any of its Subcontractors or Sub-subcontractors. Contractor shall demonstrate to Owner its entitlement to relief under this Section by providing to Owner an updated CPM Schedule using Primavera Project Planner in its native electronic format with actual durations entered for all activities on the critical path and re-forecasted clearly to indicate Contractor’s entitlement to a time extension under this Section 6.9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustment to the Target Substantial Completion Date(s) shall extend the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates in the same amounts so that the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 1 is always one hundred five (105) Days after the Target Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 1 and the Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 2 is always one hundred five (105) Days after the Target Substantial Completion Date for Subproject 2, regardless of whether the delay impacts only the critical path of the Work to achieve the applicable Target Substantial Completion Date and not the applicable Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date. Contractor shall be entitled to an adjustment to the Contract Price for reasonable, additional costs incurred by Contractor for delay or in mitigation or avoidance of a delay which would otherwise meet such requirements of this Section 6.9. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.9 shall govern the determination of any right of Contractor to an adjustment to the applicable Target Substantial Completion Dates and Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates for delay unless such delay is caused by Force Majeure.
6.10 Delay.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term delay shall include hindrances, disruptions or obstructions, or any other similar term in the industry and the resulting impact from such hindrances, disruptions or obstructions, including inefficiency, impact, ripple or lost production.
6.11 Contractor Obligation to Mitigate Delay.
Contractor shall not be entitled to any adjustment to the Project Schedule or adjustment to the Contract Price for any portion of delay to the extent Contractor could have taken, but failed to take, reasonable actions to mitigate such delay.
ARTICLE 7 CONTRACT PRICE AND PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTOR
7.1 Contract Price.
As compensation in full to Contractor for the full and complete performance of the Work and all of Contractor’s other obligations under this Agreement, Owner shall pay and Contractor shall accept Three Billion Nine Hundred Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$3,900,000,000) (the Contract Price). The Contract Price is subject to adjustment only by Change Order as provided in Article 6, and includes all Taxes payable by Contractor and its Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors in connection with the Work, the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Provisional Sum, the Insurance Provisional Sum, the Operating Spare Part Provisional Sum, the Soils Preparation Provisional Sum, the Existing Facility Labor Provisional Sum and the Heavies Removal Unit Provisional Sum, the Currency Provisional Sum and the Fuel Provisional Sum and all costs, charges, and expenses of whatever nature necessary for performance of the Work.
A. Aggregate Provisional Sum. The Contract Price includes an aggregate amount of Eight Hundred Sixty Two Million Thirty Two Thousand Six Hundred Fifty U.S. Dollars (U.S.$862,032,650) (the Aggregate Provisional Sum) for the Provisional Sums. The scope and values of each Provisional Sum comprising the Aggregate Provisional Sum amount are included in Attachment EE.
7.2 Interim Payments.
A. Mobilization Payment. On or before and as a condition precedent to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed in accordance with Section 5.2B and upon Owner’s receipt of an Invoice from Contractor, Owner shall pay Contractor a lump sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the Contract Price (the Mobilization Payment).
B. Payments. Subject to Section 5.2A, with the exception of the Mobilization Payment, payments shall be made by Owner to Contractor in accordance with the Payment Schedule set forth in Attachment C (as may be amended by Change Order), which allocates seventy percent (70%) of the Contract Price to be paid based on completion of the Milestones set forth in Attachment C, Schedule C-1, and (ii) thirty percent (30%) of the Contract Price to be paid based on the Monthly payments set forth in Attachment C, Schedule C-2 (the Monthly Payments), as adjusted pursuant to Section 7.2F. Owner shall also make payments to Contractor for Work performed in accordance with Change Orders to be paid on a time and material basis and any unilateral Change Orders issued in accordance with Section 6.1C or 6.2D. Each payment shall be subject to Owner’s right to withhold payments under this Agreement as set forth in Section 7.5 and Section 20.3. Payments shall be made in U.S. Dollars to an account designated by Contractor. The Payment Schedule, including Milestones and Monthly Payments, shall be amended only by Change Order pursuant to this Agreement.
C. Invoices. On the first (1st) Day of each Month (Month N), Contractor shall submit to Owner an Invoice, supported by information and documentation required under this Agreement, for the following:
1. amounts for Milestones Contractor plans to fully complete during the next Month (Month N+1), as supported by the sixty (60) Day look-ahead schedule submitted with such Invoice. Contractor shall not include any amounts for any Milestones that will only be partially completed at the end of Month N+1;
2. plus the Monthly Payment for Month N+1;
3. plus (i) allowable costs and expenses Contractor plans to incur during Month N+1 for Work performed in accordance with Change Orders to be paid on a time and material basis, and (ii) allowable costs and expenses Contractor plans to incur during Month N+1 for Work covered by a Provisional Sum, all as supported by the sixty (60) Day look-ahead schedule and other information required herein;
4. less amounts for any Milestones Invoiced in Month N-2 that Contractor did not complete during Month N-1; and
5. less amounts Invoiced in Month N-3 for (i) time and material Change Orders, and (ii) Provisional Sums that Contractor did not incur in Month N-2.
If Owner pays Contractor for the completion of a Milestone in Month N+1, but Contractor does not complete such Milestone during such Month N+1, and Owner exercises its right to withhold payment in accordance with Section 7.2 for such uncompleted Milestone, Contractor shall not be entitled to Invoice for the amount withheld by Owner for such Milestone until the Month after Contractor completes such Milestone.
Contractor shall include with such Invoice a sixty (60) Day look-ahead schedule, prepared by Contractor, for such Month N and Month N+1 that shows, among other requirements, Contractor’s schedule for (i) completing such Milestones in Month N+1 and (ii) incurring such allowable costs and expenses for time and materials Change Orders and Provisional Sums during such Month N+1. All Invoices, other than the Invoice for final payment under this Agreement, shall be in the form of Schedule I-1.
D. Interim Lien Waivers. As a condition of payment, each Invoice received by Owner prior to Final Completion shall be accompanied by a fully executed (i) Interim Conditional Lien Waiver from Contractor in the form of Schedule K-1 for all Work performed through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of the Invoice (i.e., Month N-1) and (ii) Interim Unconditional Lien Waiver from Contractor in the form of Schedule K-2 for all Work performed through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of the last Invoice submitted by Contractor of the Invoice (i.e., Month N-2). In addition, as a condition of payment, Contractor shall also provide (i) fully executed Interim Conditional Lien Waivers in the form of Schedule K-3 from each Major Subcontractor whose invoice is received by Contractor in the Month covered by Contractor’s Invoice (with each such Interim Conditional Lien Waiver covering all Work performed by each such Major Subcontractor through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of such Major Subcontractor’s invoice (i.e., Month N-1)), together with fully executed Interim Unconditional Lien Waivers from each Major Subcontractor for all Work performed by such Major Subcontractor through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of each such Major Subcontractor’s preceding invoice (i.e., Month N-2); (ii) fully executed Interim Conditional Lien Waivers in substantially the form of Schedule K-3 from each Major Sub-subcontractor whose invoice is received by Contractor in the Month covered by Contractor’s Invoice (with each such Interim Conditional Lien Waiver covering all Work performed by each such Major Sub-subcontractor through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of such Major Sub-subcontractor’s invoice (i.e., Month N-1)), together with fully executed Interim Unconditional Lien Waivers from each Major Sub-subcontractor in substantially the form set forth in Schedule K-4 for all Work performed by such Major Sub-subcontractor through the end of the Month preceding the Month of the date of each such Major Sub-subcontractor’s preceding invoice (i.e., Month N-2); provided that if Contractor fails to provide to Owner an Interim Conditional Lien Waiver or Interim Unconditional Lien Waiver from a Major Subcontractor or Major Sub-subcontractor as required in this Section 7.2D, Owner’s right to withhold payment for the failure to provide any such Interim Conditional Lien Waiver or Interim Unconditional Lien Waiver shall be limited to the amount that should have been reflected in such Interim Conditional Lien Waiver or Interim Unconditional Lien Waiver.
E. Review and Payment. Each Invoice shall be reviewed by Owner and, upon Owner’s reasonable request, Contractor shall furnish such supporting documentation and certificates and provide such further information as may be reasonably requested by Owner. Within thirty (30) Days after receipt of any Invoice, Owner shall provide notice to Contractor of any disputed amount set forth in such Invoice, including an explanation of why such amount is disputed. Unless so disputed by Owner, each Invoice (less any withholdings allowed under this Agreement) shall be due and paid no later than thirty (30) Days after it, and all applicable documentation required under this Agreement, including Attachment I, is received by Owner. If an Invoice is disputed by Owner, then payment shall be made within the thirty (30) Day period for all undisputed amounts and the dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Article 18. Payment on disputed amounts shall be made as soon as such dispute is resolved. Without limiting the foregoing, Owner shall not be required to pay, and shall be entitled to withhold payment from Contractor for any amounts otherwise due Contractor, for:
1. any amounts for (i) Milestones Invoiced in Month N-2 that Contractor did not complete during Month N-1, (ii) Milestones Invoiced in Month N-1 that Contractor did not complete in Month N, (iii) Milestones Invoiced in Month N that Contractor did not complete prior to payment by Owner or is not projected (in accordance with the current sixty (60) Day look-ahead schedule) to complete in Month N+1;
2. any amounts Invoiced in Month N-3 for (i) time and material Change Orders, and (ii) Provisional Sums that Contractor did not incur in Month N-2; and
3. any amounts Invoiced in Month N for (i) time and material Change Orders, and (ii) Provisional Sums that Contractor has not incurred prior to payment by Owner or is not projected to incur (in accordance with the current sixty (60) Day look-ahead schedule and other required documentation) in Month N+1.
F. Reconciliation of Monthly Payments. If at any time during the course of the Project: (i) the Monthly Progress Reports show that any activity on the critical path is ninety (90) Days or more behind schedule; and (ii) Contractor or any of its Subcontractors or Sub-subcontractors are not excused under the terms of this Agreement for such delay, then the date for payment of the last Monthly Payment as shown in the Payment Schedule shall be revised to a later date according to the number of Days that the activity is behind schedule and the remaining Monthly Payments not yet disbursed to Contractor under this Agreement shall be readjusted and spread out proportionately through the remainder of the period, ending upon the revised date for payment of the last Monthly Payment; provided that, in the event that Contractor recovers the delay such that the activity in question ceases to be behind schedule, the Monthly Payments shall be recalculated so that such Monthly Payments shall be due in accordance with the original Payment Schedule as of the Contract Date.
7.3 Final Completion and Final Payment. Upon Final Completion, Contractor shall, in addition to any other requirements in this Agreement for achieving Final Completion, including those requirements set forth in Section 1.1 for the definition of Final Completion, submit a fully executed final Invoice in the form attached hereto as Schedule I-2, along with (i) a statement summarizing and reconciling all previous Invoices, payments and Change Orders; (ii) an affidavit that all payrolls, Taxes, bills for Equipment, and any other indebtedness connected with the Work for which Contractor and its Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors are liable (excluding Corrective Work) have been paid; (iii) fully executed Final Conditional Lien and Claim Waiver from Contractor in the form of Schedule K-5, (iv) fully executed Final Conditional Lien and Claim Waivers from each Major Subcontractor in the form set forth in Schedule K-7; and (v) fully executed Final Conditional Lien and Claim Waivers from each Major Sub-subcontractor in substantially the form set forth in Schedule K-7. No later than twenty-five (25) Days after receipt by Owner of such final Invoice and all reasonably requested documentation and achieving Final Completion, Owner shall, subject to its rights to withhold payment under this Agreement, pay Contractor the balance of the Contract Price, provided that Contractor provides to Owner at or before the time of such payment the following: (x) fully executed Final Unconditional Lien and Claim Waiver from Contractor in the form of Schedule K-6; and (y) fully executed Final Unconditional Lien and Claim Waivers from each Major Subcontractor and Major Sub-subcontractor in substantially the form of Schedule K-8; provided that the Parties agree that substantially means that the same protections shall be provided to Owner as set forth in Schedule K-8.
7.4 Payments Not Acceptance of Work. No payment made hereunder by Owner shall be considered as approval or acceptance of any Work by Owner or a waiver of any claim or right Owner may have hereunder. All payments shall be subject to correction in subsequent payments.
7.5 Payments Withheld. In addition to disputed amounts set forth in an Invoice, Owner may, in addition to any other rights under this Agreement, and upon giving Contractor ten (10) Days’ prior written notice referenced in Section 7.8, withhold payment on an Invoice or a portion thereof, or collect on the Letter of Credit, in an amount and to such extent as may be reasonably necessary to protect Owner from loss due to:
A. Defective Work that Contractor is required to correct under Section 12.2A or 12.3, unless Contractor has, within fourteen (14) Days of a separate written notice given prior to the ten (10) Day notice referenced in Section 7.8, either (i) remedied, or commenced to remedy, as applicable, such Defective Work in accordance with Section 12.2A or 12.3 or (ii) if such Defective Work cannot be remedied in accordance with Section 12.2A or 12.3 by the exercise of reasonable diligence within such fourteen (14) Day period, provided Owner with a written plan, reasonably acceptable to Owner, to remedy such Defective Work and commenced the remedy of such Defective Work;
B. liens or other encumbrances on all or a portion of the Site, the Work or the Project, which are filed by any Subcontractor, any Sub-subcontractor or any other Person acting through or under any of them unless Contractor has, within fourteen (14) Days of a separate written notice given prior to the ten (10) Day notice referenced in Section 7.8, taken any of the following actions: (i) paid, satisfied or discharged the applicable liability, (ii) removed the lien or other encumbrance, or (iii) provided Owner with a bank guarantee or bond reasonably satisfactory to Owner and Lender in the applicable amount;C. any material breach by Contractor of any term or provision of this Agreement; unless Contractor has, within fourteen (14) Days of a separate written notice given prior to the ten (10) Day notice referenced in Section 7.8, either (i) cured such breach or (ii) if such breach cannot be cured by the exercise of reasonable diligence within such fourteen (14) Day period, Contractor has commenced corrective action and is diligently exercising all commercially practicable efforts to cure such breach;
D. the assessment of any fines or penalties against Owner as a result of Contractor’s failure to comply with Applicable Law or Applicable Codes and Standards;
E. amounts paid by Owner to Contractor in a preceding Month incorrectly (in which case, Section 7.9 shall apply);
F. Liquidated Damages which Contractor owes under the terms of this Agreement; or
G. any other costs or liabilities which Owner has incurred for which Contractor is responsible under this Agreement.
Owner shall pay Contractor the amount withheld or collected on the Letter of Credit as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after Owner’s receipt of an Invoice from Contractor, if Contractor, as appropriate, (i) pays, satisfies or discharges the applicable liability and provides Owner with reasonable evidence of such payment, satisfaction or discharge, (ii) removes the lien or other encumbrance, (iii) cures the breach in question, (iv) remedies the Defective Work in question, or (v) provides Owner with a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to Owner and Lender in the amount of the withheld payment.
7.6 Interest on Late Payments and Improper Collection. Any amounts due but not paid hereunder, any amounts withheld from Contractor but later finally determined in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 18 to have been improperly withheld, or any amounts collected by Owner on the Letter of Credit but later finally determined in accordance with the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Article 18 to have been improperly collected, shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) an annual rate equal to the prime rate set from time to time by Citibank, N.A. plus three percent (3%), or (ii) the maximum rate permitted under Applicable Law.
7.7 Offset. Owner may, in accordance with Section 7.8B, offset any amount due and payable from Contractor to Owner under this Agreement against any amount due and payable to Contractor hereunder.
7.8 Procedure for Withholding, Offset and Collection on the Letter of Credit. Except as provided in Sections 16.1B and 20.3C (in which case, Owner shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 16.1B or Section 20.3C, as applicable), Owner shall:
A. prior to exercising its right to withhold payment in accordance with this Agreement, provide Contractor with ten (10) Days’ written notice stating Owner’s intent to withhold and the amount to be withheld;
B. prior to exercising its right to offset in accordance with this Agreement, provide Contractor with ten (10) Days’ prior written notice stating Owner’s intent to offset and the amount to be offset; and
C. prior to exercising its right to collect on the Letter of Credit in accordance with this Agreement, provide Contractor with ten (10) Days’ written notice (i) specifying the nature of Contractor’s breach and the liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses owed to Owner; (ii) stating Owner’s intent to draw against the Letter of Credit; and (iii) specifying the amount to be drawn.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any payment under any Invoice become due before the expiration of any notice period specified in this Section 7.8, Owner shall nevertheless be entitled to withhold from such Invoice amounts equal to the amounts specified in Owner’s notice, but Owner shall promptly pay such withheld amounts to Contractor if Contractor cures the cause for such withholding or offset.
7.9 Payment Error. If an error is made in connection with a payment, and such payment is an overpayment, the Party receiving the payment in error shall immediately refund the mistaken amount to the paying Party. Without limiting the preceding sentence, and in addition to any other remedy available to Owner under this Agreement, if Owner discovers that any amount paid by it to Contractor in a preceding Month was incorrect, then Owner may, at its sole discretion, upon giving Contractor ten (10) Days’ prior written notice in accordance with Section 7.8, either: (i) offset such amount against future payments, or (ii) in the event that (A) the amount in question exceeds Thirty Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$30,000,000) or (B) less than Thirty Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$30,000,000) remains payable to Contractor under this Agreement, or amounts are due to Owner in connection with the final Invoice issued in accordance with Section 7.3, collect on the Letter of Credit for such amounts until sufficient and accurate supporting information is provided pursuant to Section 7.2. The foregoing provision shall not apply during the Defect Correction Period applicable to Substantial Completion of Subproject 2.
ARTICLE 8 TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS
8.1 Title.
A. Clear Title.
1. Contractor warrants and guarantees that Owner shall have legal title to and ownership of all or any portion of the Work (other than Work Product) and the Project upon payment therefor.
2. Contractor warrants and guarantees that legal title to and ownership of the Work and the Project shall be free and clear of any and all liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances arising out of the Work when title thereto passes to Owner, and if any such warranty or guarantee is breached, Contractor shall have the liability and obligations set forth in Section 17.5.
B. Title to Work. Title to all or any portion of the Work (other than Work Product) shall pass to Owner upon payment by Owner therefor. Transfer of title to Work shall be without prejudice to Owner’s right to reject Defective Work, or any other right in this Agreement.
8.2 Risk of Loss.
A. Notwithstanding passage of title as provided in Section 8.1 of this Agreement, Contractor shall bear the risk of physical loss and damage with respect to each Subproject until the earlier of Substantial Completion of such Subproject or termination of this Agreement; provided that Owner shall at all times bear the risk of physical loss and damage if and to the extent arising from (i) war (whether declared or undeclared), civil war, act of terrorism, sabotage, blockade, insurrection; or (ii) ionizing radiation, or contamination by radioactivity from nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear waste from the combustion of nuclear fuel properties of any explosive nuclear assembly or nuclear component thereof; or (iii) an atmospheric disturbance marked by high winds, with or without precipitation, including such events as hurricane, typhoon, monsoon, cyclone, rainstorm, tempest, hailstorm, tornado, or any combination of the foregoing events, including any resulting flood, tidal or wave action (such clause (iii) events collectively, Windstorms) to the extent that Windstorms result in loss or damage in excess of Five Hundred Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$500,000,000) in the cumulative, aggregate with respect to the Work or the Project (including the Subprojects, collectively). In the event that any physical loss or damage to the Liquefaction Facility or the Work arises from one or more of the events set forth in the preceding sentence, and Owner elects to rebuild such physical loss or damage, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order to the extent such event adversely affects (i) Contractor’s costs of performance of the Work; (ii) Contractor’s ability to perform the Work in accordance with the Project Schedule or (iii) Contractor’s ability to perform any material obligation under this Agreement; provided that Contractor complies with the requirements set forth in Sections 6.2, 6.5 and 6.9.
B. Subject to Section 8.2C, upon and from the earlier of termination of this Agreement or the occurrence of Substantial Completion of a Subproject, Owner shall assume care, custody and control of such Subproject and shall bear the full risk of physical loss and damage to such Subproject; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, Contractor shall remain fully responsible and liable to Owner for its Warranty and Corrective Work obligations under this Agreement.
C. Subject at all times to Section 3.25A and Section 4.3C, upon successful completion of the applicable commissioning test(s) (in accordance with the Project Commissioning Plan and Attachments S and V) for modification or improvement Work to the Existing Facility performed pursuant to this Agreement, Contractor shall certify to Owner in writing that the applicable modification or improvement is complete and has successfully completed the applicable commissioning test and Owner shall notify Contractor whether it accepts or rejects the certification within seventy-two (72) hours following Owner’s receipt thereof. Upon Owner’s acceptance of the applicable modification or improvement, Owner shall bear the full risk of physical loss and damage to the modifications or improvements to the Existing Facility specified in the notice, the Defect Correction Period shall commence for such Work, and Contractor shall remain fully responsible and liable to Owner for its Warranty and Corrective Work obligations under this Agreement. Owner’s acceptance of the applicable modification or improvement Work shall not relieve Contractor of any of its obligations to perform the Work in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement, including achievement of Substantial Completion.
D. With respect to any physical loss or physical damage to a Subproject caused by (i) Force Majeure, (ii) any member of Owner Group or any other Person for whom Owner is responsible, or (iii) any Third Party over whom neither Contractor nor Owner are responsible and such Third Party is beyond the reasonable control of Contractor and such loss or damage was not due to Contractor’s fault or negligence and could not have been prevented or avoided by Contractor through the exercise of due diligence, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order adjusting the applicable Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date if and to the extent permitted under (a) Section 6.8A.1 if caused by Force Majeure or such Third Party meeting the requirements set forth herein and (b) Section 6.9 if caused by any member of Owner Group or any other person for whom Owner is responsible.
ARTICLE 9 INSURANCE AND LETTER OF CREDIT
9.1 Insurance.
A. Provision of Insurance. The Parties shall provide the insurance as specified in Attachment O on terms and conditions stated therein.
B. No Cancellation. All policies providing coverage hereunder shall contain a provision that at least thirty (30) Days’ prior written notice shall be given to the non-procuring Parties and additional insureds prior to cancellation, non-renewal or material change in the coverage.
C. Obligations Not Relieved. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the occurrence of any of the following shall in no way relieve Contractor from any of its obligations under this Agreement: (i) failure by Contractor to secure or maintain the insurance coverage required hereunder; (ii) failure by Contractor to comply fully with any of the insurance provisions of this Agreement; (iii) failure by Contractor to secure such endorsements on the policies as may be necessary to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement; (iv) the insolvency, bankruptcy or failure of any insurance company providing insurance to Contractor; or (v) failure of any insurance company to pay any claim accruing under its policy.
D. Failure to Provide Insurance. If any Party fails to provide or maintain insurance as required herein, and fails to cure such failure within fourteen (14) Days of receiving notice of such failure (provided that such fourteen (14) Day cure period falls within the applicable sixty (60) Day notice period required under Section 2 of Attachment O), the other Party shall have the right but not the obligation to purchase such insurance and shall be entitled to recover the insurance premium reasonably paid in respect of such insurance from the other Party in accordance with this Agreement; provided that, prior to execution of a Change Order in accordance with Attachment EE for any additional amounts owed for the Project Insurances, Owner shall not be entitled to recover from Contractor any insurance premiums paid by Owner with respect to any amounts in excess of the Insurance Provisional Sum for Project Insurances.
E. Unavailable Insurance. If any insurance (including the limits or deductibles thereof) hereby required to be maintained, other than insurance required by Applicable Law to be maintained, shall not be reasonably available in the commercial insurance market, Owner and Contractor shall not unreasonably withhold their agreement to waive such requirement to the extent that maintenance thereof is not so available; provided, however, that the Party shall first request any such waiver in writing from the other Party, which request shall be accompanied by written reports prepared by two (2) independent advisers, including insurance brokers, of recognized international standing certifying that such insurance is not reasonably available in the commercial insurance market (and, in any case where the required amount is not so available, explaining in detail the basis for such conclusions), such insurance advisers and the form and substance of such reports to be reasonably acceptable to the other Party. Any such waiver shall be effective only so long as such insurance shall not be available and commercially feasible in the commercial insurance market.
9.2 Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit.
A. On or before the issuance of the Notice to Proceed in accordance with Section 5.2B, Contractor shall deliver to Owner an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Contract Price (Letter of Credit). The Letter of Credit shall name Owner as beneficiary, shall be issued and confirmed by a commercial bank in the United States of America with a long-term rating of at least A- by Standard & Poor’s and at least A3 by Moody’s Investors Service, and shall be in the relevant form set forth in Attachment R; provided, however, if the issuing bank requires certain changes to the Letter of Credit form, such changes shall be subject to Owner’s written approval (not to be unreasonably withheld). If at any time the rating of the commercial bank that issued the applicable Letter of Credit falls below either of such ratings, Contractor shall replace such Letter of Credit within ten (10) Days with an equivalent instrument issued by a commercial bank in the United States of America meeting such rating requirements. Owner shall have the right to draw down on or collect against the Letter of Credit upon Owner’s demand in the event of the following: (i) the owing by Contractor to Owner under this Agreement for Liquidated Damages or any other liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses for which Contractor is liable under this Agreement; and (ii) Owner has provided notice to Contractor in accordance with Section 7.8C, except such notice is not required where Contractor does not pay Liquidated Damages as set forth in Section 20.3C. The amount drawn on the Letter of Credit shall not be greater than the amount that Owner, at the time of the drawing, reasonably estimates is owed it under this Agreement for Liquidated Damages, liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses or is necessary to remedy the breach of this Agreement. In addition, should the issuing commercial bank notify Owner and Contractor pursuant to the terms of the Letter of Credit that it has decided not to extend the Letter of Credit beyond the then current expiration date, Owner shall also have the right to draw down on or collect against the Letter of Credit for all remaining funds available under such Letter of Credit upon Owner’s demand if Contractor has not, prior to thirty (30) Days before the then current expiration date, delivered to Owner a replacement letter of credit substantially identical to the Letter of Credit and from a commercial bank meeting the requirements in this Section 9.2.
B. The amount of the Letter of Credit shall decrease to an aggregate amount of:
1. seven percent (7%) of the Contract Price within thirty (30) Days after the issuing commercial bank’s receipt from Owner of a written notice that (i) Substantial Completion of Subproject 1 has occurred, (ii) Contractor has paid all Delay Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for Subproject 1, and (iii) Contractor has achieved the Performance Guarantee for Subproject 1 or paid all Performance Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for Subproject 1;
2. four percent (4%) of the Contract Price within thirty (30) Days after the issuing commercial bank’s receipt from Owner of a written notice that (i) Substantial Completion of Subproject 2 has occurred, (ii) Contractor has paid all Delay Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for Subproject 2, and (iii) Contractor has achieved the Performance Guarantee for Subproject 2 or paid all Performance Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for Subproject 2;
3. two percent (2%) of the Contract Price within thirty (30) Days after the issuing commercial’s bank receipt from Owner of written notice of the expiration of the Defect Correction Period for Subproject 1; provided that if the expiration of such Defect Correction Period occurs before Substantial Completion of Subproject 2, such decrease shall not occur until after the conditions for decreasing the Letter of Credit for Substantial Completion of Subproject 2 occurs; and
4. zero percent (0%) of the Contract Price within thirty (30) Days after the issuing commercial bank’s receipt from Owner of a written notice of the expiration of the Defect Correction Period for Subproject 2.
With respect to each Subproject, no later than thirty (30) Days after the latest of (i) Owner’s acceptance of the Substantial Completion Certificate for such Subproject, (ii) Contractor has paid all Delay Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for such Subproject, and (iii) Contractor has achieved the Performance Guarantee for such Subproject or paid all Performance Liquidated Damages due and owing under the Agreement for such Subproject, Owner shall provide the commercial bank that issued the Letter of Credit with the written notice for such Subproject as specified in Section 9.2B.1 (in the case of Subproject 1) or Section 9.2B.2 (in the case of Subproject 2). No later than thirty (30) Days after expiration of the applicable Defect Correction Period, Owner shall provide the commercial bank that issued the Letter of Credit with written notice of the expiration of such period, provided that if the expiration of such Defect Correction Period for Subproject 1 occurs before Substantial Completion of Subproject 2, Owner shall not be required to provide such notice until after the conditions for decreasing the Letter of Credit for Substantial Completion of Subproject 2 occurs. The Letter of Credit shall remain in full force and effect from the issuance of such Letter of Credit through the expiration of the Defect Correction Period for Subproject 2, at which time the Letter of Credit will be returned to Contractor. Partial drawings are permitted under the Letter of Credit.
C. In the event the Contract Price is increased by one or more Change Orders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, by a cumulative amount of five percent (5%) of the Contract Price or more, Contractor shall, upon Owner’s request, increase the amount of the Letter of Credit to reflect the corresponding increase in such Contract Price by ten percent (10%) of such increase. Such increase in the Letter of Credit shall be reflected in a Change Order mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
9.3 DSU Insurance.
A. If an event or events occur that may be covered by the Builder’s Risk Delayed Startup Insurance or Marine Cargo Delayed Startup Insurance described in Attachment O, it shall be Owner’s sole option to decide whether or not a claim under such Delayed Startup Insurance is filed. If Owner gives notice to Contractor to file a claim under such Delayed Startup Insurance, Contractor shall promptly file and diligently pursue the collection of such claim on behalf of Owner, and in such case Owner shall provide to Contractor such information and assistance reasonably required for Contractor to file and pursue such claim. Contractor shall not be relieved of any Delay Liquidated Damages owed by Contractor to Owner if Owner does not elect to file a claim on such Delayed Startup Insurance, if Owner does not provide the information or assistance referenced above, or the prosecution of such claim is unsuccessful.
B. Regardless whether an event or events occur that may be covered by such Delayed Startup Insurance, Contractor shall pay any Delay Liquidated Damages owed by Contractor to Owner within the time required in Section 20.3C, even if a claim has been asserted under such Delayed Startup Insurance.
C. If Owner or any Lender receive proceeds under such Delayed Startup Insurance in respect to any event or events which give rise to Contractor’s delay in achieving Substantial Completion of Subproject 1 or Subproject 2 by the applicable Guaranteed Substantial Completion Dates, Owner shall pay back to Contractor Delay Liquidated Damages previously paid by Contractor to Owner for such event or events (or in the case that the Delay Liquidated Damages have not yet been paid at the time of receipt of such proceeds, Owner shall reduce Contractor’s liability for Delay Liquidated Damages for such event or events), but only to the extent that such recovery of insurance proceeds and Delay Liquidated Damages would result in a double recovery of amounts for the same loss and same time period. If any such Delay Liquidated Damages are paid back to Contractor, the amount of such Delay Liquidated Damages paid back to Contractor shall not be counted against the cap on Delay Liquidated Damages in Section 20.2.
ARTICLE 10 OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTATION
10.1 Work Product.
A. Ownership of Work Product. Owner and Contractor acknowledge that during the course of, and as a result of, the performance of the Work, Contractor or its Subcontractors or Sub-subcontractors will create for this Project and will deliver to Owner, certain written materials, plans, Drawings (including P&IDs), Specifications, or other tangible results of performance of the Work under this Agreement or performance of work under the Technical Services Agreement (hereinafter individually or collectively referred to as Work Product). Subject to this Section 10.1, as between Contractor and Owner, Contractor shall own all rights, title and interest to the Work Product and any and all Intellectual Property embedded in the Work Product (including all patents and applications therefor, all inventions, trade secrets, know-how, technology, technical data, customer lists, copyrights and all registrations and applications therefor, and all industrial designs (Intellectual Property)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all Contractor Existing Intellectual Assets, including Intellectual Property embedded therein, remains vested in Contractor. For the purposes of this Agreement, Contractor Existing Intellectual Assets means Intellectual Property and written materials, plans, drafts, specifications, or computer files or other documents, owned by Contractor or its Affiliates prior to the Contract Date or developed or acquired by Contractor or its Affiliates independently of this Agreement, but Owner receives a license in accordance with Section 10.1B to such Contractor Existing Intellectual Assets, including Intellectual Property embedded therein, to the extent same is incorporated into the Work Product.
B. License and Use of the Work Product. Subject to Section 10.1D, Owner shall be entitled to use the Work Product and Contractor hereby grants Owner a fully-paid up, irrevocable (subject to Section 10.1E), non-exclusive and royalty-free license to use the Work Product and the Intellectual Property embedded in the Work Product and (subject to Section 10.1C) modify the Work Product, in each case solely for the purpose of: (i) operating and maintaining the Liquefaction Facility or the Existing Facility (to the extent the Work Product is for the Scope of Work for the Existing Facility under this Agreement), (ii) training operators for the Liquefaction Facility or the Existing Facility (to the extent the Work Product is for the Scope of Work for the Existing Facility under this Agreement); and (iii) repairing, replacing, expanding, completing or modifying any part of the Liquefaction Facility (provided that such repair, replacement, expansion, completion or modification shall not include the addition of an additional liquefaction train (e.g., a train other than LNG Train 1 or LNG Train 2) or the Existing Facility (to the extent the Work Product is for the Scope of Work for the Existing Facility under this Agreement). Owner shall be entitled to assign its rights in the Work Product and in such license; provided that such assignee shall only be entitled to use the Work Product and Intellectual Property which is embedded in the Work Product for the purposes specified in clauses (i) through (iii) above, which licenses shall in all respects remain limited by and subject to the terms of this Agreement and as agreed to in writing by Owner and any such assignees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no license is granted to Owner with respect to the use of any of Contractor’s proprietary software or systems.
C. Modification of Work Product or Intellectual Property. Subject to Sections 10.1D and 10.1E, after Substantial Completion of a Subproject or earlier termination of this Agreement, Owner or its contractors shall be entitled to modify the Work Product licensed to Owner in accordance with Section 10.1B for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) in Section 10.1B; provided that Owner shall first remove, or cause to be removed, all references to Contractor from the Work Product. OWNER SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD THE CONTRACTOR GROUP HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ALL REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION EXPENSES) INCURRED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CONTRACTOR GROUP OR A SUBCONTRACTOR OR SUB-SUBCONTRACTOR AND CAUSED BY (I) ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE WORK PRODUCT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OR (II) USE OF ANY WORK PRODUCT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EMBEDDED IN THE WORK PRODUCT, TO THE EXTENT SUCH MODIFICATIONS OR USE TAKES PLACE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OR INVOLVEMENT OF ANY MEMBER OF CONTRACTOR GROUP OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR SUB-SUBCONTRACTOR, INCLUDING USE OF THE WORK PRODUCT OR ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY EMBEDDED IN THE WORK PRODUCT ON ANY PROJECT OTHER THAN THE PROJECT.
D. ConocoPhillips Work Product and ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the ConocoPhillips License Agreement is the exclusive document governing the licensing to Owner of Intellectual Property concerning the Optimized Cascade Process. All Work Product directly related to the liquefaction units employing Optimized Cascade Process and the Optimized Cascade Process that is generated by or for Contractor in the performance of the Work (the ConocoPhillips Work Product) shall vest, as between ConocoPhillips and Owner, in accordance with and be exclusively governed by the ConocoPhillips License Agreement. All Intellectual Property rights in and resulting from the ConocoPhillips Work Product (hereinafter ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property) shall vest, as between ConocoPhillips and Owner, in accordance with and be exclusively governed by the ConocoPhillips License Agreement. Access to and any use of the ConocoPhillips Work Product and ConocoPhillips Intellectual Property shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the ConocoPhillips License Agreement. Owner acknowledges that license and use of the Optimized Cascade Process is not authorized by this Agreement.
E. Revocation of License to Use the Work Product. If the Agreement is terminated by the Contractor under Section 16.5 (but only if the termination under Section 16.5 is for the failure to pay undisputed amounts exceeding One Hundred Million U.S. Dollars (U.S.$100,000,000) or Section 16.7 or by Owner under Section 16.2, 16.6 or 16.7, then the license granted under Section 10.1B to Owner to modify the Work Product and use the Work Product and Intellectual Property embedded in the Work Product shall be deemed revoked and Owner shall return the Work Product to Contractor, except that under no circumstances shall the license to the Work Product (and Intellectual Property embedded in such Work Product) be revoked or be required to be returned by Owner: (i) for Work in connection with the Existing Facility; or (ii) for the OSBL Facilities if Contractor terminates under Section 16.5. After such termination, if Owner requests, then Owner and Contractor will with respect to such Work Product revoked (and the Intellectual Property embedded in such Work Product) meet to negotiate in good faith to agree to the terms of a contract to complete the Work that remains incomplete after termination.
10.2 Owner Provided Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all written materials, plans, drafts, specifications, computer files or other documents (if any) furnished by Owner or any of Owner’s other consultants or contractors to Contractor under this Agreement shall at all times remain the property of Owner, and Contractor shall not make use of any such documents or other media for any other project or for any other purpose than required to perform Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement. All such documents and other media, including all copies thereof, shall be returned to Owner upon the earlier of expiration of the Defect Correction Period for Subproject 2 and termination of this Agreement, except that Contractor may, subject to its confidentiality obligations as set forth in Article 19, retain one record set of such documents or other media. Owner hereby grants to Contractor Group and Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors of any of the foregoing with respect to the Work a non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable, non-transferable license to use and modify Owner Proprietary Work Product (and all Intellectual Property existing or referenced therein) to the extent required to perform Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, Owner Proprietary Work Product means Intellectual Property and written materials, plans, drafts, specifications, or computer files or other documents, owned by Owner or its Affiliates prior to the Contract Date or developed or acquired by Owner or its Affiliates independently of this Agreement.
10.3 License to Use Liquefaction Facility. Subject to Section 10.1D, and to the extent not covered by Section 10.1B or a separate sub-license between Owner and Contractor, Contractor shall obtain and provide to Owner a fully-paid up, irrevocable, non-exclusive and royalty-free license (including process licenses other than the Optimized Cascade Process license) from its Subcontractors and Sub-subcontractors to allow Owner to operate and maintain the Liquefaction Facility and the Existing Facility (to the extent necessary to operate and maintain the Liquefaction Facility) for the purposes intended under this Agreement, including producing LNG. Upon Substantial Completion of each Subproject or earlier termination, Contractor shall, to the extent not covered by Section 10.1B or a separate sub-license between Owner and Contractor, assign to Owner all licenses provided by any Subcontractor or Sub-subcontractor to Contractor (other than any license provided by ConocoPhillips). Owner shall be entitled to assign its rights in the licenses; provided that such assignee shall only be entitled to use such licenses for the purposes specified herein, which licenses shall in all respects remain limited by and subject to the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11 COMPLETION
11.1 Notice of RFSU, Delivery of Feed Gas for Commissioning, Start Up and Performance Testing, LNG Production and Ready for Ship Loading Time Test.
A. Notice of RFSU.
1. Without limitation of any scheduling requirements contained in this Agreement, Contractor shall give Owner one hundred twenty (120) Days’ prior written notice with respect to each Subproject of the thirty (30) Day period during which Contractor expects to achieve RFSU of each Subproject. Sixty (60) Days after such initial notice, Contractor shall give Owner a second written notice specifying the seven (7) Day period during which Contractor expects to achieve RFSU of each Subproject.
2. Owner shall notify FERC within three (3) Days of the second written notice issued in accordance with Section 11.1A.1 that RFSU is scheduled to occur during the period specified in the second written notice so that a letter authorizing Owner to introduce Natural Gas for commissioning of the Subproject (FERC Authorization for Commissioning) can be obtained from FERC.
3. At such time as the applicable Subproject has achieved RFSU, Contractor shall certify to Owner in the form of Attachment L (RFSU Completion Certificate) that all requirements under this Agreement for RFSU for such Subproject have occurred. The RFSU Completion Certificate shall be accompanied by other supporting documentation as may be required under the Agreement to establish that the requirements for RFSU for the applicable Subproject have been met.
4. If Contractor achieves RFSU during the period specified in the second notice issued in accordance with Section 11.1A.1, Owner shall provide the FERC Authorization for Commissioning of the Subproject within seven (7) Days after the date that RFSU is achieved. In the event Owner fails to provide the FERC Authorization for Commissioning within the period specified in the preceding sentence, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order to the extent allowed under Section 6.9 of the Agreement.
B. Notice of Delivery of Feed Gas for Commissioning, Start Up and Performance Testing. Contractor shall provide to Owner a schedule of the quantities of Commissioning Feed Gas, in MMbtu, that Contractor anticipates it will need for each applicable Subproject in accordance with the following Commissioning Feed Gas forward plan:
1. No later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month occurring three (3) Months prior to the Month Contractor first needs Commissioning Feed Gas for each Subproject, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of the total quantity of Commissioning Feed Gas required for the Month Commissioning Feed Gas is first needed and for each of the following two (2) Months (e.g., if the Contractor’s first need of Commissioning Feed Gas for a Subproject is anticipated to be in June, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner by March 20th of the anticipated total quantity of Commissioning Feed Gas required in the Months of June, July and August).
2. No later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month occurring two (2) Months prior to the Month Contractor first needs Commissioning Feed Gas for each Subproject, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of (i) the quantities of Commissioning Feed Gas for each twenty-four (24) hour period between the hours of 9:00 AM of one Day to 9:00 AM the next Day, (Daily Quantities) for the Month Commissioning Feed Gas is first needed and (ii) any revisions to the total Months quantities required for each of the following two (2) Months (e.g., if the Contractor’s first need of Commissioning Feed Gas for a Subproject is anticipated to be in June, Contractor shall give notice to Owner by April 20th of the Daily Quantities for June, and revisions, if any, to the total quantity of Commissioning Feed Gas required in the Months of July and August).
3. No later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month prior to the Month Contractor first needs Commissioning Feed Gas for each Subproject and no later than the twentieth 20th Day of each following Month, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of the Daily Quantities for the next three (3) Months.
4. During each Month that Contractor requires Commissioning Feed Gas, Contractor will give Owner written notice of Daily Quantities as follows: (i) every Thursday by 5:00 PM of the Daily Quantities Contractor anticipates requiring for each Day between and including the following Tuesday through Monday, and (ii) every Day by 3:00 PM of the Daily Quantity for the next two (2) Days.
5. In the event that Contractor at any time becomes aware or has reason to believe that Contractor will require materially less than the previously noticed Daily Quantity for that Day, Contractor shall immediately give Owner written notice of such fact and of the revised Daily Quantity.
6. If, following the twentieth (20th) day of each Month, Contractor’s need for Daily Quantities changes materially from the previously noticed Daily Quantities, then Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reschedule the delivery of the Commissioning Feed Gas so as to accommodate the revised Daily Quantities notified by Contractor in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure by Owner to supply Commissioning Feed Gas at such time as such Feed Gas is needed in accordance with the periods set forth in the notices delivered during the Month prior to such need, shall entitle Contractor to a Change Order, provided that Contractor complies with the requirements set forth in Sections 6.2, 6.5 and 6.9.
C. Notice of Scheduling of LNG Production Requirement. Contractor shall provide to Owner a schedule of the quantities of LNG Contractor expects to produce from the Commissioning Feed Gas (Commissioning LNG) in accordance with the following Commissioning LNG forward plan:
1. In coordination with the Commissioning Feed Gas forward plan in 11.1B, no later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month occurring three (3) Months prior to the Month Contractor first expects to produce Commissioning LNG for each Subproject, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of the quantity, in MMbtu, of the Commissioning LNG expected to be produced in the Month Contractor first expects to produce Commissioning LNG and for each of the following two (2) Months.
2. No later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month occurring two (2) Months prior to the Month Contractor first expects to produce Commissioning LNG for each Subproject, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of (i) Commissioning LNG expected to be produced for each Day for the Month Contractor first expects to produce Commissioning LNG and (ii) any revisions to the total Months quantities of Commissioning LNG expected in the following two (2) Months.
3. No later than the twentieth (20th) Day of the Month prior to the Month Contractor will first produce Commissioning LNG for each Subproject and no later than the twentieth 20th Day of each following Month, Contractor shall give written notice to Owner of the Commissioning LNG to be produced for each Day for the next three (3) Months.
4. If, following the twentieth (20th) day of each Month, Contractor’s daily plan for Commissioning LNG production changes materially from the previously noticed daily plan, then Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide storage for the Commissioning LNG to accommodate the revised plan for Commissioning LNG production as notified by Contractor in writing.
D. Notice of Ready for Ship Loading Time Test. Without limitation of the foregoing or any other scheduling requirements contained in this Agreement, Contractor shall give Owner one hundred twenty (120) Days’ prior written notice of the date on which Contractor expects to be ready for the Ship Loading Time Test. Contractor shall give Owner a second written notice specifying the date on which Contractor expects to be ready for the Ship Loading Time Test, which such notices shall be given no later than sixty (60) Days prior to such date. Owner shall provide for an LNG Tanker after the date in such second written notice; provided that Owner is not required to schedule such LNG Tanker until (i) there is sufficient LNG in storage in the Tanks to perform the Ship Loading Time Test and (ii) Owner has an economic reason to export such LNG. Owner shall give Contractor fourteen (14) Days prior written notice of a five (5) Day period in which the LNG Tanker will be available for the Ship Loading Time Test. In the event that Contractor at any time becomes aware or has reason to believe that its ability to be ready for the Ship Loading Time Test will be delayed beyond the last date specified in the second written notice given pursuant to this Section 11.1D or the date(s) specified in Owner’s notice of LNG Tanker availability, Contractor shall immediately give Owner written notice of such fact and of the revised date on which Contractor then expects that it will be ready for the Ship Loading Time Test. Owner shall use commercially reasonable efforts to reschedule the arrival of the LNG Tanker for the Ship Loading Time Test. If the LNG Tanker is not provided within thirty (30) Days after the date requested in Contractor’s second notice, Contractor shall be entitled to a Change Order to the extent permitted under Section 6.9.
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