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Milestones Table Emek Habacha FW

Milestones

Effective Date

Milesto
ne
Paymen
t%

Notes

Execution & delivery of parent guarantee,


performance bond, advance payment bond and
execution of Financing Agreements

Contract terminology

Milestone
0

Milestone
Commencement
Date

Obtain XXXXXX site


certification /
Permits
Civil & electrical
surveys,
engineering &
design
Mobilisation

<<Please add the details of any local permits


etc>>

Milestone
0
Milestone

Civil and electrical design completed and approved


by the owner
Contractor mobilisation to site - Usually takes
several days to establish a compound, deliver

Milestone

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materials, etc
Site Roads and
crane pads

Public road
upgrades within
wind farm SoW
Guaranteed
Completion of WTG
Site Roads & crane
pad Group

Foundation
construction of
WTG 1 -34
Pre-Energisation
Commissioning of
WTG Foundations
Guaranteed
Completion of WTG
Foundation Group

Milestone
Milestone

0.5
Completion of all site roads, hard stands and route
improvements in accordance with design
package(s) and in fulfilment of relevant load bearing
tests

34 separate Milestones

Major Milestone
0.5

0.7% per Milestones


WTG
Foundati
on =
23.8%
Milestone

As per Test Schedule Annex XXX

Completion of a turbine foundation group completion can be considered as the installation,


backfilling and successful testing of turbine
foundations, including electrical earthing systems.
This can apply to all foundations or smaller,

Major Milestone

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predefined groups of foundations.


Wind farm cable
layingDelivery of
wind farm cabling
materials
Wind farm cable
laying / testing complete

Cable terminations
WTG 1-34

Milestone
MV, earthing and fiber optic cabling installations
and backfilling

910

Completion can be considered as the installation,


backfilling and successful electrical testing of HV,
communication and earthing installations against
applicable design and regulatory standards

Milestone
93

Includes all MV, earthing and fiber optic (SCADA)


cable terminations / splices

0.05%
per WTG
connecti
on =
1.7%

Collection System
Pre-Energisation
Commissioning

As per Test Schedule Annex XXX

Guaranteed
Completion of
Collection System
Group

Wind farm cable terminations - The termination of


the buried HV collector cables and fibre optic
communication cables is the responsibility of the
BoP Contractor. (Recommend liaison between the
WTG supplier and contractor during HV connections
in the WTG)

Substation

Should include completion and successful testing of

Milestones

Milestone
2
Major Milestone

Milestone

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foundations

the substation structure and earthing installation in


accordance with applicable regulatory standards

Substation
structure

Should include completion and successful testing of


the substation structure and earthing installation in
accordance with applicable regulatory standards

Substation fit-out
works

Substation PreEnergisation
Commissioning

Milestone
3

12
Commissioning of all substation internal
components and systems including HV and auxiliary
transformers, UPS (battery or diesel), HV switchgear
including wind farm Ring Main Units (RMUs), LV
installation, farm control, SCADA, communications,
fire detection / suppression, earthing and lightning
protection, decor, labelling and signage. All Test
Schedule Annex XXX

Protection relay
commissioning
(Elec Contractor &
DNO)

Milestone
Milestone

27

Milestone

Substation ready
for energisation

As per Test Schedule Annex XXX including


Completion of the tests performed by DNO and
DNOs approval for energisation

Guaranteed
Completion of

Completion of Substation - Substation fit out;


complete installation and commissioning of all

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Major Milestone

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Substation

substation internal components and systems


including HV and auxiliary transformers, UPS,
GenSet (battery or diesel), HV switchgear including
wind farm Ring Main Units (RMUs), LV installation,
SCADA, communications, fire detection /
suppression, earthing and lightning protection,
decor, labelling and signage . .All commissioning
tests should be recorded and documented within
the wind farm O&M files.

Installation and
Commissioning of
Monitoring &
Security System

Tests on Completion
1

Foundation of O&M
Building

Structure of O&M
building

Guaranteed
Completion of O&M
Building

Completion of O&M building - structural completion


and successful testing of all interior installations
including UPS, communications, LV installation, fire
detection / suppression, lightning protection, decor,
etc. All commissioning tests should be recorded and
documented within the wind farm O&M files.

Guaranteed

This is an obligation on the DNO. The timing of this

Milestone
Milestone
Milestone

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Delivery of Grid
availability

is vital to allow the BoP Contractor to proceed with


Post-energisation tests and Acceptance Tests and
for the Turbine Supplier to do same as per their
schedule.

Post-energisation
testing of
substation & O&M
Building:

Post-energisation testing of transformers, cables,


MV & HV switchgear, protection and control
systems, substation SCADA and relays and earth
ground systems. As per Test Schedule Annexx XXX

Tests on Completion
2

Successful
electrical system
Acceptance Test

As per Test Schedule Annex XXX

Completed Grid
Connection Tests

As per Test Schedule Annex XXX

Take Over

Tests on Completion

Tests on Completion /
Grid Connection tests

Take over of the BoP installation should only be


undertaken following successful commissioning &
Tests Of Completion of all systems and components
detailed herein. All remaining BoP Contractor
compounds, spare materials, etc. should be
demobilised from the site and the contractor should
provide full O&M documentation for the installation
including test certificates, as-built drawings,
schematics, manuals, warranties, training
documents and compliance certificates to support
the ongoing operation of the wind farm, all Punch
List items have been completed;; all Delay

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Liquidated Damages and any other payments owing


to Owner by Contractor have been paid in full; and
there are no Contractor Events of Default.

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