DURABILITY PLAN Clause Samples
The Durability Plan clause outlines the requirements and standards for the long-term performance and maintenance of a product, system, or structure. It typically specifies the expected lifespan, maintenance schedules, and procedures for monitoring and addressing wear or degradation over time. For example, it may require regular inspections or set benchmarks for acceptable levels of performance throughout the product's use. This clause ensures that the delivered asset remains functional and reliable for its intended duration, thereby reducing the risk of premature failure and clarifying responsibilities for ongoing upkeep.
DURABILITY PLAN. 8.1. Sixty (60) Calendar Days after NTP1 the Developer shall submit for the Department’s Acceptance a Durability Plan addressing durability for all Residual Elements with a specified minimum Residual Life of forty (40) years or greater. When developing a design deliverable package that involves a Residual Element with a specified minimum Residual Life of 40 years or greater, the Durability Plan for the relevant Elements in the design package shall be updated and submitted with the final plan sets. The Durability Plan shall indicate the durability design basis and the measures in place to ensure the durability requirements are reflected in the final plan sets. Following completion of the final plan sets and prior to Substantial Completion the Durability Plan shall be submitted to the Department for Acceptance to confirm it addresses durability in relation to the completed final plan sets and that the Plan covers the relevant Residual Elements. The Durability Plan shall be updated as necessary based on this review and submitted for Acceptance.
8.2. Following Substantial Completion the Durability Plan shall be reviewed annually by the Developer to ensure that it is consistent with the Maintenance Management Plan and takes account of improvements in industry practice in testing and forecasting Residual Life. Any changes to testing methodologies shall demonstrate a correlation with the superseded methodology so that previous measurements remain relevant to the accurate prediction of the degradation of the relevant Residual Element. The Developer shall make any updates required and submit to the Department for Acceptance.
8.3. The Durability Plan shall indicate the maintenance and monitoring strategy, outline the process for establishing the Residual Life in order to fulfill the requirements of Schedule 12 (Handback Requirements) for each relevant Residual Element, and shall describe a methodology for the replacement of life expired relevant Residual Elements.
8.4. The Durability Plan shall include the following, at a minimum:
a. Identification of each relevant Residual Element with the corresponding environmental exposure conditions for each Element (e.g., buried, submerged, exposed to atmosphere, exposed to corrosive chemicals). Some Elements may be exposed to more than 1 environmental condition (e.g., foundations in water table, foundations in areas with petroleum contamination), which might require different corrosion considerations for each exposure;
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