Common use of Factory Acceptance Tests Clause in Contracts

Factory Acceptance Tests. All equipment, materials, and components specified in this section shall be factory tested to ensure the items are suitable for use at the Project and will be able to satisfy the requirements of the Agreement, including the other elements of Article 12 of the Agreement and the Performance Standards. Quality check lists and test protocols for all equipment, materials, and individual components shall be submitted by Seller prior to and during the factory tests. All equipment, materials, and components shall be “routine” or “type”-tested in the factory in accordance with the applicable standards in keeping with Prudent Industry Practice. The frequency of testing shall be as agreed between Seller and Purchaser prior to the NTP Date. Type tests shall not be repeated if type test certificates of identical equipment designed and fabricated to a specification identical to that of the Project are available. Any proposed type test certificates must be submitted to Purchaser for review and approval. The following sequence shall be included in Seller’s QA/QC Plan provided in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement: Seller shall keep a “Three-Month Look Ahead Inspection Schedule,” which shall be updated on a regular basis as part of the monthly report to be delivered under Section 5.11 of the main body of the Agreement. Seller shall provide Purchaser notice of its intent to inspect prior to any inspection as detailed in the Agreement. Prior to notifying Purchaser of its intent to inspect, Seller shall have issued and obtained Purchaser’s approval of the relevant inspection test plan (ITP) and all other technical documentation relevant to the inspection. Purchaser will notify Seller of Purchaser’s intent to attend the inspection. Purchaser may contract with third party inspectors to attend the inspection with, or on behalf of, Purchaser. Upon completion of the inspection, Seller shall issue an inspection test report summarizing the results of the inspection, including any reports generated by the manufacturer, for review and approval by Purchaser. Seller should expect Purchaser to attend the inspections of at least the following equipment: PV Modules Inverters Trackers Step-Up transformers Inverter power transformers High voltage (HV) switchgear, if applicable Medium voltage (MV) switchgear Local control system (LCS)

Factory Acceptance Tests. All equipment, materials, and components specified in this section shall be factory tested to ensure the items are suitable for use at the Project and will be able to satisfy the requirements of the Agreement, including the other elements of Article 12 of the Agreement and the Performance Standards. Quality check lists and test protocols for all equipment, materials, and individual components shall be submitted by Seller prior to and during the factory tests. All equipment, materials, and components shall be “routine” or “type”-tested in the factory in accordance with the applicable standards in keeping with Prudent Industry Practice. The frequency of testing shall be as agreed between Seller and Purchaser prior to the NTP Date. Type tests shall not be repeated if type test certificates of identical equipment designed and fabricated to a specification identical to that of the Project are available. Any proposed type test certificates must be submitted to Purchaser for review and approval. The following sequence shall be included in Seller’s QA/QC Plan provided in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement: Seller shall keep a “Three-Month Look Ahead Inspection Schedule,” which shall be updated on a regular basis as part of the monthly report to be delivered under Section 5.11 of the main body of the Agreement. Seller shall provide Purchaser notice of its intent to inspect prior to any inspection as detailed in the Agreement. Prior to notifying Purchaser of its intent to inspect, Seller shall have issued and obtained Purchaser’s approval of the relevant inspection test plan (ITP) and all other technical documentation relevant to the inspection. Purchaser will notify Seller of Purchaser’s intent to attend the inspection. Purchaser may contract with third party inspectors to attend the inspection with, or on behalf of, Purchaser. Upon completion of the inspection, Seller shall issue an inspection test report summarizing the results of the inspection, including any reports generated by the manufacturer, for review and approval by Purchaser. Seller should expect Purchaser to attend the inspections of at least the following equipment: PV Inverters Battery Modules Inverters Trackers Step-Up transformers Inverter power transformers High voltage (HV) switchgear, if applicable Medium voltage (MV) switchgear Local control system (LCS)

Factory Acceptance Tests. All equipment, materials, and components specified in this section The FATs shall be factory tested to ensure the items are suitable for use performed at the Project Seller’s or its subcontractor’s registered office or permanent establishment. Seller shall be responsible for organising and will be able to satisfy conducting the requirements FATs. The conditions of the AgreementFATs are set out in the Technical Specifications. Seller shall cover FAT costs, including excluding the other elements costs directly related to the participation of Article 12 Customer’s personnel (i.e. travel costs, hotel costs, meals, per diems). At request of Customer Seller shall make suggestions for arranging travel and lodging for the FATs. Customer’s participation at the FATs shall not reduce Seller’s liability for the quality and performance of the Agreement and Equipment. Seller shall send to Customer the Performance Standards. Quality check lists and proposed test protocols methods for all equipment, materials, and individual components shall be submitted by Seller prior to and during the factory tests. All equipment, materials, and components shall be “routine” or “type”-tested in the factory FAT in accordance with Section 7.1.b of the applicable standards in keeping with Prudent Industry PracticeContract. The frequency FATs may only be commenced if the Contracting Parties have reached an agreement on the contents of the testing procedures and the checks to be performed. During the FAT Seller may not carry out any material (whether software or architecture) modifications to the equipment, otherwise the FAT shall be as agreed between Seller deemed unsuccessful. Equipment to be delivered and Purchaser prior system parts shall be identified by their production serial number and handled uniquely in the course of the FAT. Tests shall be performed for each piece of Equipment and the results shall be recorded in a report. If the Equipment is found not to conform to the NTP Daterequirements established for the FAT, Seller shall promptly take measures to remedy the defect and repeat the FAT at a mutually agreed time after the FAT being declared unsuccessful. Type tests If the FAT is interrupted due to an unexpected failure of a hardware component, Seller shall replace the defective component and continue the test. System parts containing software-driven components may be restarted once after failure of the program during the FAT. Such events shall not be repeated if type test certificates of identical equipment designed and fabricated to deemed as a specification identical to that failure of the Project are available. Any proposed type test certificates must FAT and will not require the entire FAT to be submitted to Purchaser for review and approvalrepeated. The following sequence FATs shall be included considered successful, if the process is undisturbed, and in the course of the process it can be ascertained that the Equipment is suitable for proper use and comply with the parameters and functionalities specified in Technical Specifications. Following an unsuccessful FAT, the test procedure shall be repeated. All costs incurring out of the repeated FAT shall be borne by the Seller’s QA/QC Plan provided . If the repeated FAT is unsuccessful as well, the Customer shall have the right to cancel or terminate the Contract in accordance with Article 5 Section 22.2 of the Agreement: Contract. The Customer shall have the right, at its own discretion, to declare the FAT successful even if, according to the Customer, the Equipment have minor defects or deficiencies, provided that the Seller undertakes the obligation to fully repair all defects and deficiencies at its own cost within the time limit set by the Customer. Should the Customer choose not to cancel the Contract as per the present Section, the Contracting Parties shall keep a “Three-Month Look Ahead Inspection Schedule,” which repeat the FAT according to the above provisions. Customer shall have the right to cancel or terminate the Contract after any further unsuccessful FAT. A report shall be updated prepared on a regular basis as part of the monthly report to be delivered under Section 5.11 of the main body of the Agreement. Seller shall provide Purchaser notice of its intent to inspect prior to any inspection as detailed in the Agreement. Prior to notifying Purchaser of its intent to inspect, Seller shall have issued and obtained Purchaser’s approval of the relevant inspection test plan (ITP) and all other technical documentation relevant to the inspection. Purchaser will notify Seller of Purchaser’s intent to attend the inspection. Purchaser may contract with third party inspectors to attend the inspection with, or on behalf of, Purchaser. Upon completion of the inspection, Seller shall issue an inspection test report summarizing the results of the inspectionFAT, including any reports generated regardless of whether successful or not, and shall be signed by the manufacturercontact persons of both parties. On the basis of the report of a successful FAT, for review Customer shall issue the FAT Complete Protocol. On behalf of the Customer, the FAT Complete Protocol shall be signed by the person authorised to certify performance. Any part of the Equipment (excluding the ADS-B receiver and approval by Purchaser. Seller should expect Purchaser its processing system) may only be shipped to attend the inspections of at least the installation site following equipment: PV Modules Inverters Trackers Step-Up transformers Inverter power transformers High voltage (HV) switchgear, if applicable Medium voltage (MV) switchgear Local control system (LCS)its successful FAT.