Common use of Work Packages Clause in Contracts

Work Packages. 14.1 Each Work Package shall be in such format as may from time to time be agreed by the Strategic Project Board and shall provide for the following information to be specified and maintained: (a) accountable Task Team; (b) description of work to be carried out including milestones and quality plan; (c) description of outcomes to be delivered, including quality and timescale; (d) links to National Performance Indicators and any local area agreement targets; (e) resource plan, including resources internal and external to Councils, their phasing, and the strategy for their procurement; (f) authorised expenditure limit; (g) risks to delivery, including dependence on other work whether or not carried out under any Work Package; (h) matters to be reported to Strategic Project Board, including progress against milestones, resources used to date and forecast to be used to completion, issues and risks arising, issues referred to Strategic Project Board for resolution; (i) arrangements on termination of the Work Package; (j) dates of approval by Strategic Project Board of start of work and of satisfactory completion. 14.2 The Councils agree to provide the resources to facilitate the requirements contained in the Work Packages subject to compliance by National Grid with its commitments on the provision of funding. 14.3 National Grid agrees to fund such resources in accordance with paragraphs 15 and 16. 14.4 National Grid may serve notice of termination of a Work Package at any stage but in such event it will remain responsible for the actual costs unavoidably incurred by a Council or which a Council has a contractual obligation to pay at the date on which the Council received the notice of termination of the Work Package (so long as in both cases such costs would have otherwise been payable by National Grid pursuant to paragraphs 15 and 16). Any such costs shall be paid by National Grid in accordance with paragraphs 15 and 16. The Councils shall use their best endeavours to mitigate costs and redeploy resources so as to minimise the amount of these costs. 14.5 The Councils are free to choose to continue with a Work Package (or relevant part of it) even if National Grid are no longer under any commitment to fund that Work Package (or relevant part of it).