OR FOR ANY OTHER REASONABLE PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, INVITING TENDERS AS PART OF A COMPETITION FOR THE RIGHT TO MANAGE AND
OPERATE THE SITES AND CARRY OUT THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION TASKS TO THE EXTENT
ALLOWED UNDER THE DPA.
4.5.6
THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROCURE THAT THE AUTHORITY
AGENTS SHALL BE SUITABLY QUALIFIED THIRD PARTIES ENTITLED TO HAVE THE ACCESS
RIGHTS AND/OR UNDERTAKE ANY OF THE INSPECTIONS OR AUDITS REFERRED TO IN THIS
CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION AND AUDIT) ON THE AUTHORITY'S BEHALF. SUCH AUTHORITY
AGENTS SHALL REPORT THEIR FINDINGS DIRECTLY TO THE AUTHORITY. THE CONTRACTOR IS
ENTITLED TO OBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY USE OF ANY AUTHORITY AGENT ON THE GROUNDS
THAT SUCH AUTHORITY AGENT IS A DIRECT COMPETITOR OF THE PARENT BODY ORGANISATION
IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AND CLEAN UP OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES
CARRIED ON AT THE SITE UNDER THIS CONTRACT. IF THE CONTRACTOR SO OBJECTS, IT
MUST NOTIFY THE AUTHORITY IN WRITING SPECIFYING THE REASONS FOR SUCH OBJECTION
AND THE AUTHORITY, ACTING REASONABLY, SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER TO USE A DIFFERENT
AUTHORITY AGENT.
4.5.7
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL:
FULLY CO-OPERATE IN RELATION TO THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION AND AUDIT);
PROVIDE THE AUTHORITY OR ANY AUTHORITY AGENT
WITH ALL INFORMATION REASONABLY REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OF THE
AUTHORITY'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION AND AUDIT); AND
KEEP ALL RECORDS AND OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ALL
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE HELD BY THE CONTRACTOR IN GOOD ORDER AND IN SUCH FORM
AS TO BE CAPABLE OF AUDIT (INCLUDING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS) BY THE AUTHORITY OR BY
ANY AUTHORITY AGENT AND:
.1
MAKE SUCH RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR
INSPECTION BY THE AUTHORITY OR ANY AUTHORITY AGENT AT ALL REASONABLE TIMES; AND
.2
AT THE AUTHORITY'S OR ANY AUTHORITY
AGENT'S REQUEST, MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE AUTHORITY OR AUTHORITY AGENT AS
APPLICABLE ANY SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO REVIEW SUCH RECORDS.
4.5.8
THE AUTHORITY SHALL:
IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN PROCEDURES FOR
NOTIFYING ALL AUTHORITY AGENTS OF THE CONTRACTOR'S INTERNAL PROCEDURES RELATING
TO SAFETY AND SITE SECURITY;
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USE REASONABLE ENDEAVOURS TO ENSURE THAT ALL
AUTHORITY AGENTS COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS;
NOTIFY THE CONTRACTOR THAT AN AUTHORITY AGENT
ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE AUTHORITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION
AND AUDIT) IS DULY AUTHORISED; AND
PROCURE THAT THE AUTHORITY AGENT HAS, IN THE
AUTHORITY'S REASONABLE OPINION, INSURANCE THAT IS ADEQUATE AND SUITABLE TO
ACCORD WITH THE RIGHTS OF ACCESS, AUDIT AND INSPECTION THAT THE AUTHORITY MAY
GRANT TO SUCH AUTHORITY AGENT UNDER THIS CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION AND AUDIT).
4.5.9
PROVISION OF FACILITIES
SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS, DURING ANY INSPECTION OR AUDIT OF THE SITES (PURSUANT TO THIS
CLAUSE 4.5 (INSPECTION AND AUDIT), THE CONTRACTOR SHALL (ON REQUEST BY THE
AUTHORITY OR THE AUTHORITY AGENT) MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH SUITABLE OFFICE
ACCOMMODATION ON THE SITES (OR, IN RESPECT OF THE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS TASKS,
AT ANY OTHER LOCATIONS WHICH THE CONTRACTOR