Material Project Documents. (a) Each Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party. (b) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project). (c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service. (d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part of its interest in any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party. (e) Each Borrower Party shall not agree to or permit the assignment of any rights or the delegation of any obligations of any Material Project Participant under any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such Material Project Document or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties). (f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project). (g) No Borrower Party shall enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e). (h) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments payable to any of the Borrower Parties to the Account Bank for deposit in the appropriate Account in accordance with the Accounts Agreement. (i) Each of the Borrower Parties shall, on the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless (A) 100% of all Project Costs to be incurred thereunder are set forth in the Construction Budget and (B) after giving pro forma effect to the execution of such Material Project Document or Change Order, the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72
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Samples: Credit Agreement, Credit Agreement (NRG Yield, Inc.)
Material Project Documents. (a) Each Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party.
(b) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b7.14(b) is in the best interest of the Project).
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part of its interest in any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party.
(e) Each Borrower Party shall not agree to or permit the assignment of any rights or the delegation of any obligations of any Material Project Participant under any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such Material Project Document or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties).
(f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e8.8(e).
(h) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments payable to any of the Borrower Parties to the Account Bank for deposit in the appropriate Account in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each of the Borrower Parties shall, on the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [, provided, that, no Borrower Party shall be required to enter into or obtain such Consent Agreement and related opinion pursuant to this Section 7.14(i) in respect of any EPC Contract or series of related EPC Contracts with the same contractor, vendor or supplier where the aggregate cost or value of goods and services to be acquired by any Borrower Party pursuant thereto could not reasonably be expected to exceed $5,000,000 or the equivalent in any other currency.
(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless (A) 100% of all Project Costs to be incurred thereunder are set forth in the Construction Budget and (B) after giving pro forma effect to the execution of such Material Project Document or Change Order, the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72Construction Budget. The Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with prompt notice of its consent to any subcontractor granted under any EPC Contractor.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (NRG Yield, Inc.), Credit Agreement
Material Project Documents. (a) Each Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party.
(b) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b7.14(b) is in the best interest of the Project).
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part of its interest in any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party.
(e) Each Borrower Party shall not agree to or permit the assignment of any rights or the delegation of any obligations of any Material Project Participant under any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such Material Project Document or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties).
(f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e8.8(e).
(h) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments payable to any of the Borrower Parties to the Account Bank for deposit in the appropriate Account in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each of the Borrower Parties shall, on the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [.
(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless (A) 100% of all Project Costs to be incurred thereunder are set forth in the Construction Budget and (B) after giving pro forma effect to the execution of such Material Project Document or Change Order, the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72the
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Samples: Credit Agreement (NRG Yieldco, Inc.)
Material Project Documents. (a) Each The Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party.not:
(bi) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project).
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, transfer, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) or consent to any part such sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of its interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document except (A) assignments pursuant to the Senior Security Documents and (B) assignments pursuant to the Precedent Agreement Administration Agreement;
(ii) consent to any sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of any Material Project Party’s interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document (if the Borrower has such consent rights under the applicable Material Project Document) except (A) as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) any assignments and transfers permitted or contemplated in the P1 Collateral Documents, and (C) assignments by a counterparty to its Affiliate as contemplated in, and in accordance with the terms of, the applicable Material Project Document;
(iii) approve any Major Decision;
(iv) initiate or settle an arbitration proceeding under any Material Project Document unless the initiation or settlement of such arbitration proceeding could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or an Event of Default; or
(v) any amendment or modification, or waiver of, or waiver relating to any Material Project Document to which it is a party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, that (A) Change Orders not prohibited by Section 9.13(d) shall in any case be permitted, (B) amendments or becomes a partymodifications to, or waivers under, Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements as permitted under Section 9.13(b) shall in any case be permitted.
(eb) Each The Borrower Party shall not agree to to:
(i) any amendment or permit modification of the assignment price or quantity provisions of any rights Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement:
(A) if such amendment or the delegation modification results in a breach of Section 9.14(a); and
(B) unless after giving effect to such amendment or modification, (excluding principal amounts and commitments in respect of any obligations Working Capital Debt) the Credit Agreement Projected DSCR for the period starting from the first Quarterly Payment Date for the repayment of principal after the date of such amendment or modification to the end of the calendar year in which such Quarterly Payment Date occurs, and for each calendar year thereafter through the Latest Qualified Term of the Qualified Offtake Agreements in effect at such time, is at least 1.45:1.00; or
(ii) any amendment or modification of any Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement that:
(A) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Project Participant under any Adverse Effect;
(B) would not be on Market Terms with respect to the Borrower; or
(C) would otherwise be materially inconsistent with the terms of the TCF Financing Documents.
(c) Unless required or contemplated by (x) a Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such including any replacement or substitute Material Project Document and any guarantee thereof), (y) this Agreement, or (iiz) with any other TCF Financing Document, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties).
(f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall not enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon without the prior written consent of the Majority Senior Lenders; provided, that such consent will not be required if such Additional Material Project Document is:
(i) substantially in the form of such agreement (or an equivalent agreement) in place as of the Closing Date;
(ii) a Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement (and any guaranty thereof) that meets the conditions in Section 8.5 or any other Offtake Agreement permitted by Section 9.14;
(iii) a Time Charter Party Agreement (other than the Initial Time Charter Party Agreements) that meets the conditions set forth in Section 8.10;
(iv) entered into by the Borrower in connection with a Capital Improvement permitted by Section 9.15 and Section 5.14 (Capital Improvements) of the Common Terms Agreement; and
(v) the APCI License Agreement.
(d) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit the P1 CASA Advisor to, except for Change Orders specified in Schedule 9.13(d), without the consent of the TCF Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions approval of the Requisite Financing PartiesMajority Senior Lenders in consultation with the Independent Engineer), initiate or consent to any Change Order or Change Directive (as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e).that:
(hi) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments increases the aggregate contract price payable to any under the P1 EPC Contracts as of the Closing Date; provided, that:
(A) the Borrower Parties may, subject to the Account Bank for deposit remainder of this Section 9.13(d), enter into any Change Order or make payment of any claim under the P1 EPC Contracts, if (1) the TCF Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such Change Order is equal to or less than $50,000,000 (taking into account increases and decreases within such Change Order on a net basis and calculated, in the appropriate Account case of a Change Order arising due to loss or damage to Project assets, after taking into account insurance proceeds reasonably expected to be available under its insurance policies to cover such loss or damage and permitted to be so applied in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each terms of the Borrower Parties shall, on TCF Financing Documents) so long as the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version aggregate amount of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any all Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless Orders under this clause (A) 100% (taken together on a net basis) does not exceed $500,000,000;
(B) if the P1 EPC Contractor requests a Required EPC Change Order to which it is entitled under the terms of all Project Costs a P1 EPC Contract then, subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d), the Borrower shall be incurred thereunder are entitled to authorize such change without first obtaining the consent of the TCF Administrative Agent if the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the TCF Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, committed equity and projected Contracted Revenues under the Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements) sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount; and
(C) the Borrower may enter into any Change Order under the P1 EPC Contracts for amounts in excess of the amounts specified in Section 9.13(d)(i)(A) but subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d); provided, that, with respect to this Section 9.13(d), (1) the TCF Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the TCF Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, and committed equity) sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount;
(ii) extends any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts to a date that could reasonably be expected to result in the failure by the Borrower to achieve Substantial Completion under each P1 EPC Contract by the Date Certain;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or as a result of a Required EPC Change Order (provided, that the Independent Engineer concurs (which concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to the Borrower’s consent to such Change Order pursuant to such P1 EPC Contract), modifies the Performance Guarantees of the P1 EPC Contractor pursuant to a P1 EPC Contract or the criteria or procedures for the conduct or measuring of the results of the performance tests under any P1 EPC Contract, in each case in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to meet its LNG delivery obligations under each of its then-existing Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to achieve the Term Conversion Date by the Date Certain;
(iv) adjusts the payment schedule under any P1 EPC Contract or provides a bonus to be paid to the P1 EPC Contractor thereunder, other than if such changes are made to track changes in the payment schedule as a result of any Change Order that is (1) permitted under this Section 9.13(d) or (2) a Required EPC Change Order;
(v) causes any material component or material design feature or aspect of the Project to materially deviate in any fundamental manner from the description thereof set forth in the schedules, exhibits, appendices or annexes to the P1 EPC Contracts (other than as the result of a Change Order which is permitted by Section 9.13(d)(i) above, any Required EPC Change Order, or otherwise permitted by this Agreement);
(vi) (A) reduces the per-day nominal dollar value of any of the delay liquidated damages provisions or the per-percentage shortfall nominal dollar value of any of the performance liquidated damage provisions under such P1 EPC Contract or (B) after waives or otherwise releases the P1 EPC Contractor from any liability to pay any such delay or performance liquidated damages which would otherwise be due and owing under such P1 EPC Contract (provided, that a Required EPC Change Order that the P1 EPC Contractor is entitled to under a P1 EPC Contract that modifies a Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in the applicable P1 EPC Contract) and that is in compliance with Section 9.13(d)(ii) shall not be deemed to violate this clause (B));
(vii) waives or results in an adverse modification of the specific provisions under such P1 EPC Contract setting forth the terms of default, termination, or suspension or constitutes a waiver by the Borrower of any event that, with the giving pro forma effect of notice or the lapse of time or both, would entitle the Borrower to terminate the P1 EPC Contracts;
(viii) except as a result of a Required EPC Change Order, impairs the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees and under the P1 EPC Contracts;
(ix) results in the revocation or adverse modification of any Material Government Approval that could reasonably be expected to (A) impair the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees under the P1 EPC Contracts or to achieve Substantial Completion under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts by the Term Conversion Date or (B) materially adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to satisfy its obligations under its Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements; and
(x) cause the Borrower or the Project not to comply with Sections 8.4(b) and 8.7(a).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Common Terms Agreement or any other TCF Financing Document, any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in each P1 EPC Contract) shall not be modified by any Change Order unless the execution of such Material Project Document Change Order is permitted hereby or Change Orderhas been approved by the Majority Senior Lenders.
(f) The Borrower shall not provide its consent to the Pipeline Manager under Section 1, Section 2, or Section 3 of the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than Gas Supply Letter Agreement without the aggregate amount prior written consent of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72TCF Administrative Agent.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (NextDecade Corp.)
Material Project Documents. (ai) Each Borrower No Credit Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in (or shall permit any of the Material Project Documents to which it is Subsidiary to) enter into or becomes a party.
(b) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes become a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of to any Material Project Document (with any series of related Material Project Documents entered into as part of a single transaction or series of related transactions to which it is be considered as one Material Project Document for purposes of this Section 5.22) without the prior written consent of the Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or becomes delayed); provided that the Agent shall be deemed to have consented to any Credit Party’s, or their respective Subsidiaries’, entry into, or agreement to become a party to, a Project Contract related to a Bonded Project and any Project Contract which would not otherwise constitute a Material Project Document.
(ii) No Credit Party shall (i) amend or waiveotherwise modify, fail in any material respect, any Material Project Document, except in the Ordinary Course of Business or to enforcethe extent required by the applicable Material Project Document in the Ordinary Course of Business, forgive or release (ii) grant any rightmaterial waiver or consent under any Material Project Document without prior written consent of the Required Lenders; provided that any waiver or consent requiring the amendment or modification of either the then-applicable Cash Flow Projection or Milestone Schedule shall be deemed material; provided further that the Borrower MACROBUTTON DocID \\4133-3995-7584 v6 MidCap / Shimmick / Credit, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect Security and Guaranty Agreement Representative shall deliver to the Lenders prior written notice of any such amendment modification, waiver or consent to any Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project).Document;
(ciii) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension Other than upon any scheduled expiration or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part of its interest in any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party.
(e) Each Borrower Party shall not agree to or permit the assignment of any rights or the delegation of any obligations of any Material Project Participant under any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such Material Project Document in the Ordinary Course of Business, no Credit Party shall terminate or (ii) with permit the prior written consent termination of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties)any Material Project Document.
(fiv) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower No Credit Party shall amend(or shall permit any Subsidiary to) (i) assign (other than as collateral security under the Financing Documents or the AECOM Loan Documents) or permit the assignment, supplementin whole or in part, modify of either such Credit Party’s or give any consent the relevant counterparty’s rights and obligations under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties) or (ii) surrender, waive, settle, release or surrender any contractual rights or litigation claims (including in accordance with Section 8.8[(e).
(htort) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments payable to any of the Borrower Parties to the Account Bank for deposit in the appropriate Account in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each of the Borrower Parties shall, on the date hereof and on the date it enters into under any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless (A) 100% of all Project Costs to be incurred thereunder are set forth in the Construction Budget and (B) after giving pro forma effect to the execution of such Material Project Document or Change Order, the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72Document.
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Samples: Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement (Shimmick Corp)
Material Project Documents. (a) Each The Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party.not:
(bi) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project).
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, transfer, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) or consent to any part such sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of its interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document except (A) assignments pursuant to the Senior Security Documents and (B) assignments pursuant to the Precedent Agreement Administration Agreement;
(ii) consent to any sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of any Material Project Party’s interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document (if the Borrower has such consent rights under the applicable Material Project Document) except for (A) as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) any assignments and transfers permitted or contemplated in the P1 Collateral Documents, and (C) assignments by a counterparty to its Affiliate as contemplated in, and in accordance with the terms of, the applicable Material Project Document;
(iii) approve any Major Decision;
(iv) initiate or settle an arbitration proceeding under any Material Project Document unless the initiation or settlement of such arbitration proceeding could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or an Event of Default; or
(v) agree to any amendment or modification, or waiver of, or waiver relating to any Material Project Document to which it is a party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, that (A) Change Orders not prohibited by Section 9.13(d) shall in any case be permitted and (B) amendments or becomes a partymodifications to, or waivers under, Qualified Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements as permitted under Section 9.13(b) shall in any case be permitted.
(eb) Each The Borrower Party shall not agree to to:
(i) any amendment or permit modification of the assignment price or quantity provisions of any rights Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement:
(A) if such amendment or the delegation modification results in a breach of Section 9.14(a); and
(B) unless after giving effect to such amendment or modification, (excluding principal amounts and commitments in respect of any obligations Working Capital Debt) the Credit Agreement Projected DSCR for the period starting from the first Quarterly Payment Date for the repayment of principal after the date of such amendment or modification to the end of the calendar year in which such Quarterly Payment Date occurs, and for each calendar year thereafter through the Latest Qualified Term of the Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements in effect at such time, is at least 1.45:1.00; or
(ii) any amendment or modification of any Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement that:
(A) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Project Participant under any Adverse Effect;
(B) would not be on Market Terms with respect to the Borrower; or
(C) would otherwise be materially inconsistent with the terms of the P1 Financing Documents.
(c) Unless required or contemplated by (x) a Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such including any replacement or substitute Material Project Document and any guarantee thereof), (y) this Agreement, or (iiz) with any other P1 Financing Document, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties).
(f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall not enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon without the prior written consent of the Majority Senior Lenders; provided, that such consent will not be required if such Additional Material Project Document is:
(i) substantially in the form of such agreement (or an equivalent agreement) in place as of the Closing Date;
(ii) a Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement (and any guaranty thereof) that meets the conditions in Section 8.5 or any other Offtake Agreement permitted by Section 9.14;
(iii) a Time Charter Party Agreement (other than the Initial Time Charter Party Agreements) that meets the conditions set forth in Section 8.10;
(iv) entered into by the Borrower in connection with a Capital Improvement permitted by Section 9.15 and Section 5.14 (Capital Improvements) of the Common Terms Agreement; and
(v) the APCI License Agreement.
(d) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit the P1 CASA Advisor to, except for Change Orders specified in Schedule 9.13(d), without the consent of the P1 Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions approval of the Requisite Financing PartiesMajority Senior Lenders in consultation with the Independent Engineer), initiate or consent to any Change Order or Change Directive (as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e).that:
(hi) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments increases the aggregate contract price payable to any under the P1 EPC Contracts as of the Closing Date; provided, that:
(A) the Borrower Parties may, subject to the Account Bank for deposit remainder of this Section 9.13(d), enter into any Change Order or make payment of any claim under the P1 EPC Contracts, if (1) the P1 Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such Change Order is equal to or less than $50,000,000 (taking into account increases and decreases within such Change Order on a net basis and calculated, in the appropriate Account case of a Change Order arising due to loss or damage to Project assets, after taking into account insurance proceeds reasonably expected to be available under its insurance policies to cover such loss or damage and permitted to be so applied in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each terms of the Borrower Parties shall, on P1 Financing Documents) so long as the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version aggregate amount of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any all Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless Orders under this clause (A) 100% (taken together on a net basis) does not exceed $500,000,000;
(B) if the P1 EPC Contractor requests a Required EPC Change Order to which it is entitled under the terms of all Project Costs a P1 EPC Contract then, subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d), the Borrower shall be incurred thereunder are entitled to authorize such change without first obtaining the consent of the P1 Administrative Agent if the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the P1 Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, committed equity, and projected Contracted Revenues under the Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements) sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount; and
(C) the Borrower may enter into any Change Order under the P1 EPC Contracts for amounts in excess of the amounts specified in Section 9.13(d)(i)(A) but subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d); provided, that, with respect to this Section 9.13(d)(i)(C), (1) the P1 Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the P1 Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, and committed equity) sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount;
(ii) extends any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts to a date that could reasonably be expected to result in the failure by the Borrower to achieve Substantial Completion under each P1 EPC Contract by the Date Certain;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or as a result of a Required EPC Change Order (provided, that the Independent Engineer concurs (which concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to the Borrower’s consent to such Change Order pursuant to such P1 EPC Contract), modifies the Performance Guarantees of the P1 EPC Contractor pursuant to a P1 EPC Contract or the criteria or procedures for the conduct or measuring of the results of the performance tests under any P1 EPC Contract, in each case in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to meet its LNG delivery obligations under each of its then-existing Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to achieve the Term Conversion Date by the Date Certain;
(iv) adjusts the payment schedule under any P1 EPC Contract or provides a bonus to be paid to the P1 EPC Contractor thereunder, other than if such changes are made to track changes in the payment schedule as a result of any Change Order that is (1) permitted under this Section 9.13(d) or (2) a Required EPC Change Order;
(v) causes any material component or material design feature or aspect of the Project to materially deviate in any fundamental manner from the description thereof set forth in the schedules, exhibits, appendices or annexes to the P1 EPC Contracts (other than as the result of a Change Order which is permitted by Section 9.13(d)(i) above, any Required EPC Change Order, or otherwise permitted by this Agreement);
(vi) (A) reduces the per-day nominal dollar value of any of the delay liquidated damages provisions or the per-percentage shortfall nominal dollar value of any of the performance liquidated damage provisions under such P1 EPC Contract or (B) after waives or otherwise releases the P1 EPC Contractor from any liability to pay any such delay or performance liquidated damages which would otherwise be due and owing under such P1 EPC Contract (provided, that a Required EPC Change Order that the P1 EPC Contractor is entitled to under a P1 EPC Contract that modifies a Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in the applicable P1 EPC Contract) and that is in compliance with Section 9.13(d)(ii) shall not be deemed to violate this clause (B));
(vii) waives or results in an adverse modification of the specific provisions under such P1 EPC Contract setting forth the terms of default, termination, or suspension or constitutes a waiver by the Borrower of any event that, with the giving pro forma effect of notice or the lapse of time or both, would entitle the Borrower to terminate the P1 EPC Contracts;
(viii) except as a result of a Required EPC Change Order, impairs the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees and under the P1 EPC Contracts;
(ix) results in the revocation or adverse modification of any Material Government Approval that could reasonably be expected to (A) impair the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees under the P1 EPC Contracts or to achieve Substantial Completion under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts by the Term Conversion Date or (B) materially adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to satisfy its obligations under its Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements; and
(x) cause the Borrower or the Project not to comply with Sections 8.4(b) and 8.7(a).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Common Terms Agreement or any other P1 Financing Document, any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in each P1 EPC Contract) shall not be modified by any Change Order unless the execution of such Material Project Document Change Order is permitted hereby or Change Orderhas been approved by the Majority Senior Lenders.
(f) The Borrower shall not provide its consent to the Pipeline Manager under Section 1, Section 2, or Section 3 of the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than Gas Supply Letter Agreement without the aggregate amount prior written consent of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72P1 Administrative Agent.
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Material Project Documents. (a) Each Borrower No Credit Party shall perform and observe all (or shall permit any Subsidiary to) enter into or become a party to any Material Project Document (with any series of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the related Material Project Documents entered into as part of a single transaction or series of related transactions to be considered as one Material Project Document for purposes of this Section 5.22) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the Required Lenders shall be deemed to have consented to any Credit Party’s, or their respective Subsidiaries’, entry into, or agreement to become a party to, a Project Contract related to a Bonded Project and any Project Contract which it is or becomes would not otherwise constitute a partyMaterial Project Document.
(b) Each Borrower No Credit Party shall take (i) amend or otherwise modify, in any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect material respect, any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents Document, except in the Ordinary Course of Business or to which it is the extent required by the applicable Material Project Document in the Ordinary Course of Business, or becomes a party and shall not waive (ii) grant any default material waiver or consent under or breach of any Material Project Document without prior written consent of the Required Lenders; provided that any waiver or consent requiring the amendment or modification of either the Approved Budget or Milestone Schedule shall be deemed material; provided further that the Borrower Representative shall deliver to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect the Lenders prior written notice of any such amendment modification, waiver or consent to any Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project).Document;
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension Other than upon any scheduled expiration or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) any part of its interest in any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party.
(e) Each Borrower Party shall not agree to or permit the assignment of any rights or the delegation of any obligations of any Material Project Participant under any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such Material Project Document in the Ordinary Course of Business, no Credit Party shall terminate or (ii) with permit the prior written consent termination of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties)any Material Project Document.
(fd) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower No Credit Party shall amend(or shall permit any Subsidiary to) (i) assign (other than as collateral security under the Financing Documents or the First Lien Credit Facility) or permit the assignment, supplementin whole or in part, modify of either such Credit Party’s or give any consent the relevant counterparty’s rights and obligations under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties) or (ii) surrender, waive, settle, release or surrender any contractual rights or litigation claims (including in accordance with Section 8.8[(e).
(htort) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments payable to any of the Borrower Parties to the Account Bank for deposit in the appropriate Account in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each of the Borrower Parties shall, on the date hereof and on the date it enters into under any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless (A) 100% of all Project Costs to be incurred thereunder are set forth in the Construction Budget and (B) after giving pro forma effect to the execution of such Material Project Document or Change Order, the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than the aggregate amount of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72Document.
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Samples: Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement (Shimmick Corp)
Material Project Documents. (a) Each The Borrower Party shall perform and observe all of its covenants and agreements contained in any of the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party.not:
(bi) Each Borrower Party shall take any and all action as may be reasonably necessary to promptly enforce its rights and to promptly collect any and all sums due to it under the Material Project Documents to which it is or becomes a party and shall not waive any default under or breach of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or waive, fail to enforce, forgive or release any right, interest or entitlement, howsoever arising, under or in respect of any such Material Project Document (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that the failure to comply with this Section 7.14[(b) is in the best interest of the Project).
(c) Each Borrower Party shall take all necessary action to prevent the cancelation, suspension or termination of any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise and shall not permit a Material Project Participant to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 71 which it is or becomes a party or petition, request or take any other legal or administrative action that seeks, or may be expected, to cancel, suspend or terminate any Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party or amend or modify all or any part thereof. Prior to, concurrently with, or promptly after the expiration of each SoCalGas Transportation Contract, the Borrower will cause the Project Owner to enter into a new SoCalGas Transportation Contract and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such SoCalGas Transportation Contract to provide for Firm Priority Service.
(d) Each Borrower Party shall not sell, transfer, assign (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) or otherwise dispose of (by operation of law or otherwise) or consent to any part such sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of its interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document except (A) assignments pursuant to the Senior Security Documents and (B) assignments pursuant to the Precedent Agreement Administration Agreement;
(ii) consent to any sale, transfer, assignment or disposition of any Material Project Party’s interest in or rights or obligations under any Material Project Document (if the Borrower has such consent rights under the applicable Material Project Document) except for (A) as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) any assignments and transfers permitted or contemplated in the P1 Collateral Documents, and (C) assignments by a counterparty to its Affiliate as contemplated in, and in accordance with the terms of, the applicable Material Project Document;
(iii) approve any Major Decision;
(iv) initiate or settle an arbitration proceeding under any Material Project Document unless the initiation or settlement of such arbitration proceeding could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or an Event of Default; or
(v) any amendment or modification, or waiver of, or waiver relating to any Material Project Document to which it is a party that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, that (A) Change Orders not prohibited by Section 9.13(d) shall in any case be permitted, (B) amendments or becomes a partymodifications to, or waivers under, Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements as permitted under Section 9.13(b) shall in any case be permitted.
(eb) Each The Borrower Party shall not agree to to:
(i) any amendment or permit modification of the assignment price or quantity provisions of any rights Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement:
(A) if such amendment or the delegation modification results in a breach of Section 9.14(a); and
(B) unless after giving effect to such amendment or modification, (excluding principal amounts and commitments in respect of any obligations Working Capital Debt) the Credit Agreement Projected DSCR for the period starting from the first Quarterly Payment Date for the repayment of principal after the date of such amendment or modification to the end of the calendar year in which such Quarterly Payment Date occurs, and for each calendar year thereafter through the Latest Qualified Term of the Qualified Offtake Agreements in effect at such time, is at least 1.45:1.00; or
(ii) any amendment or modification of any Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement that:
(A) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Project Participant under any Adverse Effect;
(B) would not be on Market Terms with respect to the Borrower; or
(C) would otherwise be materially inconsistent with the terms of the P1 Financing Documents.
(c) Unless required or contemplated by (x) a Material Project Document to which it is or becomes a party except (i) as permitted without the consent of the Borrower by the terms of such including any replacement or substitute Material Project Document and any guarantee thereof), (y) this Agreement, or (iiz) with any other P1 Financing Document, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (acting, in respect of the Tolling Agreement, upon the instructions of the Requisite Financing Parties).
(f) Except as provided in Section 7.15, no Borrower Party shall amend, supplement, modify or give any consent under any Material Project Document or exercise any material option thereunder (except to the extent the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Independent Engineer, has determined in writing that such amendment, supplement, modification, consent or exercise is in the best interest of the Project).
(g) No Borrower Party shall not enter into any Additional Material Project Document other than (i) upon without the prior written consent of the Majority Senior Lenders; provided, that such consent will not be required if such Additional Material Project Document is:
(i) substantially in the form of such agreement (or an equivalent agreement) in place as of the Closing Date;
(ii) a Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreement (and any guaranty thereof) that meets the conditions in Section 8.5 or any other Offtake Agreement permitted by Section 9.14;
(iii) a Time Charter Party Agreement (other than the Initial Time Charter Party Agreements) that meets the conditions set forth in Section 8.10;
(iv) entered into by the Borrower in connection with a Capital Improvement permitted by Section 9.15 and Section 5.14 (Capital Improvements) of the Common Terms Agreement; and
(v) the APCI License Agreement.
(d) The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit the P1 CASA Advisor to, except for Change Orders specified in Schedule 9.13(d), without the consent of the P1 Administrative Agent (acting upon the instructions approval of the Requisite Financing PartiesMajority Senior Lenders in consultation with the Independent Engineer), initiate or consent to any Change Order or Change Directive (as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts) or (ii) in accordance with Section 8.8[(e).that:
(hi) The Borrower Parties shall instruct all Project Participants to make all payments increases the aggregate contract price payable to any under the P1 EPC Contracts as of the Closing Date; provided, that:
(A) the Borrower Parties may, subject to the Account Bank for deposit remainder of this Section 9.13(d), enter into any Change Order or make payment of any claim under the P1 EPC Contracts, if (1) the P1 Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such Change Order is equal to or less than $50,000,000 (taking into account increases and decreases within such Change Order on a net basis and calculated, in the appropriate Account case of a Change Order arising due to loss or damage to Project assets, after taking into account insurance proceeds reasonably expected to be available under its insurance policies to cover such loss or damage and permitted to be so applied in accordance with the Accounts Agreement.
(i) Each terms of the Borrower Parties shall, on P1 Financing Documents) so long as the date hereof and on the date it enters into any Material Project Document after the date hereof, (i) enter into a Consent Agreement in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent a fully-executed version aggregate amount of each such Consent Agreement and (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) the related opinion required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance therewith. [(j) Prior to the Term Conversion Date, no Borrower Party shall enter into any Material Project Document or execute any all Change Order in accordance with Section 7.15 unless Orders under this clause (A) 100% (taken together on a net basis) does not exceed $500,000,000;
(B) if the P1 EPC Contractor requests a Required EPC Change Order to which it is entitled under the terms of all Project Costs a P1 EPC Contract then, subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d), the Borrower shall be incurred thereunder are entitled to authorize such change without first obtaining the consent of the P1 Administrative Agent if the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the P1 Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, committed equity, and projected Contracted Revenues under the Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements) sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount; and
(C) the Borrower may enter into any Change Order under the P1 EPC Contracts for amounts in excess of the amounts specified in Section 9.13(d)(i)(A) but subject to the remainder of this Section 9.13(d); provided, that, with respect to this Section 9.13(d), (1) the P1 Administrative Agent has received an IE Confirming Certificate and (2) the amount of such change is within the remaining Contingency set forth in the Construction Budget and Schedule, or to the extent that such amount exceeds such remaining Contingency, (x) the aggregate commitment under the P1 Equity Contribution Agreement has been irrevocably and unconditionally increased in the amount at least sufficient to cover such excess amount or (y) the Borrower certifies to the P1 Administrative Agent that it reasonably expects to have (on the basis of all available funds, including Senior Secured Debt Commitments, cash on deposit in the P1 Construction Account or the Distribution Account, and committed equity sufficient funds in addition to those already set forth in the then current Construction Budget and Schedule for such excess amount;
(ii) extends any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts to a date that could reasonably be expected to result in the failure by the Borrower to achieve Substantial Completion under each P1 EPC Contract by the Date Certain;
(iii) except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms hereof or as a result of a Required EPC Change Order (provided, that the Independent Engineer concurs (which concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to the Borrower’s consent to such Change Order pursuant to such P1 EPC Contract), modifies the Performance Guarantees of the P1 EPC Contractor pursuant to a P1 EPC Contract or the criteria or procedures for the conduct or measuring of the results of the performance tests under any P1 EPC Contract, in each case in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Borrower’s ability to meet its LNG delivery obligations under each of its then-existing Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to achieve the Term Conversion Date by the Date Certain;
(iv) adjusts the payment schedule under any P1 EPC Contract or provides a bonus to be paid to the P1 EPC Contractor thereunder, other than if such changes are made to track changes in the payment schedule as a result of any Change Order that is (1) permitted under this Section 9.13(d) or (2) a Required EPC Change Order;
(v) causes any material component or material design feature or aspect of the Project to materially deviate in any fundamental manner from the description thereof set forth in the schedules, exhibits, appendices or annexes to the P1 EPC Contracts (other than as the result of a Change Order which is permitted by Section 9.13(d)(i) above, any Required EPC Change Order, or otherwise permitted by this Agreement);
(vi) (A) reduces the per-day nominal dollar value of any of the delay liquidated damages provisions or the per-percentage shortfall nominal dollar value of any of the performance liquidated damage provisions under such P1 EPC Contract or (B) after waives or otherwise releases the P1 EPC Contractor from any liability to pay any such delay or performance liquidated damages which would otherwise be due and owing under such P1 EPC Contract (provided, that a Required EPC Change Order that the P1 EPC Contractor is entitled to under a P1 EPC Contract that modifies a Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in the applicable P1 EPC Contract) and that is in compliance with Section 9.13(d)(ii) shall not be deemed to violate this clause (B));
(vii) waives or results in an adverse modification of the specific provisions under such P1 EPC Contract setting forth the terms of default, termination, or suspension or constitutes a waiver by the Borrower of any event that, with the giving pro forma effect of notice or the lapse of time or both, would entitle the Borrower to terminate the P1 EPC Contracts;
(viii) except as a result of a Required EPC Change Order, impairs the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees and under the P1 EPC Contracts;
(ix) results in the revocation or adverse modification of any Material Government Approval that could reasonably be expected to (A) impair the ability of the Project to satisfy the Minimum Acceptance Criteria or Performance Guarantees under the P1 EPC Contracts or to achieve Substantial Completion under and as defined in the P1 EPC Contracts by the Term Conversion Date or (B) materially adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to satisfy its obligations under its Credit Agreement Designated Offtake Agreements; and
(x) cause the Borrower or the Project not to comply with Sections 8.4(b) and 8.7(a).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Common Terms Agreement or any other P1 Financing Document, any Guaranteed Substantial Completion Date (as defined in each P1 EPC Contract) shall not be modified by any Change Order unless the execution of such Material Project Document Change Order is permitted hereby or Change Orderhas been approved by the Majority Senior Lenders.
(f) The Borrower shall not provide its consent to the Pipeline Manager under Section 1, Section 2, or Section 3 of the Borrower Parties have Available Construction Funds at their disposal that are equal to or greater than Gas Supply Letter Agreement without the aggregate amount prior written consent of unpaid Project Costs set forth in the NEWYORK 8115155 (2K) 72P1 Administrative Agent.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (NextDecade Corp.)