EXHIBIT 10.83
SUPPLY CONTRACT BETWEEN
TYCO SUBMARINE SYSTEMS LTD.
AND
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM PARTNERSHIP
Contract Variation No. 1
This Contract Variation No. 1 ("CV1"), dated effective as of December 1, 1997,
is between Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. (formerly known as Submarine Systems
International Ltd.), a Delaware corporation ("Contractor") and the Alaska United
Fiber System Partnership, an Alaska general partnership ("AU" or "Purchaser") as
assignee of GCI Communication Corp., an Alaska corporation ("GCICC," and
Contractor and AU, collectively, the "Parties," or individually, a "Party").
WHEREAS, Article 6 (Contract Variations) of that certain Supply Contract between
Contractor and GCICC dated effective as of July 11, 1997 ("Supply Contract"),
provides for the Parties' ability to modify the Supply Contract;
WHEREAS, dated effective as of October 3, 1997, GCICC assigned all its rights
and delegated all its duties under the Supply Contract to AU;
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration hereby acknowledged, the Parties
agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Unless specifically defined or redefined below, capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Supply
Contract.
2. Recitals. The Recitals are hereby modified by replacing in its entirety the
first recital with the following new recital:
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires to establish a fiber optic
submarine cable system, to be known as Alaska United Fiber
System ("System") linking the State of Alaska, with landings
in Juneau at Xxxx Point North and Whittier at Lookout Point,
and the State of Washington, with a landing in Xxxxx Beach at
Puget Sound, and such System is hereby defined to also include
the Valdez Extension, as defined below;
and, the Recitals are further modified by adding the following new recital:
WHEREAS, Purchaser desires by this CV1 to include into the
Work the addition of an extension of the System from Whittier
to Valdez, Alaska (the "Valdez Extension") and to make certain
other modifications to the Supply Contract;
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3. Article 2, Documents Forming the Entire Contract, is hereby amended with the
following documents:
- A Technical Volume; Volume 2-Valdez Extension
- A revised Plan of Work; Appendix 6.1
- A Provisioning Schedule; Appendix 1(A)-Valdez Extension
- A Billing Schedule; Appendix 2(A)-Valdez Extension
- An Appendix 7; Straight Line Diagram-Valdez Extension
The balance of Article 2 remains unchanged hereby.
4. Article 4(A), Contract Price is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
as follows:
A. Contract Price.
1. Prices shall be as set forth in Appendix 1,
Provisioning Schedule. The initial Contract Price in
United States Dollars (US $) is $********** ("Initial
Contract Price") for the System.
2. The CV1 initial Contract Price in United States
Dollars (US $) is $********** for the Valdez
Extension ("CV1 Initial Contract Price").
5. Article 5, Terms of Payment, is hereby modified as follows:
Article 5(A)2 is amended by replacing the first sentence with the following
sentence:
"On or before **********, payment by Purchaser shall be
secured by **********."
Article 5(A)3 is replaced in its entirety with the following:
5(A)(3). The Payment Security for the Supply Contract and this
CV1 will be (i) in the initial amount of $**********; and (ii)
AU shall make an ********** payment **********, amounting to
$**********, in accordance with the new Billing Schedule;
Appendix 2(A). The ********** payment shall be correspondingly
reduced by such $**********, plus **********.
For the purposes of the Valdez Extension, Article 5(B) is hereby amended to add
new Subarticles as follows:
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5. Terms of Payment for CV1.
(a) Down Payment. ********** of the CV1 Initial
Contract Price ("CV1 Down Payment"), as provided in the CV1 Billing Schedule,
shall be due after the execution of this CV1, and on or before **********.
(b) Progress Payments. ********** of the CV1 Contract
Price will be invoiced in accordance with the Billing Schedule in Appendix 2
(A).
(c) Final Payment
(i) The remaining balance, ********** of the CV1
Contract Price, will be invoiced upon the
issuance of the Certificate of Provisional
Acceptance for the Valdez Extension, as set
forth in Article 9.
(ii) In the event a Certificate of Commercial
Service is issued prior to the issuance of
the Certificate of Provisional Acceptance,
the Purchaser shall be invoiced **********
of the remaining balance upon issuance of
the Certificate of Commercial Service, with
the balance to be invoiced upon the issuance
of the Certificate of Provisional
Acceptance.
Article 5(D)5 is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with the
following provision:
5. An invoice shall be deemed to have been accepted for
payment if the Purchaser does not present a written
good faith objection within ********** of the receipt
date of the invoice by Mail, as defined in Article
35.
The balance of Article 5 remains unchanged hereby.
6. Article 9, Acceptance. Article 9(B)(1) is hereby amended by modifying (i) the
first sentence and (ii) inserting a new sentence after the first line of the
existing text, with the balance of the section remaining unchanged, as follows:
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B. Provisional Acceptance
1. This System shall be ready for Provisional Acceptance
by **********. The Valdez Extension shall be ready
for Provisional Acceptance by ********** ("CV1
Completion Date"). Provisional Acceptance occurs when
the results of the Acceptance Testing demonstrate
that the Work is sufficient to realize the System
performance requirements set forth in the
Specifications or such other System performance
levels as agreed upon as acceptable by the Purchaser
and the Contractor (hereinafter collectively
"Performance Requirements"), and the Contractor has
fulfilled its commitments under the Contract.
7. Article 10, Warranty. Article 10A, Warranty is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence at the end of Article 10(A):
The Warranty for the Valdez Extension shall ********** for the
entire system.
A new Article 10(E) is hereby added as follows:
E. Notwithstanding to the contrary in Article 10(A),
SL101 Cable provided by Contractor for the Valdez
Extension shall include **********.
8. Article 22, Liquidated Damages. Article 22 is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:
Article 22, Liquidated Damages
A. For the System (other than the Valdez Extension) the Contractor
shall pay to the Purchaser by way of pre-estimated and liquidated
damages for the delay and not as a penalty, an assessed amount equal to
********** under the following limited circumstances:
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1. If the System **********:
(a) Article 6 (Contract Variations);
(b) Article 17 (Force Majeure); or
(c) Other arrangements as agreed between the Purchaser
and the Contractor; or
2. If **********.
B. For the Valdez Extension only, the Contractor shall pay to the
Purchaser by way of pre-estimated and liquidated damages for the delay
and not as a penalty, an assessed amount equal to **********.
9. Article 45, Performance Guarantee. Article 45(A) is amended in its entirety
as follows:
A. Contractor shall, by **********, provide a performance guarantee (in
a format mutually and reasonably acceptable to the Parties) to Purchaser having
a value of ********** (1) ********** (2) ********** (hereinafter referred to as
the "Guarantee Amount").
Article 45(B) is amended by deleting reference to ********** and replacing it
with "Guarantee Amount."
10. Entire Agreement; Ratification. The Supply Contract and this CV1 represent
the final agreement between the Parties and may not be contradicted by evidence
of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreement of the Parties. There are
no unwritten oral agreements between the Parties. Except as modified or
supplemented hereby, the Supply Contract and this CV1 and all other documents
and agreements executed in connection therewith shall continue in full force and
effect.
11. Counterparts. This CV1 may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. In making
proof hereof, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for any
counterpart other than one
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signed by the Party against which enforcement is sought.
12. Governing Law. This CV1 shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of Alaska.
13. Effectiveness. This Contract Variation shall become effective upon the
endorsement of Purchaser and Contractor.
14. Modifications only as Stated. Except as expressly modified in this CV1, in
all other respects, the Supply Contract shall remain unchanged by this CV1.
This CV1 is executed by duly authorized representatives of the Parties
as set forth below.
Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. Alaska United Fiber System
Partnership
by GCI Fiber Co., Inc.,
a General Partner
By: /s/ X.X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President & General Counsel Title: Sr V.P.
Date: 12/3/97 Date: 97 December 1
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Plan of Work
Appendix 6.1
GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
Start End *** ***
ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
1 ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
2 Contract Signing **********
3 AUFS Invoicing
4 AUFS Down Payment Invoice issued
5 AUFS Down Payment Invoice Due
6 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #1 Issued (latest date)
7 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #1 Payment Due
8 Milestone Invoice #1 Issued (latest date)
9 Milestone Invoice #1 Payment Due
10 Milestone Invoice #2 Issued (latest date)
11 Milestone Invoice #2 Payment Due
12 Milestone Invoice #3 Issued (latest date)
13 Milestone Invoice #3 Payment Due
14 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #2 Issued (latest date)
15 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #2 Payment Due
16 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #3 Issued (latest date)
17 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #3 Payment Due
18 Milestone Invoice #4 Issued (latest date)
19 Milestone Invoice #4 Payment Due
20 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #4 Issued (latest date)
21 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #4 Payment Due
22 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #5 Issued (latest date)
23 Valdez Extension Milestone Invoice #5 Payment Due
24 Milestone Invoice #5 Issued (latest date)
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
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ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
25 Milestone Invoice #5 Payment Due **********
26 Fiber/Cable Manufacture
27 Place Cable & Fiber Order
28 Fiber Manufacture/Delivery
29 Cable Manufacture - Hitachi
30 Unit Fiber Structure (UF8)
31 Power Conductor (PC)
32 Extension
33 Post Survey BLD (final engineering)
34 Partial Section Details
35 Ship Tank Plan
36 Section Assembly Guidelines
37 Span Assembly
38 SPA Production
39 Armoring
40 SPA/LW Tasking
41 Cable Manufacture - Simplex (Valdez Extension)
42 Repeater Manufacture
43 Place Repeater Order
44 Manufacture
45 PSBU Manufacture
46 Repeater Delivery
47 Repeater/Cable Integration
48 Assembled System Test
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
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ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
49 Cable Ready-To-Load - Hitachi **********
50 Cable Ready-To-Load - Simplex
51 PFE Manufacture/Ship
52 Seattle
53 Place PFE Order
54 Manufacture - Medium Voltage
55 Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
56 Ship to HUT Manufacturing Site
57 Whittier
58 Place PFE Order
59 Manufacture - Medium Voltage
60 FAT
61 Ship to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxx
63 Place PFE Order
64 Manufacture - Low Voltage
65 FAT
66 Ship to Xxxx Point Station
67 Transmission Equipment Manufacture/Ship
00 Xxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx)
69 Place TTE Order
70 Manufacture
71 FAT
72 Ship to Whittier Station
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
Start End *** ***
ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
73 Valdez **********
74 Place TTE Order
75 Manufacture
76 FAT
77 Ship to HUT Manufacturing Site
78 Seattle
79 Place TTE Order
80 Manufacture
81 FAT
82 Ship to HUT Manufacturing Site
83 Xxxxxxxx
00 Xxxxx XXX Order
85 Manufacture
86 FAT
87 Ship to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
00 Xxxx Xxxxx
89 Place TTE Order
90 Manufacture
91 FAT
92 Ship to Xxxx Point Station
93 Land Cable Manufacture/Ship
94 Place Land Cable Order
95 Manufacture
96 Ship Land Cables to Sites
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
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ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
97 TSE Installation/Training **********
98 Valdez Extension
99 Whittier
100 Equipment On-Site at Station
101 Install TSE in Station
102 SAT
103 Type B Training
104 Valdez
105 Equipment On-Site at HUT Manufacturer
106 Install TSE in Containerized HUT
107 Containerized HUT FAT
108 Ship HUT to Landing Site (GCI)
109 Install HUT on Site (GCI)
110 SAT
111 Remaining AUFS Stations
112 Seattle
113 Equipment On-Site at HUT Manufacturer
114 Install TSE in Containerized HUT
115 Containerized HUT Testing
116 Ship Containerized HUT to Landing Site (GCI)
117 Install Containerized HUT on Site (GCI)
118 SAT
119 Type B Training
120 Whittier (Trunk Leg)
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
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ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
121 Equipment On-Site at Station **********
122 Install TSE in Station
123 SAT
000 Xxxx Xxxxx
125 Equipment On-Site at Station
126 Install TSE in Station
127 SAT
128 Land Construction
129 Valdez
130 Land Cables/Equipment On-Site
131 Land Construction Activities
132 Whittier
133 Land Cables/Equipment On-Site
134 Land Construction Activities
000 Xxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxx Cables/Equipment On-Site
137 Land Construction Activities
138 Seattle
139 Land Cables/Equipment On-Site
140 Land Construction Activities
141 Training
142 Emergency Land Cable Joint Training
143 Whittier
144 Valdez Extension Cable Loading/Transit to Seattle
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
Start End *** ***
ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
145 Load Valdez Extension Cable into RR
Cars **********
146 RR Transit to Seattle
147 Valdez Cable On-Site @ Seattle
148 Cable Loading/Laying Activities
149 Load Valdez Extension Cable From RR Cars
150 Transit to Hitachi Cable Factory
151 Cable Loading
152 Transit to Whittier/Port Call
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxx Splice, Test
000 Xxx/Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxx End
155 Transit to Whittier/Port Call
156 Land Whittier S/E, Beach Splice/Lay toward Buoyed End
157 Recover Buoy/Perform Valdez Extension Final Splice
158 Land Segment 2 Shore End, Splice/Test
159 Lay/Bury 282 km Armored
160 Surface Lay 729 km Unarmored
161 Transit to Juneau/Coordination Meeting
162 Land Segment 3 Shore End, Splice/Test
163 Lay/Bury 142 km Armored
164 Surface Lay 210 km Armored
165 Xxx/Xxxx 00 xx Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxx 00 xx Unarmored/Deploy BU 1
167 Surface Lay 1,208 km Unarmored
168 Transit to Seattle/Coordination Meeting
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GCI Communication Corp. Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd.
ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
PLAN OF WORK
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ID Work Activity Days Date Date Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1
169 Land Segment 1 Shore End, Splice/Test **********
170 Lay/Bury 340 km Armored
171 Contingency
172 Final Splice
173 Transit to Depot/Offload Spares
174 Transit to Seattle/Off Charter
175 Commissioning & Acceptance Tests
176 Valdez Extension
177 Commissioning Tests
178 Confidence Trial
179 AUFS (excluding Valdez Extension)
180 Commissioning Tests
181 Confidence Trial
182 Ready for Provisional Acceptance - Valdez Extension
183 Ready for Provisional Acceptance - AUFS
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Provisioning Schedule
Appendix 1(A)
Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
FOB CIF Taxes Total
Wet Plant - (Non-Repeatered) *** *** *** ***
Marine and Transit Services *** *** *** ***
XXX - Xxxxxxxx *** *** *** ***
XXX - Xxxxxx *** *** *** ***
Land Cable - Whittier *** *** *** ***
Land Cable - Valdez *** *** *** ***
Other *** *** *** ***
Grand Total *** *** *** ***
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Alaska United Fiber System Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. PROPRIETARY 10/30/97
Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
Submerged Plant - Whittier to Valdez Type Quantity Unit Price FOB CIF Taxes Total
Installed Cable
SA *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
DA *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Spare Cable
SA *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
DA *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Transitions - SA/DA *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Total Cable to Cable Joints
LW Cbl-to-Cbl Joint *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
SPA Cbl-to-Cbl Joint *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Polysleaves *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
End Seals
11TH A-838518 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
11SY A-838724 Common Spare *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Total Submerged Plant - Whittier to Valdez *** *** *** ***
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Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
Type Quantity Unit Price FOB CIF Taxes Total
Marine Services
Operations *** *** *** *** *** ***
Transit *** *** *** *** *** ***
Loading *** *** *** *** *** ***
Port Calls *** *** *** *** *** ***
Mob/Demob *** *** *** *** *** ***
Sea Plow VII
Operations *** *** *** *** *** ***
Transit *** *** *** *** *** ***
Mob/Demob *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other
Support Tug *** *** *** *** *** ***
PLIB Operations *** *** *** *** *** ***
Shore End Operations *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cable Loading *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cable Engineering *** *** *** *** *** ***
Splicing Operations *** *** *** *** *** ***
Marine Coordination *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cable Transport by Rail Road *** ***
Total Marine Services *** *** ***
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Alaska United Fiber System Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. PROPRIETARY 10/30/97
Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
Terminal Station Equipment - Whittier Type Quantity Unit Price FOB CIF Taxes Total
Terminal Transmission Equipment
FT 2000, OC48, Add Drop Ring *** *** *** *** *** ***
TOA +16 w/Spares (2 Service = 1 Spare) *** *** *** *** *** ***
Engineering Order Wires w/Spares *** *** *** *** *** ***
Craft Interface Terminals *** *** *** *** *** ***
Digital Distribution Frame *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cable Terminating Unit - CTU *** *** *** *** *** ***
Network Sync. Equipment *** *** *** *** *** ***
Installation ***
Subtotal XXX - Xxxxxxxx *** *** ***
Terminal Station Equipment - Xxxxxx *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Terminal Transmission Equipment
FT 2000, OC48, Add Drop Ring w/Spares *** *** *** *** *** ***
TOA +16 w/Spares (2 Service + 1 Spare) *** *** *** *** *** ***
Engineering Order Wires w/Spares *** *** *** *** *** ***
Craft Interface Terminals *** *** *** *** *** ***
Digital Distribution Frame *** *** *** *** *** ***
Cable Terminating Unit - CTU *** *** *** *** *** ***
Network Sync. Equipment *** *** *** *** *** ***
Installation ***
Subtotal XXX - Xxxxxx *** *** ***
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Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
Type Quantity Unit Price FOB CIF Taxes Total
Land Cable - Xxxxxxxx
XX *** *** *** *** *** ***
MV-90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Installation *** *** *** *** *** ***
Ocean Ground Bed *** *** *** *** *** ***
Subtotal Land Cable - Whittier *** *** ***
Land Cable - Xxxxxx
XX *** *** *** *** *** ***
MV-90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Installation *** *** *** *** *** ***
Ocean Ground Bed *** *** *** *** *** ***
Subtotal Land Cable - Valdez *** *** ***
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Alaska United Fiber System Extention - Whittier to Valdez
Type Quantity Unit Price FOB CIF Taxes Total
Other
Acceptance Testing *** *** *** *** *** ***
Engineering Services *** *** *** *** *** ***
Warranty (Impact to AUFS) *** *** *** *** *** ***
Project Management *** *** *** *** *** ***
Documentation *** *** *** *** *** ***
Original (Added Development) *** *** *** *** *** ***
Copies
Subtotal - Other *** *** ***
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Billing Schedule
Appendix 2(A)
Billing Schedule for AUFS Extension - Option A
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
*** *** ***
*** *** *** *** *** ***
***
Contract Signature *** ***
Fiber/Cable Manufacture Complete *** ***
Transmission Equipment Manufacture Complete *** ***
Final Splice Complete *** ***
Provisional Acceptance *** ***
TOTAL *** ***
AUFS Extension Tyco Submarine Systems Ltd. (TSSL) PROPRIETARY 12/1/97
Xxxxxx Extension
Straight Line Diagram
Appendix 7
Option A
Whittier Xxxxxx
*** *** *** *** ***
*** *** *** *** ***
tentative burial
max depth = ***
Notes:
1. This SLD is a pre-survey
document for planning purposes
only; no detailed engineering has
been conducted.
2. All distances are in
kilometers.
3. Land Cable is estimated, as
are transitions in the segment
lengths.
4. Burial may be required as
indicated.
5. This diagram corresponds to
issue "A" of the RPL.
6. The selection of "Option A" or
"Option B" will be determined
with the results of the survey.
SUMMARY OF CABLE TYPES
AND QUANTITIES ALASKA UNITED FIBER SYSTEM
WHITTIER TO VALDEZ EXTENSION
Option A STRAIGHT LINE DIAGRAM
Land *** PRE-SURVEY CABLE ESTIMATES
DA ***
SA *** ISSUE NO FILE ENGINEER ISSUE DATE CLASS
Total *** A1 XXXXXX XX 07 AUG 97 B
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