Common use of OVERALL ASSESSMENT Clause in Contracts

OVERALL ASSESSMENT. Mandatory Section ============================================================================== NOTE: If the current assessment is for a new Central Office, attachment 1A must also be completed and considered prior to acceptance. ============================================================================== There are three potential assessment categories: 1. Passes all criteria and is determined to be ready for service. 2. Conditionally ready for service with no "service affecting" discrepancies. Items that need to be resolved will be documented and NC&D will provide a timeline for resolution. 3. Not ready for service due to the nature of the deficiencies. ---------------- ----- -------------------- ------------------------------ Accepted |_| Rejected |_| ---------------- ----- -------------------- ------------------------------ Comments: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Name: --------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Signature: --------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Title: --------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Date: --------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT 1 New Central Office Switch -------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- CO Name: -------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- CLLI Identifier: Date: -------------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------- 1. Has NC&D provided a list of outstanding issues and known defects? Yes No 2. Has a schedule for correction of defects been provided? Yes No =============================================================================== NOTE: If the answer to either question 1 or 2 is No, STOP. Acceptance of the Central Office by NSO cannot be considered until these have been provided. =============================================================================== If items 1-3 outlined in the matrix below are less than "fully operational", CO Operations can accept the switch as "conditional ready for service but requiring further resolution by NC&D" as long as this item does not constitute offering services less than what has been declared acceptable by Marketing. Sign-off from an authorized representative of Marketing management is necessary to effect this conditional acceptance.