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Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contract.

WHEREAS subsection [No.]of the Contract between the Supplierand IESO dated as of [Contract Date]provides that the Contract Facility will be deemed to have achieved Commercial Operation at the point in time when, inter alia, the IESO has received a certificate (the “Certificate”) addressed to it from an Independent Engineer containing certain statements with respect to the Contract Facility;

AND WHEREAS it is proposed by the Supplier that [Legal Name of Engineering Company]act as the Independent Engineer for the purposes of delivery of the Certificate;

AND WHEREAS the IESO wishes to obtain confirmation from the Supplier that [Legal Name of Engineering Company]is an Independent Engineer, as that term is defined in section [No.]of the Contract;

NOW THEREFORE, THE SUPPLIERCERTIFIES to the IESO that [Legal Name of Engineering Company]is:

(i)duly qualified and licensed to practice engineering in the province of Ontario;

(ii)neither an employee nor a consultant of the Supplier such that the majority of either the time or billings of [Legal Name of Engineering Company]during the 18 month period prior to the date hereof were devoted to the Contract Facility; and

(iii)not an affiliate of the Supplier nor directly or indirectly Controlled by the Supplier.

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