In particular, if the Contractor assumes responsibility for final registration by a deadline, the failure to meet the deadline could be considered a ground for termination (as compared with other alternatives such as the payment of penalties or, if there is bank financing, the recalculation of the base case).

Weiß jemand, was hier mit base case gemeint ist?
Es geht um den Bau einer Anlage, die auch in ein bestimmtes Register eingetragen werden soll.