Conformed Copy - L2870 - Forestry Development Project - Loan Agreement

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY LOAN NUMBER 2870 TUN (Forestry Development Project) between REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Dated September 28, 1987 LOAN NUMBER 2870 TUN LOAN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated September 28, 1987, between REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA (the Borrower) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (the Bank). WHEREAS the Borrower, having satisfied itself as to the feasibility and priority of the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement, has requested the Bank to assist in the financing of the Project; WHEREAS the Bank has agreed, on the basis, inter alia, of the foregoing, to extend the Loan to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I Page 2 General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The "General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements" of the Bank, dated January 1, 1985, with the last sentence of Section 3.02 deleted (the General Conditions) constitute an integral part of this Agreement. Section 1.02. Unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions have the respective meanings therein set forth and the following additional terms have the following meanings: (a) "Special Account" means the account referred to in Section 2.02 (b) of this Agreement; (b) "DF" means the Directorate of Forests within the Borrower's Ministry of Agriculture; (c) "DREF" means the Directorate of Forest Exploitation within the Borrower's Ministry of Agriculture; (d) "PMU" means the Project Management Unit within DF; (e) "FCC" means the Forestry Coordination Committee within the Borrower's Ministry of Agriculture; (f) "INRF" means the Borrower's National Institute of Forestry Research; (g) "CFPR" means the Professional Training Center of Remel; (h) "MIS" means Management Information System; (i) "Code" means the code to be promulgated by the Borrower for the regulation of the forestry sector; and (j) "Program of Actions" means the program stated in the Borrower's letter to the Bank, dated September 1, 1986, describing the actions to be taken by the Borrower for the adjustment of its agricultural sector. ARTICLE II The Loan Section 2.01. The Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in the Loan Agree- ment, an amount in various currencies equivalent to twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). Section 2.02. (a) The amount of the Loan may be withdrawn from the Loan Account in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement for expenditures made (or, if the Bank shall so agree, to be made) in respect of the reasonable cost of goods and services required for the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan. (b) The Borrower shall, for the purposes of the Project, open and maintain in dollars a special account in the Banque Centrale de Tunisie on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Bank. Deposits into, and payments out of, the Special Account shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 5 to this Agreement. Section 2.03. The Closing Date shall be December 31, 1995 or such date as the Bank shall establish. The Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower of such later date. Section 2.04. The Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment charge at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum on the principal amount of the Loan not withdrawn from time Page 3 to time. Section 2.05. (a) The Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of the Loan withdrawn and outstanding from time to time at a rate per annum for each Interest Period equal to one- half of one percent per annum above the Cost of Qualified Borrow- ings for the last Semester ending prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. (b) As soon as practicable after the end of each Semester, the Bank shall notify the Borrower of the Cost of Qualified Borrowings for such Semester. (c) For purposes of this Section: (i) "Interest Period" means the six-month period commencing on each date specified in Section 2.06 of this Agreement, including the Interest Period in which this Agreement is signed. (ii) "Cost of Qualified Borrowings" means the cost of the outstanding borrowings of the Bank drawn down after June 30, 1982, expressed as a percentage per annum, as reasonably determined by the Bank. (iii) "Semester" means the first six months or the second six months of a calendar year. Section 2.06. Interest and other charges shall be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 in each year. Section 2.07. The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Loan in accordance with the Amortization Schedule set forth in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. ARTICLE III Execution of the Project Section 3.01. The Borrower declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project as set forth in Schedule 2 to this Agreement, and, to this end, shall carry out the Project through its Ministry of Agriculture with due diligence and efficiency and in conformity with appropriate agricultural and forestry practices, and shall provide, promptly as needed, the funds, faci- lities, services and other resources required for the Project. Section 3.02. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, pro- curement of the goods, works and consultants' services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan shall be governed by the provisions of Schedule 4 to this Agreement. Section 3.03. The Borrower shall, not later than December 31, 1990, or such later date as shall be acceptable to the Bank, complete the inventory of forest and pasture resources and furnish to the Bank for review and comment the master plan for development of forestry resources prepared pursuant to Part E.1 of the Project. Section 3.04. In order to carry out Part E.3 of the Project the Borrower shall, not later than December 31, 1988: (a) sign a protocol with INRF, providing, inter alia, for the inclusion of applied research themes in the areas of sylviculture, forest utilization, economy and protection, and rangeland development, in INRF's work program; and (b) ensure the preparation and implementation by CFPR of a training program for the staff of DF and DREF in forest exploitation. Section 3.05. Unless the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall maintain, during Project execution, the PMU and the Page 4 FCC with the functions and staff set forth in Schedule 6 to this Agreement. ARTICLE IV Financial and Reporting Covenants Section 4.01. (a) The Borrower shall maintain or cause to be maintained records and accounts adequate to reflect in accordance with sound accounting practices the operations, resources and expenditures in respect of the Project of the departments or agencies of the Borrower responsible for carrying out the Project or any part thereof. (b) The Borrower shall: (i) have the records and accounts referred to in para- graph (a) of this Section, including those for the Special Account for each fiscal year audited, in accordance with appropriate auditing principles consistently applied, by independent auditors acceptable to the Bank; (ii) furnish to the Bank as soon as available, but in any case not later than six months after the end of each such year, the report of such audit by said auditors, of such scope and in such detail as the Bank shall have reasonably requested; and (iii) furnish to the Bank such other information con- cerning said records and accounts and the audit thereof as the Bank shall from time to time reason- ably request. (c) For all expenditures with respect to which withdrawals from the Loan Account were made on the basis of statements of expenditure, the Borrower shall: (i) maintain or cause to be maintained, in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section, records and accounts reflecting such expenditures; (ii) retain, until at least one year after the Bank has received the audit report for the fiscal year in which the last withdrawal from the Loan Account was made, all records (contracts, orders, invoices, bills, receipts and other documents) evidencing such expenditures; (iii) enable the Bank's representatives to examine such records; and (iv) ensure that such records and accounts are included in the annual audit referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and that the report of such audit con- tains a separate opinion by said auditors as to whether the statements of expenditure submitted during such fiscal year, together with the proce- dures and internal controls involved in their pre- paration, can be relied upon to support the related withdrawals. Section 4.02. The Borrower shall, during the execution of the Project, cause the PMU to: (a) prepare bi-annual reports on the progress of the Project in accordance with a format agreed upon between the Borrower and the Bank; and (b) furnish said reports to the Bank not later than two months after the end of the period for which said reports were prepared. Section 4.03. The Borrower shall, not later than September 30 of each year during the period of Project execution furnish to the Bank the draft annual budgets and financial plans for the Project, Page 5 for the following fiscal year. ARTICLE V Other Covenants Section 5.01. The Borrower shall, not later than December 31, 1988, ensure that DF and DREF shall: (a) have an operational MIS and cost accounting system for Project activities and accounts, acceptable to the Bank; and (b) identify in their annual budgets the cost of forestry programs financed under nationally subsidized programs. Section 5.02. The Borrower undertakes that new major invest- ments in the forestry sector shall be selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Program of Actions. Section 5.03. The Borrower undertakes: (a) not later than December 31, 1988, to open its auctions for all categories of wood to all licensed woodbuyers; (b) not later than December 31, 1989, or such later date as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the Bank, to sell cork through auctions, open to both the parastatal and the private sector; and (c) to determine each year, starting with the year 1989, the reference prices for all types of wood to be sold by the Borrower directly to wood users, on the basis of the prices obtained under wood auctions undertaken in the preceding year, and taking into account the ability of such users to pay. Section 5.04. The Borrower shall: (a) estimate the operation and maintenance costs of pastures improved under Part D.3 of the Project; and (b) by December 31, 1991 or such later date as the Bank may agree, devise a procedure acceptable to the Bank for the recovery of such costs from the beneficiaries of such improved pastures, and taking into account their ability to pay. ARTICLE VI Effective Date; Termination Section 6.01. The following events are specified as addi- tional conditions to the effectiveness of the Loan Agreement, within the meaning of Section 12.01 (c) of the General Conditions, namely, that the Borrower shall have: (a) promulgated the Code; and (b) created within DF a unit to execute Part E.1 of the Project. Section 6.02. The date 120 days after the date of this Agreement is hereby specified for the purposes of Section 12.04 of the General Conditions. ARTICLE VII Representative of the Borrower; Addresses Section 7.01. The Minister of Planning and Finance of the Borrower is designated as representative of the Borrower for the purposes of Section 11.03 of the General Conditions. Section 7.02. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: Page 6 For the Borrower: Ministere du Plan et des Finances Place Ali Zouaoui Tunis Republic of Tunisia Telex: MIPLAN 15117 TUN For the Bank: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable address: Telex: INTBAFRAD 440098 (ITT), Washington, D.C. 248423 (RCA) or 64145 (WUI) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their duly authorized representatives, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names in the District of Columbia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA By /s/ Ismail Khelil Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By /s/ Wilfried P. Thalwitz Regional Vice President Europe, Middle East and North Africa SCHEDULE 1 Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Loan 1. The table below sets forth the Categories of items to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan, the allocation of the amounts of the Loan to each Category and the percentage of expen- ditures for items so to be financed in each Category: Amount of the Loan Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category Dollar Equivalent) to be Financed (1) Works (for 2,400,000 100% of foreign items other than expenditures and those provided 50% of local under Category expenditures (2) below) (2) Plantations, 7,100,000 100% of foreign Page 7 soil preparation, expenditures and seeding and 40% of local tending under expenditures Part B.1 and 2 of the Project (3) Equipment, 6,000,000 100% of foreign vehicles and expenditures and materials 70% of local expenditures (4) Consultants' 1,400,000 100% services and training (5) Unallocated 3,100,000 __________ TOTAL 20,000,000 2. For the purposes of this Schedule: (a) the term "foreign expenditures" means expenditures in the currency of any country other than that of the Borrower for goods or services supplied from the territory of any country other than that of the Borrower; and (b) the term "local expenditures" means expenditures in the currency of the Borrower or for goods or services supplied from the territory of the Borrower. 3. Nothwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above, no withdrawal shall be made in respect of payments made for expenditures prior to the date of this Agreement, except that withdrawals in an aggregate amount not exceeding the equivalent of $1,000,000 may be made under Category (3) in the table shown in paragraph 1 above for expenditures made prior to that date but after June 15, 1987. SCHEDULE 2 Description of the Project The objectives of the Project are to upgrade planning and development of the Borrower's forestry subsector through: (a) increased fuelwood and industrial wood production; (b) improved forest grasslands and range management to compensate for grazing lost due to closing of forest lands for natural regeneration and planting; (c) reduced soil erosion and increased water retention to protect productivity of agricultural lands; and (d) preservation and expansion of the Borrower's nature and wildlife, thus complementing the country's cultural and recreational facilities. The Project consists of the following parts, subject to such modifications thereof as the Borrower and the Bank may agree upon from time to time to achieve such objectives: Part A: Forest Exploitation and Regeneration 1. Thinning of about 50,000 ha of existing conifer plantations over 15 years old; 2. exploitation and regeneration of about 21,000 ha of natural forest; 3. improvement of public sector forest exploitation through the provision of equipment to the DREF; and 4. promotion of the role of the private sector in forest exploi- tation through training and demonstration by DF and DREF. Page 8 Part B: Forest Plantations 1. Establishment, by mechanized techniques, of about 8,000 ha of fast-growing forest plantations in three blocks; 2. establishment of about 2,600 ha of linear plantations along the edges of rivers; and 3. expansion of seedling sales to the private sector through the improvement of seed collection and the rehabilitation of forest nurseries. Part C: Intensification of Forest Management Improvement of about 6,600 ha of highly degraded forest areas through: (i) construction of buildings, fire towers, roads and firebreaks, boundary marking and electrification; and (ii) provision of transport, fire fighting and communication equipment. Part D: Forest Pasture and Range Improvement 1. Establishment of permanent pastures over about 700 ha in humid and sub-humid areas; 2. establishment of permanent pastures over about 400 ha in semi-arid areas; and 3. improvement of natural pastures in forest zones over about 2,300 ha. Part E: Institutional Development and Support 1. Preparation of a national inventory of forest and pasture resources and of a master plan for development of forest resources; 2. improvement of national park management, environmental, educational facilities and nature conservation; and 3. improvement of forest and range development through: (i) provision of technical assistance in project management and evaluation, accounting, forest inventory, research, conservation and training in Tunisia and abroad; and (ii) provision of equipment to DF and DREF headquarters and to INRF and CFPR. * * * The Project is expected to be completed by December 31, 1994. SCHEDULE 3 Amortization Schedule Payment of Principal Date Payment Due (expressed in dollars)* On each April 1 and October 1 beginning April 1, 1992 through April 1, 2004 770,000 On October 1, 2004 750,000 ________________________ * The figures in this column represent dollar equivalents Page 9 determined as of the respective dates of withdrawal. See General Conditions, Sections 3.04 and 4.03. Premiums on Prepayment The following premiums are specified for the purposes of Section 3.04 (b) of the General Conditions: Time of Prepayment Premium The interest rate (ex- pressed as a percentage per annum) applicable to the balance outstanding on the Loan on the day of prepayment multiplied by: Not more than three years 0.18 before maturity More than three years but 0.35 not more than six years before maturity More than six years but 0.65 not more than 11 years before maturity More than 11 years but not 0.88 more than 15 years before maturity More than 15 years before 1.00 maturity SCHEDULE 4 Procurement and Consultants' Services Section I. Procurement of Goods and Works Part A: International Competitive Bidding 1. Except as provided in Part C hereof, soil preparation works for mechanized fast-growing plantations and goods shall be procured under contracts awarded in accordance with procedures consistent with those set forth in Sections I and II of the "Guidelines for Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits" published by the Bank in May 1985 (the Guidelines). 2. To the extent practicable, contracts for works and goods shall be grouped into bid packages estimated to cost the equiva- lent of $1,000,000 or more. Part B: Preference for Domestic Manufacturers In the procurement of goods in accordance with the procedures described in Part A hereof, goods manufactured in Republic of Tunisia may be granted a margin of preference in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of paragraphs 2.55 and 2.56 of the Guidelines and paragraphs 1 through 4 of Appendix 2 thereto. Part C: Other Procurement Procedures 1. Equipment and vehicles estimated to cost the equivalent of $150,000 or less per contract up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the equivalent of $4,500,000, and works other than those provided for in Part A of this Schedule, may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of competitive bidding, advertised locally, in accordance with procedures satisfactory to the Bank, which shall provide, inter alia, that: Page 10 (a) no preference shall be granted for purposes of bid com- parison to any group of bidders; (b) all bidders shall be treated equally in terms of the requirements of furnishing bid and performance securities; and (c) bids shall be opened in public. 2. Goods readily available off-the-shelf up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the equivalent of $800,000 and satellite imagery may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of comparison of price quotations solicited from a list of at least three suppliers eligible under the Guidelines. 3. Road works, buildings and minor civil works, estimated to cost in the aggregate the equivalent of $1,000,000 or less, and seeding, planting and tending, may be carried out by force account. Part D: Review by the Bank of Procurement Decisions 1. Review of invitations to bid and of proposed awards and final contracts: (a) With respect to the first contract for goods and the first contract for works, and thereafter each bidding package for works estimated to cost the equivalent of $1,000,000 or more, and each bidding package for goods estimated to cost the equivalent of $300,000 or more, the procedures set forth in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Appendix 1 to the Guidelines shall apply. Where payments for such contract are to be made out of the Special Account, such procedures shall be modified to ensure that the two conformed copies of the contract required to be furnished to the Bank pursuant to said paragraph 2 (d) shall be furnished to the Bank prior to the making of the first payment out of the Special Account in respect of such contract. (b) With respect to each contract not governed by the prece- ding paragraph, the procedures set forth in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Appendix 1 to the Guidelines shall apply. Where payments for such contract are to be made out of the Special Account, said procedures shall be modified to ensure that the two conformed copies of the contract together with the other information required to be furnished to the Bank pursuant to said paragraph 3 shall be furnished to the Bank as part of the evidence to be furnished pursuant to paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to this Agreement. (c) The provisions of the preceding subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall not apply to contracts on account of which the Bank has authorized withdrawals from the Loan Account on the basis of statements of expenditure. Such contracts shall be retained in accordance with Section 4.01 (c) (ii) of this Agreement. 2. The figure of 20% is hereby specified for purposes of para- graph 4 of Appendix 1 to the Guidelines. Section II. Employment of Consultants In order to assist the Borrower in carrying out the Project, the Borrower shall employ management, agricultural and forestry consultants whose qualifications, experience and terms and condi- tions of employment shall be satisfactory to the Bank. Such consultants shall be selected in accordance with principles and procedures satisfactory to the Bank on the basis of the "Guide- lines for the Use of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers and by The World Bank as Executing Agency" published by the Bank in August 1981. SCHEDULE 5 Special Account Page 11 1. For the purposes of this Schedule: (a) the term "eligible Categories" means Categories 1 through 4 set forth in the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement; (b) the term "eligible expenditures" means expenditures in respect of the reasonable cost of goods and services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Loan allocated from time to time to the eligible Categories in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement; and (c) the term "Authorized Allocation" means an amount of $2,000,000 to be withdrawn from the Loan Account and deposited in the Special Account pursuant to paragraph 3 (a) of this Schedule. 2. Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, payments out of the Special Account shall be made exclusively for eligible expenditures in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule. 3. After the Bank has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Special Account has been duly opened, withdrawals of the Authorized Allocation and subsequent withdrawals to replenish the Special Account may be made as follows: (a) On the basis of a request or requests by the Borrower for a deposit or deposits which add up to the aggregate amount of the Authorized Allocation, the Bank shall, on behalf of the Borrower, withdraw from the Loan Account and deposit in the Special Account such amount or amounts as the Borrower shall have requested. (b) The Borrower shall furnish to the Bank requests for replenishment of the Special Account at such intervals as the Bank shall specify. On the basis of such requests, the Bank shall with- draw from the Loan Account and deposit into the Special Account such amounts as shall be required to replenish the Special Account with amounts not exceeding the amount of payments made out of the Special Account for eligible expenditures. All such deposits shall be withdrawn by the Bank from the Loan Account under the respective eligible Categories, and in the respective equivalent amounts, as shall have been justified by the evidence supporting the request for such deposit furnished pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Schedule. 4. For each payment made by the Borrower out of the Special Account for which the Borrower requests replenishment pursuant to paragraph 3 (b) of this Schedule, the Borrower shall furnish to the Bank, prior to or at the time of such request, such documents and other evidence as the Bank shall reasonably request, showing that such payment was made for eligible expenditures. 5. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Schedule, no further deposit into the Special Account shall be made by the Bank when either of the following situations first arises: (i) the Bank shall have determined that all further withdrawals should be made by the Borrower directly from the Loan Account in accordance with the provi- sions of Article V of the General Conditions and paragraph (a) of Section 2.02 of this Agreement; or (ii) the total unwithdrawn amount of the Loan allocated to the eligible Categories minus the amount of any outstanding special commitment entered into by the Bank pursuant to Section 5.02 of the General Condi- tions with respect to the Project, shall be equal to the equivalent of twice the amount of the Autho- rized Allocation. Page 12 (b) Thereafter, withdrawal from the Loan Account of the remaining unwithdrawn amount of the Loan allocated to the eligible Categories shall follow such procedures as the Bank shall specify by notice to the Borrower. Such further withdrawals shall be made only after and to the extent that the Bank shall have been satis- fied that all such amounts remaining on deposit in the Special Account as of the date of such notice will be utilized in making payments for eligible expenditures. 6. (a) If the Bank shall have determined at any time that any payment out of the Special Account (i) was made for any expendi- ture or in any amount not eligible pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, or (ii) was not justified by the evidence furnished pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Schedule, the Borrower shall, promptly upon notice from the Bank, deposit into the Special Account (or, if the Bank shall so request, refund to the Bank for crediting to the Loan Account) an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the portion thereof not so eligible or justified. No further deposit by the Bank into the Special Account shall be made until the Borrower has made such deposit or refund. (b) If the Bank shall have determined at any time that any amount outstanding in the Special Account will not be required to cover further payments for eligible expenditures, the Borrower shall, promptly upon notice from the Bank, refund to the Bank such outstanding amount for crediting to the Loan Account. SCHEDULE 6 Forestry Coordination Committee and Project Management Unit Section I: Forestry Coordination Committee 1. Membership The Forestry Coordination Committee shall have as its president the Secretary General of the Borrower's Ministry of Agriculture and shall have the following members: A. From the Ministry of Agriculture: a. the director of Forets; b. the director of the Regie d`Exploitation Forestiere; c. the director of Planification, Statistiques et Analyses Economiques; d. the director of Affaires Foncieres et de Legislation; e. the director of Conservation des Eaux et du Sol; f. the director of INRF; g. a representative of the Office Sylvo-Pastoral du Nord- Ouest; and h. the director of Enseignement, de la Recherche et de la Vulgarisation; B. From the Ministry of Agricultural Production and Agro- industries: a. the director of Production Vegetale; b. the director of Production Animale; and c. the president directeur general of the Office de l`Elevage et des Paturages; and Page 13 C. a representative of the Ministry of Planning and Finance. 2. Function (a) Review, coordination and monitoring of annual work programs of the departments involved in forestry development, in particular their activities relating to the Project. (b) Evaluation of such programs within the framework of the medium-term agricultural adjustment program of the Borrower in the forestry sector. 3. Meetings of the Forestry Coordination Committee The Forestry Coordination Committee will meet at least two times each year. The PMU will function as the secretariat of the Forestry Coordination Committee. Section II: The Project Management Unit 1. The PMU, to be established within DF, shall be headed by a full-time Project Manager. The Project Manager shall report directly to the Director of DF, who shall have overall responsibility for Project implementation. 2. PMU shall be responsible, inter alia, for: (a) supervision and implementation of the Project; (b) coordination of all Project-related activities by each of the Borrower's departments and agencies responsible for carrying out the Project; (c) the organization of the training program to be carried out under Part E.3 of the Project; and (d) implementation of the Project's operational plans. 3. The Project Manager shall be assisted in carrying out his responsibilities by an organization and management expert, as required, and adequate support staff. 4. The Project Manager shall be responsible, inter alia, for: (a) the coordination of the recruitment of consultants for the Project; (b) the coordination and assistance in the preparation of documents for procurement; (c) coordinating Project responsibilities with the Director of DF and the departments and agencies concerned; (d) coordinating and assisting in the preparation of the separate accounts for the Project, withdrawal applications and statements of expenditure required to be furnished to the Bank; and (e) the preparation and furnishing to the Bank of the plans, schedules, reports and records and other information required to be furnished to the Bank pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the General Conditions.