Conformed Copy - L3206 - Social Dimensions of Adjustment Project - Amendment

Page 1 June 18, 1994 His Excellency Mr. Tchouta Moussa Minister of Planning and Regional Development Ministry of Planning and Regional Development Yaounde Republic of Cameroon Re: Loan No. 3206 CM (Social Dimensions of Adjustment Project) Amendment to Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement Excellency: We refer to the above-mentioned Loan Agreement between Republic of Cameroon (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), dated August 3, 1990, your letter No. 0420-MINPAT-CAB-IG2 dated Mach 13, 1991 requesting the financing of Part G.2 of the Project ("ECAM" component) out of the proceeds of the Loan, through a reallocation of Loan proceeds, and discussions held with your representatives for the reallocation of unused funds of the Project Preparation Advance. We are pleased to inform you that the Bank hereby agrees to your request and that, effective as of the date of this letter, the table set forth in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement is amended to read as per the annex hereto, as a result of the following reallocations and changes: (i) an amount equivalent to $3,330,000 under Category (10)(b) is reallocated as follows: $1,620,000 to Category (13), $430,000 to Category (14), and $1,280,000 to Category (15); (ii) an amount equivalent to $375,000 under Category (19) is reallocated as follows: $135,000 to Category (7), $100,000 to Category (11), and $140,000 to Category (17); (iii) the heading V is to read: "V. Planning Capacity and Information Base Expenditures, Parts G.2 and G.3 of the Project"; and (iv) Category (16) is to read: "(16) Training and auditing services". Paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 1 is also amended to include small building repairs for Part G.2 of the Project and is to read: "(c) the term 'operating costs' means mission travel and subsistence allowances for local and expatriate staff involved in the Project, operation and maintenance of Project vehicles and equipment, office supplies and, for Part G.2 of the Project, small building repairs." Please indicate your agreement to the foregoing amendments by signing and dating the form of confirmation on the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us. Very truly yours, By /s/ Michael Gillette Director Occidental and Central Africa Department CONFIRMED: REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Page 2 By /s/ Authorized Representative Date: July 8, 1991 ANNEX 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 expenditures for items so to be financed in each Category: Amount of the Loan Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category Dollar Equivalent) to be Financed I. Education Expenditures Part C.1 of the Project (1) School desks/ 2,000,000 100% benches (2) Teaching and materials 1,600,000 100% II. MTPS Expenditures Parts D.3 and D.4 of the Project (3) Consultants' services 600,000 100% and training (4) Equipment and vehicles 300,000 100% of foreign expenditures and 85% of local expenditures (5) Operating cost 600,000 85% III. FNE Expenditures Parts D.1 and D.2 of the Project (6) Consultants' 1,200,000 100% services for Part D.1 (a) of the Project (7) Equipment and 335,000 100% of foreign vehicles for Part D.1 expenditures and (a) of the Project 85% of local expenditures (8) Operating costs 300,000 85% for Parts D.1 (a) and D.2 of the Project (9) Vocational training 1,000,000 100% under Part D.1 (b) of the Project (COIC) Page 3 (10) Goods and services 100% for Part D.1 (d) of the Project: (a) Self-employment 2,000,000 phase 1 (b) Self-employment 3,170,000 phase 2 IV. Community Development Expenditures Part F of the Project (11) Consultants' 470,000 100% services for Part F.2 of the Project (12) Goods and services 2,500,000 50% for Part F.1 of the Project V. Planning capacity and Information Base Expenditures Parts G.2 and G.3 of the Project (13) Consultants' services 1,670,000 100% and training (14) Vehicles and 470,000 100% of foreign equipment expenditures and 85% of local expenditures (15) Operating costs 1,380,000 85% VI. Project Administration Expenditures Part H of the Project (16) Training and 90,000 100% auditing services (17) Vehicles and 190,000 100% of foreign equipment expenditures and 85% of local expenditures (18) Operating costs 250,000 85% VII. Other Expenditures (19) Refunding of Project 375,000 Amount due pur- Preparation Advance suant to Section 2.02 (c) of this Agreement (20) Unallocated 1,000,000 TOTAL 21,500,000 Page 4