Conformed Copy - C2946 - Pilot Poverty Alleviation Project - Japanese Grant Agreement 1

Page 1 CONFORMED COPY TF 029682 Japanese Grant Agreement (Pilot Poverty Alleviation Project) between REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT on its own behalf and as Administrator of Grant funds provided by Japan Dated October 1, 1996 TF 029682 JAPANESE GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated October 1, 1996, between REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN (the Recipient) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT acting on its own behalf (the Bank) and as Administrator (the Administrator) of grant funds provided by JAPAN (Japan). WHEREAS (A) pursuant to a letter agreement dated July 30, 1990 between Japan and the Bank and International Development Association (the Association), Japan has requested the Bank and the Association, and the Bank and the Association have agreed, to administer grant funds to be made available by Japan for the financing of certain programs and projects supported by the Bank and the Association, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of such letter agreement; WHEREAS (B) Japan has agreed to make available to the Recipient a grant out of said grant funds (the Grant) to finance the cost of carrying out the technical assistance described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (the Technical Assistance) on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; WHEREAS (C) the Recipient has requested the Bank to carry out the Technical Assistance; and WHEREAS (D) the Bank has agreed to carry out the Technical Assistance on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; Page 2 NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I Definitions; Term of Technical Assistance Section 1.01. The Technical Assistance shall be undertaken by consultants (the Consultants) who shall, as far as practicable, include Consultants with expertise in the following areas: (a) economic analysis; (b) procurement; and (c) employment generation. Section 1.02. As used in this Agreement, the terms "dollars" and "$" mean the currency of the United States of America, and the term "Consultants" includes individual consultants as well as any consulting firm that provides any of the experts referred to in Section 1.01. Section 1.03. The Consultants are expected to commence their services on October 15, 1996 and to provide a total of 8 man-months of service between that time and May 31, 1997. ARTICLE II Responsibilities of the Bank and the Administrator Section 2.01. The Grant to be provided by Japan for the Technical Assistance shall be in an amount of two hundred forty nine thousand Dollars ($249,000). Section 2.02. The Administrator shall utilize the Grant to finance the following expenditures in connection with the services of the Consultants: (a) remuneration, per diem and other allowances; (b) international and local travel expenses; and (c) out-of-pocket expenses, including communications and reports, incurred by the Consultants in foreign and local currency in the performance of their services. Section 2.03. The Bank shall make reasonable efforts to secure the services of the Consultants. Section 2.04. The recruitment, engagement and supervision of the Consultants shall be the responsibility solely of the Bank and shall be done according to the Bank