Conformed Copy - L3076 - West Mitidja Irrigation Project - Amendment

Page 1 October 22, 1991 His Excellency the Minister of Economy Ministry of Economy Palais du Gouvernement Algiers Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria Re: Loan No. 3076-AL (West Mitidja Irrigation Project) Amendment to the Loan Agreement Excellency: We refer to the Loan Agreement for the above-mentioned Project, dated April 5, 1990, entered into by and between the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria (the Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank). I am pleased to inform you that, pursuant to the letter received from the Ministry's Direction Generale tea Relations Economiques Exterieures of July 16, 1991, the Ban agrees to amend the Loan Agreement to provide for the carrying out of certain additional studies for the construction of water storage and conveyance systems in the Mitidja region. The Loan Agreement is, therefore, hereby amended as provided hereinbelow. 1. - Section 1. 02. A new paragraph (k) is added to Section 1. 02, to read as follows: " (k) "ANB" means the Borrower' s National Agency for Dams, established and operating under the supervisory authority of the MEH pursuant to Decree No.85.163 of June 11, 1985." 2. - Schedule 2. Part D. A new paragraph (4) is added to Schedule 2, Part D, to read as follows: " (4) Carrying out of the following studies: (a) Koudiat Acerdoune dam, (b) water transfer works from Oued Nador to Boukourdane dam; and (c) water transfer works from Oued Mazafran to the Douera dam"; 3. - The heading of paragraph E of Schedule 5 is deleted and instead replaced by the following heading: "E Execution of Part D (1) and (2) of the Project" 4 - Schedule 5. A new paragraph F is added to Schedule 5, to read as follows: "F. Execution of Part D (4) of the Project Under the coordination of AGID, the studies referred to in Part D(4) of the Project shall be carried out not later than June 30, 1993, through ANB and shall be completed under terms of reference satisfactory to ANB and the Bank." 5 - The table set forth in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Loan Agreement is amended to read as follows: Amount of the Loan Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category Dollar Equivalent to be Financed (1) Works under Parts B.2 80,000,000 75% B.4 of the Project (2) Goods under parts B.2 19,000,000 100% of foreign B.4, C.1 and D of the expenditures Page 2 Project 100% of local expenditures (ex-factory cost) and 75% of local expenditures for other items pro- cured locally (3) Consultants' 6,200,000 100% services and training under Parts B and D of the Project (4) Unallocated 4,800,000 TOTAL 110,000,000 Please confirm the Borrower's agreement with the foregoing amendment by signing and dating the attached duplicate original of this amendment letter, and returning it to us at your earliest convenience. A signed original of this amendment letter is enclosed herewith for your records. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Mahmood Ayub Acting Director Country Department II Europe, Middle East and North Africa Region AGREED AND CONFIRMED: DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA By /s/ _________________________ Authorized Representative Date: ______________________