Conformed Copy - L3171 - Health Sector Investment Project - Amendment

Page 1 January 08, 1992 His Excellency Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance Rabat Kingdom of Morocco Re: Loan 3171 MOR (Health Sector Investment Project) Amendment to Schedule 4 to the Loan Agreement Excellency: Please refer to the Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") entered into by and between the Kingdom of Morocco (the "Borrower") and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "Bank"), dated June 15, 1990, in respect of the above-referenced Project. I am pleased to inform you that the Bank agrees to amend the Loan Agreement to provide for an increased aggregate ceiling for the procurement of goods through prudent shopping procedures. Therefore, Part C.2 (c) of Schedule 4 to the Loan Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "(c) Good estimated to cost less than the equivalent of S100,000 per contract, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the equivalent of S5,000,000, may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of comparison of price quotations solicited from at least three suppliers eligible under the Guidelines, in accordance with procedures satisfactory to the Bank." Kindly confirm your agreement, as the duly authorized representative of the Borrower, to the foregoing amendment by signing and duly dating the corresponding form of confirmation set forth below, and returning this amendment letter to us at your earliest convenience. A signed duplicate original of this amendment letter is enclosed herewith for your records. This amendment letter shall become effective, as of the date first above-written, once it has been fully executed by both parties thereto. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Pieter P. Bottelier Director Country Department I Middle East and North Africa Date: AGREED AND CONFIRMED: KINGDOM OF MOROCCO By /s/ Authorized Representative Page 2