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AGRf, EMENT AMONGST THE R-EPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AND THf,, AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BAIiK AND THE AFRICAIIi DEVEI,OPMENT FL}{D UCTTNG AS EXECUTING AGENCIES OF THE GLOBAL ENWRONMENT FACILITY) (RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITAI'ION PRO.II]CT) lplrur AMENT LIIiAiT Totryqh Hltl- tREEIotlN; j d.ia-' .--.- GEF PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT .
{[1ONGST THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AND THE AFRICAN DEYELOPMENT I}ANK ANI) THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (ACTING AS EXECUT|NG AGENCIES OF THE GLOBAL ENWRONMENT FACILITY) (Rt,IRAL WATER SUPPLY AND SA-I\{ITATION PROJECI) RECETVED (r) ONE DULY EXECUTED ORTGTNAL OF'fHE ABOVE MENTIONBD PROTOCOL OF AGREBMENT ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LIONE NAME afatYt i1!--u tt J7 ", TITLE $3urXr tr#.Siritri 0v1,\,1 1 l; &-l r f fi "-r X-o-cL* I tLu+.- ^' c DF'z; t--of r-t -":-'af- (*'r'f,ael SIGNATURE : COUNTRY3 9.,x-xu:4 )_€>re-ri* DATE : Z.rlr/>;,?
PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT AMONGST l'HE REPUBLICOF SIERRA LEONE AND TIIE AFRICAI\I DEVEI]OPMENT BANK AND THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUIII) (ACTING AS EXECUTING AGENCIES OF THE GLOBAL ENYIRONMENT FACILITY) (RURAI.

WATER SUPPLY AI{D SANITATTON PROJECT) PROJECT ID No.

GRANT No.

: P-SLEfi)-0O3 :5550t5fl)00351 This PRO'IOCOL OF AGREEMENI'(hereinalter the "Protocol") is entered into this 2at'o one hand the REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE (hereinalter the "Recipient") of OcrogER* .

amongst, on the and.


t.rn lhe other han4 the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENI' BANK (hereinafter referred to as the "Bank") and the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FLINI) (hereinafter referred to as the "Fund"), with the Biu:k and the Fund, acting as Executing Agencies of the Clobal Environment Facility (the *GEF').
WTiEREAS: The GEF was established to provide grants and concessionar, resources for projects that address global environmenlal issues in the tbcal areas oi climate changg biodiversity, intemational waters, ozone depletion, land degradation, and persistent organic pollutants; 2.

Pursuant lo the Instrument for the Eslablishmenl of the Restructured Global Environment Facilily and on the basis of the Review oJ' t ) Experiences of Executing Agencies under Expanded Opportunilies (document CEF /C.22/ l2).
the Council to the GEF approved a proposal to expand direcl access by all execuling agencies, acting \4'ithin thcir agrecd scope for the GEF operations, to CEF resources; Desirous to participate in the preparation and implementation of GEF proiects pursuant to the expanded opportunities decision and the execuling agercies direct access decision, the GEF Secretariat, the Bank and the Fund agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ro _qovem the GEF allocations to the Bank and the Fund; { By Resolut ions ADII/B D/WP 12004 I I 30 and ADF/BD/WP /20A4 / I 6.
.he Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Fund, respectively.

approved (i) a Memorandum of Understanding and (ii) a Financial Procedurcs Agreement betrveen the Secretariat of the GEF, the Bank and the Fund.

to govem the activities of the Bank and the Fund (collectively, hereinafter referred to as the "Bank") as Executing Agencies f'or the GEF: 5.
The Recipient has requested the Bank to finance part of the firreign currency costs and party of the local currency costs of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (the " Project") lrom the resources of the GEF by providing a grant to it in the maximum amount specificd hcreunder; t- -3- 6 By a letter of endorsement dated 25d January 201i, the CEF Clhief Executive Officer endorsed the Project in an amount not exceeding Four Million United States Dollars (USD 4,000,000) to tinarrcc the Pro.iect; 7.
The Rccipient has declarcd its commitrnenl to the cxecution of the Project: 8 The Project is rechnically teasible, economically viable, socially desirablc.
environmentally sustainable, and constitutes a suitable bisis for linancing under the GEF; and 9 1'he Recipient's Sierra Leone Water Company (hereinalter referrcd to as "SALWACO") shall be the Executing Agency for the Project; NOW THEREFORE the parties to this Protocol of Agreement hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I GENERAL CONDITIONS - DEFTNITIONS Section I.01.

General Conditions.
General Conditions.

The panies to this Protocol accept all the ptovisions of the General Conditions Adicable to Protocols of Agreements for Grants of the Fund (hereinafter refeEed to as the "Ceneral Conditions"), as ma1, be amended from time to time, with dre same force and effect as if they rvere f'ully set lbrth herein.

+- -4- Section I .02.

Definitions.

Whenever used in this Protocol.

unless the contcxt otherwise requires.


the several terms defined in the General Conditions shall have the respective meaning therein set forth.

ARTICLE II THE GRAN Section 2.01 .

Amounl l'he Bank agrees to grant to the I{ecipienr.

fronr the €ding Four Million Unjted SlelCl rcsources of thc GEF an amount not exc€ Dollars (USD 4,000,000) (the "Grant").

Sestion 2.02.

Puroose.


'Ihe purpose of the Grant is to finance part of the lbreign currency costs and pan of the local currency costs of the l'roicct described in Annex I of this Protocol.

Section 2.03.

Allocation.

The Grant shall be allocated to various categorics trl' expcndirurc of the Project in conformiry with Annex II of this Protocol.

ARTICLE NI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ENTRY INTO FORCE Section 3.01.

Conditions Preoedent tr.r Entry into Force.


This Protocol ol Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signature E-- \ -5- ARTICI,E IV CONDITION PR-ECf,DENT TO FIRST DISBITRSEMENT Sc'ction 4.0 I .

Conditions Precedent to First Disbursement.
The obligation ol the Biurk to make the first disbursement of lhe Grant shall be conditional upon entry rnto lbrce of the Agreement in accordance with Section 3.01 above and the lbllowing conditiors, namely, the Recipient shall have provided evidence in forrn and substance acceptable to the Bank: (i) ot'having opened a convertible foreign currency (United States l)ollar) special account at a bank acceptable to the Bank lor the deposit ol the proceeds of the Grant and a local currency account lbr deposit of counterpart liinds.
Section 4.02.

Qthe1-Ce4dttlg4i.

The Recipient shall providc: (i) by 30 June 2014, evidence of the approval of the revision of the SAIWACO Act of 2001 by Parliament and the transfer of five (5) Extension Engineers, five (5) Technical Field Officers and live (.51 Assistant Executive Engineers from the Water Directorate of the N'tinistry of Water Resources to SALWACO in accordance with the transtbr of rural water supply services technical support and supen'ision mandate under the revised SALWACO Act.
( ii) by 3 I Llecember 20 I 6, evidence of the approval of its Medium 'l ernr Budget Framework fbr 2Ol7-2O19, confimring thal an amounl 01' + -6- 'Ihree Hundred and Ninety Seven 'lltousand Units of Account (UA 397,000) has been budgeted fbr the maintenance of proiect intiastructure beyond user community capacitl'.

ARTICLE V UNDERTAKING Section 5.01 .

Undertaking.


The Borrower hereby undcrtalics to implemcnl and repon on the implementation of the Environmental and Social lmpact Assessment and the Environmental and Social Management Plan on a ,luarterly basis in form acceptable to the Bank.

ARTICI,E VI RECORDSAND REPO RTtN G Section 6.01. egpSrtt4C.
Notrvithstanding the re levant provisions applicable in the Ceneral Conditions defined in Section l.0l above, the Recipient shall submit, in a form and substance acceptable to the Bank: (i) annual financial accounts and repons, prepared in accordance rvith the accounting and reporting pmcedures reasonably request€d by the Bank: and ( ii) such other re.pons.

including repons on procurement of goods.

works and services for activities financed by the Grant, as may reasonably he rcquested by the Bank.
{L- \ -7 - Section 6.02.

Auditine.

The Recipient shall audit rhe Project llnancial slatemenls as may be required by the Bank and submit a final audit report al the close ol the Pmject.

ARTICLE VII DISBURSEMENTSAND A PPLICA II ON OF AMOUNTS DISBURSED Seclion 7.01.

Disbursements.

The amounl of the Grant shall be disbuscd bl' t.he Banh in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol and the Ceneral Conditions.
for expenditures madc in respect of the cost of gmds, works and sen ices required for the Project.

liection 7.02. ebs-14s_Dcte Tlre dcadline for the rcquest by thc Recipient of thc linal disbursement shall be 3l December 2018. or such later date ai shall be :greed upon between the Recipient and the Bank.

Section 7.03.

Applicarion of Disbursements.

Arnounts disbursed on account 01' this Pmtocol shall be applied by the Recipient solely lbr the purposes for which thcy werc disbursed.
-,b I J -8- ARTICLE VIII PROCUR-E,ME,NTOFMO WORKS AND SERVICES liection 8.01.

Procurement of Goods and Works.

Goods and Works necessan' .ltrr the execution of the Project will be procured in accordance with the Barrl's llules and Procedures for Proctrement of Goods orut Works, dated May 2008- revised Jul,v 2012. as amended from time to time, and as further set out hlow: (i) The procurement of goods and civil works shall be by National C.rm etitive Bi (NCB).

Section 8.02.

PfqcurEment of Senices.


Scrvices necessary tbr the cxecution of'the Pncject will be procured in accordance widr the Bank's Rule-s antl I>rocedures for the Use o/'Coraulnnts, dated May 2008, revised July 2012. as amended llom time to time.

and as further set out below: (i) Procurement of consulting services for rural water supply and sanitation prograrnme development.
technical assistance for implemcntation support and technical assistant sector coordination and management rvill bc carried out by consulting firms.

The process for selecting tirms shall be through Short Listing and the method for evaluation is the Ouality and Cosr Based Selection (QCBS).

(ii) Procurement of consulting services lbr hydrogeological mapping will be caried out bv consulting firms/specialized institutions.
The proctxs tbr A- I I I -9- selecting tirms shall be through Short Listing and the method lbr evaluation is the Oualitv Based Selection (QBS).

(iii) 'l hc procurement of consulting services including communit"r mobilisation and empowerm€nt, community led total sanitation nrobilization.

water and sanitation technical and business skills training ibr youth and training of anisans will be carried out by Non-Govemmental Organizations (NGOS).
the process ftrr selecting NCOS shall be througrh Short Listing and the method for evaluation is the Oualitv and Cost Based Selection TQCBS).

(iv) Services for baseline survey and impact studies will be carried out b1' Statistics Sierra Leone who will be procured through Sinsle Source Selgslls!

( SSS) method.

i.\,) Sector coordination and management support related to conduct ol arurual sector reviews, mid-term review.
project completion report and tlagship srudies shall be undertaken by Individual Consultants and the1, rvill be selected thmugh the Bank's procedurc for the selection of individual consultants.

tvi) The procurement of training including short-term local and rcgional protbssional trainings will be carried out by specialisl instirurions and univenities.
The method of selection shall be Sinele Sourcing L. \ t I I - t0- (vii) Services for the annual and technical audits shall be procured through Short Listing and the method of selection shall be lqA5t-Cost Selecti-a4 (LCS) of qualified firms.

(viii) Short Lisrs composed entirely of National or Reqional Consultants.
Short lists of consultants for services estimated to cost less than UA 200,000 equivalent per contract for firms and L,lA 50.000 equivalcnt fbr individual consultants may be composed entirely of national or regional consultants in accordance with Rule 2.7 of'the Rules antl Procedw'es for the Use of Consultants.

Section 8.03. Review Procedure.

All contracts lbr rvorks and services shail be subject to prior review by the Bank except for works with a contract !
'alue equal to or less than UA 70,000 for which post review prccedures shall appl_r'.

AR'I'ICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS Section 9.01 .

Authorized resentatives.

The Min.ister o[ Finance and De velopment or any other person tha the Minister may dcsignate in writing shall be the authorized represenraive of the Recipient fbr purposes of Section 9.02 ot thc General Conditions, Section 9.02.

Date of the Aseement.


For the purposes of this Agreenrent, the date thereof shall bc that appearing in the opening sentence of the preamble herc.ot.

+- i - tr - Section 9.03, Addresses.

Thc lbllowing addresses are specified for purposes of Section 9.01 ofthe General Conditions: Mail Address: Minister of Finance and Economic Development Ministry of Finance and Economic Developmenl Treasury Building, George Street Freetown SIERRA LEONE Telephone :(232)22.22.58.26 Fax : (232122.22.84.72 E-mail :molcd.
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1387 Abidjan 0l COTE D]VOIRE Cable Address : AFDEV ABIDJAN TelexAddress :23717/23498 Telephone : (225)2020 40 47 Fax : (225)203265 45 Temporary Relocation Agency African Development Bank African Development Fund 13.

Avenue du Ghana 8.
Avenue du Ghana 8.

P. 323, 1 002 Tunis Belvedere TUNISIA Telephone : (2l6J7t 333 5l I 7t r02 0s5 For the Recipient: l.-or the Bank .& the l-und: ;tn d Temporari\r at: + -t2- IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Recipient and the Bank and the Fund.

cach acting through its authorized representative, have sigted this Proto,col in nvr-r 12) equally valid originals in the English language on the date lirst abovc writlen.
rOR THE REPUBLIC SIERRA LDONI, { lr ll r i'.. ii r 'I KAIFALA MARAH MINISTEROF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN'I' FOR THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND FOR TH}: AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND YE,RO BALDEH R.ESI DENT REPRESENTA'II VE SIERRA LEONE COLINTRY OFFICE I -13- ANNEX I PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1'he objective of the pruject is ro; (i) incrEas€ susainable access to safe rvater and basic sanitation in rural areas, and (ii) develop a comprehensive national fmmcwork lor rural rvatgr supply and sanitation investments.
The project will benefit an estimated 625,000 points increase in safe water coverage- rtrral Sierra Leoneans, and resuh in nine p€rc€ntage including restored access, afid at leasl six percentage B)ints increase in improved sanitation coyerage, besides a b€tter managed sector and improved knowledge, attitudes & practices of the primary beneficiaries.
The project will be implanented in four components to bc financed as follorvs: Componcnt rame Compotrent Dcscription and activilics Water Supply and Sanitation Int-rastructure National Programme Developnenl Capacity Building 'fhe objective of this componenl is to provide waler supplv and sanitation infrastructure.

The following u,ill be financed: .

Rehabilitation of old waler points & construction of hand{ug wells and spring boxes.
84 boreholes, rainwater harvesting systems; and Cravity Flow Schemcs and solar power punrped schemes.

o Construction of sanitation facilities, including EcoSan toilets in public institutionsl r Establishment of climate risk management infrasrrucaure, including 100 rain-gauging stations and 20 surlace and groundwater monitoring stations The objective of this component is to develop a comprehensive lizmework to facilitate effective sector managemcnt and resource mobilisation.
The following will bc underaken: r National Rural Water Suppl.v and Sanitation Progranr development and Resource Mobilisatioo Conference.

This component includes a brcad set of capaciry development activities thal, when considered collectively, will provide lor durability and continued use of the infrastructure put in place by the projecl and thereafter.

The fo)lorving activities will be undertaken: .

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hydrogeological mapping, sector cmrrdinatirrn and manaBement community mobilisatioo and empowerment- Community Led 'lotal Sanitation and youth mobilisation- Cranl resources will also be used to f'inance Operationa) coss including monitoring & evaluation activities.
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+- L I - 16- ANNEX II ALI/OCATION OF THE GRANT The present Annex indicarcs the categories of expenditure to be financed out ol the resources of the Grant and the allocation of the resouroes to the category tinanced therein.

Cateeories of ExD€nditure (In million USD) Local Foreign Total 1.915 0.156 0.839 0.525 0.021 0.51 l 0.030 2.140 0.1 80 I.350 0.030 {.000 Category of Expenditure l. Civil Worlis 2.

(ioods 3.

Services 4.

Ope rating costs Total 0.727 1.940 I PNRUAMENT LIBRAiY TIUJTR HIII FNEEIOIU N a