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AA t+x PARLIAMEN T LIB TOWER IIII'L TRE nnnv I irowntl SLIDF GRANT I\UMBER: TF013246 Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund Grant Agreement (Enerry Access Project) Between REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (acting as administrator of the Sierra leone Infrastructure Development Fund) Dated, 20'o JUNE,2013 IBRAR i PARLIAMENT L TOW ER HII.I :i :ETOYJi\J - -'-4 ----- SLITTF GRANT NUMBER: TF013246 Sierru Leone I nfrastr uct ure Develop ment F und Grant Agreement (Energy Access Project) between REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEO}IE and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (acting as administrator ofthe Sierra Leone Infrastructure Development Fund) oat"o P7.r(tq,N tj , 2013 t'I SLIDT' GRANT NUIIIBER'TFOI 3246 SIEIIRA LEONE INFRASTRUC'TURE DEVELOP]IIENT FU\ D GRANT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated l iwr za icl 201i, entered into b€tween REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ("Recipient"); and TNTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCTATION ("World Bank"), acting as administralor of the Sierra Leone h filastruct ure Development Fund.
The Recipient and the World Bank hereby agree as follows: Anicle I Staodard Conditions; Definitions r .0l The Slandard Conditions for Grants Made by the World Bank Out of Various Funds, dated February 15,2012 ("Standard ConditioDs"), constitute an integral pan ofthis Agreement.

1.02.

Unless the context requires olherwise.

the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have lhe meanings ascribed to them in the Standard Conditions or in the Appendix to this Agreement.

Article II The Projcct 2.01 .


The Recipient declares its commilment Io the objectives ofthe project described in Schedule I to this Agreement ("Project").

To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisiols of Article lt of the Standard Conditions.

2.02.

Without limilation upon the provisions of Section 2.01 oflhis Agreement, and except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree.
the Recipient shall ensure that the Projecl is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this ABre€mena.

Article Ill 'fhe G rant 3.01.

The World BaIk agrees to extend to the Recipient, oD lhe terms and conditions set forth or refened to in this Agreement, a grant in an anount equal to sixteen million Dollars ($16,000,000) ("Grant") to assist in financing the Projecl.
i 2 i.02 The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with Section IV ofSchedule 2 to this Agreement.

3.03.

The Grant is funded out of the abovementioned trust fund for which the World Bank receives periodic contributions {iom the Dono(s) to the tust fund.
In accordance with Sestion 3.02 of the Standard Conditions, the World Baol's payment obligations in connection with this Agr€ement are limited lo lhe amount of funds made available to it by the Dono(s) under the abovementioned trust fund, and the Recipient's right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availability of such funds.

Article IV Additional Remedies 4.01 .
The Additional Eyent of Suspension referred to in Section 4.02 (k) of the Standard Conditions consists of the follorving, namely, thal the World Bank has determined after the Effective Date refened to in Section 5.03 ofthis Agreemenl that prior to such dale but after the date ofthis Agreement, an event has occurred which would have entitled the World Bank to suspend the Recipient's right to make withdrawals from the Crant Account if this Agreement had been effective on the date such event occurred.
Article V Effectiveness; Termination 5.01 This Agreement shall not become effective until evidence satisfactory to the World Bank has been fumished to the World Bank that the conditions specified below have been satisfied: (a) (b) (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement on behalf of the Recipient have been duly authorized or mtified by all necessary govemmental action; the Recipient has prepared and adopted, a Project : Implementation Manual (including an updated financial procedures manual), in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B.l of Schedule 2 to this Agreementi and the Recipient has appointed to the PMU, the general Project coordinator, the procurement specialist, the financial management specialist, the supervising engineer for improvement ofelectricity supply in urban areas and the Project coordinator for rural electrification, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference acceptable to the World Bank.
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5.04.
As part ofthe evidence to be fumished pursuant to Section 5.01 (a), there shall be fumished to the World Bank an opinion or opinions satisfactory to the World Bank ofcounsel acceptable to the World Bank or, if the World Bank so requests, a certificate satisfactory to the World Bank of a competent o{Iicial of the Recipient, showing the following matter, namely, that, on behalf ofthe Recipienq this Agreement has been duly authorized or ratified by, and executed and delivered on its behalf and is legally binding upon it in accordance with its terms.
Except as the Recipient and the World Bank shall otherwise agree, lhis Agreement shall enter into effect on the date upon which the World Bank dispatches to the Recipient notice of its acceptance of the evidence required pursuant to Section 5.01 ("Effective Date").
If, before the Effective Date, any event has occurred which would have entitled lhe World Bank to suspend the right of the Recipient to make withdrar,vals from the Grant Account if this Agreement had been effective, the World Bank may postpone the dispatch ofthe notice referred to in this Seation unlil such event (or events) has (or have) ceased to exist.

Terminotion for Failure to Become Efecrive.


This Agre€ment and all obligations ofthe parties under it shall terminate if it has not entered into effect by the date ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreemeng unless.the World Bank, after consideration of the reasons for the delay, establishes a later date for the purpose ofthis Section.

The World Bank shall promptly notiry the Recipient ofsuch later date.

Article Vl Recipient's Representative; Addresses 6.01.
The Recipient's Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditiors is its minister responsible for finance.

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The Recipient's Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: IUinistry ofFinance and Economic Development Treasury Building George Strcet Freetown, Sierra Leone Facsimile: 23222229060 *1 lrstiq s 0'{tN PhR (\ 4 6.0i.
The World Bank's Address referred to in Section 7.01 ofthe Standard Conditions is: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Telex: Cable: INDEVAS Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) 248423 (MCI) or Facsimiie : t -202477 4391 AGREED at fiAEe-:rc,ur/^l A c\6zo ofthe day and year first above wriften.
\6$*Vec,1L RI,PUBLIC OF SIERTTA LEONE By #*1, Authorized Represcntati ve Name: Title: i't ,l iYlltu I I It ,,.ii INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (acting as administrator of the Sicrra l,eone lnfrastructur€ Development Fund) w Authorized Represenlative ( () Name: Tirle: Cdu-AfA y r(Ht.{4f,rR.
By $\ SCIIEDULE I Project Descriptior The objectives of the Project are to: (a) reduce losses in electricity supply in Freetown Capital Westem Area; (b) improve commercial performance of the National Power Authority; and (c) increase access to electricity in selected rural areas.

The Project consists ofthe following parts: Part 1: Rehabilitation of Primary Distribution Nerwork.
Loss Reduclion and Improvement of National Porver Authority's Operational and Commercial Performance Carrying out of a program desigrred to strenglhen the power distribution infrastructure in the Freetown area and to upgrade oitical components of th€ distribution network, said program to consist of: (a) supply and installation of a 16l/33kv transformer at the Freeto'r+,n substation; (b) rehabilitation and strengthening of critical components of said networlr in particular, the 33kV line from Blackhall Road to Wellington substations, the 33/l1kV transformer at the Wellington substation and related equipment at the Wellington, Blackhall Road and Wilberforce substations; (c) supply and installation of approximately 20,000 pre-payment meters and associated management and vending systems to improve metering and revenue manag€ment; (d) supply and installation of statistical metering at strategic points in said network (including appropriate data collection ard reporting systems) to facilitate assessment of losses; (e) supply and installation ofan appropriate business information system (including modules for billing, financial management, management information and logistics) to improve utility management; (f) strengthen the institutional, technical and operational capacity of the Nalional Pou'er Authority with a view to improving its operational and commercial performance; and (g) provision of haining, operaling costs and goods required for the purpose.
Part 2: Rural Electrification Implementation of a pilot program for the supply and installation of photovoltaic systems in selected public buildings (including clinics and schools) situated in priority rural villages, and provision of rraining, operating costs and goods required for the purpose.

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Proiect Imple mentation Management Strengthening the institutional and technical capacity of the PMU for Project implementation and oversight including procurement and financial management, monitoring and evaluation and reporting, all through the provision of technical advisory servicrs, training, operating costs and goods.

i$ '7 SCHI'DULE 2 Project Execulion Section I. Ilstilutional and Implementation Arrsnsements A.

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(a) (b) 2.
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(a) (b) 2.

(a) Institutional Arrangem€nts Project Oversight Committee The Recipient shall establish and maintain, the Project Oversight Cornmittee C'POC), at all times during the implementation of the Project, with a composition, mandate and resources satisfactory to the World Bank, for the purpose of ensuring prompt and efficient oversighl and overall coordination of implementation of the Project.
Without limitation upon the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph l, the POC shall be responsible for, inter alia: (i) providing strategic and policy guidance on the implemenlalion of the Project; (ii) reviewing and endorsing for subsequent approval by the World Bank, the Annual Work Plan and Budget and ensuring its consistency with this Agreement; (iii) reviewing progress made towards achieving the Project's objective; (iv) facilitating eoordination of Project activities and removal of any obstacle(s) to the implementalion of the Projecti and (v) monitoring and evaluating impacts ofProject activities.
Project Management Unit Without limitarion upon the provisions of paragraph I of this Section I.A, the Recipient shall designate, at all times during the hnplementation of the Project, the Project Management Unit ('PMU'), to be responsible for day to day execution, coordination and management (including procwement, financial managemenl, environmental and social safeguards, monitoring and evaluation, supervision, reporting and communicaticn aspects) of Project activities, in accordance with the provisions ofthis Agreement.
(b) The Recipient shall take all aclions, including the.

provision of funding, personnel, and other resources satisfactory to the World Bank, to enable the PMU to perform said functions.
To this end, the Recipient shall: (i) not later than two (2) months after the Eflective Date, appoint in accordance with the provisions of Section lll of this Schedule 2, and thereafter maintain at all times during Project implementation, within the PMU, an environmental and social development specialisi whose terms of reference, qualifications and experience shall be satisfactory to the r orld Bank; and 8 ( ii) not later than four (4) months after the Effective Date, appoint in accordance with the provisions of Section III of this Schedule 2, and thereafter maintain at all times during Project implementation, within the PMU, a fina:rcial management assistanl and a procurement assistant, all with terms of reference, qualifications and experience satisfactory to the World Bank.
Impleme ntation Arrangements Project Implementation Manual The Recipient shall prepare, under terms of reference acceptable to the World Bank and fumish to the World Bank for review, a Proj€ct implementalion manual, which shall include provisions on the following maiters: (i) capacity building activities for sustained achievement of lhe Project's objectives; (ii) financial management and disbursement; (iii) procurement; (iv) institutional administration, coordination and day to day execulior of Project activities; (v) monitoring and evaluation, reponing, information.
education and communication of Project activities; and (vi) such other technical and organizational arrangements and procedures as shall be required for the Project.

The Recipient shall afford the World Bank a reasonable opportunity to €xchange views with the Recipient on said hoject implementation marual, and thereafter, shall adopt such Project implementation marrual, as shall have been approved by the World Bank ("Project Implementation Manual").
The Recipient shall ensure that the Projecl is carried out in accordanc€ with the Project Implementation Manual; provided, however, that in case of any conflict between the provisions ofthe Projecl Implementation Manual and the provisions ofthis Agreement, the provisions ofthis Agreement shall prevail.

Except as the World Bank shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not amen4 abrogate or waive any provision ofthe Project Implementation Manual.
Annusl Work Plan and Budget The Recipient shall prepare and fumish to the World Bank not later than October l, of each Fiscal Year during the implementation of the Project, a work plan and budget containing all activities proposed to be included in the Project during the following Fiscal Year and a proposed financing plan for expenditures forth the proposed amounts and sources of required for such activities, s€tting financing.

B. l. (a) (b) (c) (d) 2.


(a) 9 (b) (c) (d) Each such proposed work plan and budget shall speciS any training activities that may bE required under the Project, including: (i) the type oftraining; (ii) the purpose of the training; (iii) the personnel to be trained; (iv) the institution or individual who will conduct the Eaining; (v) the location and dumtion of the training; and (vi) the cost ofthe baining.
The Recipient shall afford the World Bank a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on each such proposed work plan and budget and thereafter ensure that the Project is implemented with due diligence during said following Fiscal Year in accordance with such work plan and budget as shall have been approved by the World Bank ("Annual Work Plan and Budget").
The Recipient shall not make or allo\y to be made any change to the approved Annual Work Plan and Budget without prior approval in writing bJ the World Bank.

C. Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is canied out in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Coruption Guidelines.

D. Safeguards ) 3 The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Safeguard Instruments.
The Recipient shall ensure that all measures required for carrying out the reconrmendations ofsaid Safeguard Instruments are taken in a timely manner.
Without limitation upon its other reporting obligations under this agreement and under Section 2.06 ofthe Standard Conditions, the Recipient shall include in the Project Reports referred to in Section II.A of this Schedule, adequate information on the implementalion of said Safeguard Instruments, giving details ol (a) measures taken in furtherance of said Safeguard Instruments; (b) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the smooth implementation of said Safeguard lnstruments; and (c) rcmedial.
measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions and to ensure the continued efficient and effective implementation of said Safeguard Inslruments.

E. Donor Visibility and Yisit The Recipie shall take or cause to be raken all such measures as the World Bank may reasonably request to identi!
publicly the Dono(s) support for the Projecl l0 2 For the purposes of Section 2.09 of the Standard Conditions, the Recipient shall, upon the World Bank's request, enable the representatives ofthe Dono(s) to visit any part ofthe Recipient's territory for purposes related to the Project.

Seclion II.

Proiect Monitorins.


Rerrorting aod Eyaluation A. Projeat Reports; Completion Report The Recipient shall monilor and evaluate the progress of the Project and prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 ofthe Standard Conditions and on the basis of indicators acceptable to the World Bank.
Each Project Report shall cover the period of six (6) monrhs, and shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of the period covered by such repofi.

The Recipient shall prepare the Completion Report in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.06 of th€ Standard Conditions.

The Completion Report shall be fumished to the World Bank not later than six (6) months afler th€ Closing Date.
Financial lVlanagement; Financial Reports; Audits The Recipient shall ensure that a financial management system is maintained in accordance with the provisions ofSection 2.07 ofthe Standard Conditions.

The Recipient shall ensure that interim unaudited financial r€ports for the Project are prepared and fumished to the World Bank not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, covering the quaner, in form and substance satisfactory to the World Bank.
The Recipient shall have its Financial Statemenls for the Project audited in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07 (b) of the Standard Conditions.

Each such audit of the Financial Statements shall cover the period of one (l) Fiscal Year.

The audited Financial Statements for each such:period shall be furnished to the World Bank not later than six (6) months after.the end of such period.

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Financi al M ana gemen t C ovenants (a) The Recipienr shall, not later than six (6) months after the Effective Date, appoint in accordance with the provisions of Section IIt of this Schedule 2, and thereafter maintain at all times during Project implementation, an extemal auditor for the Project, with terms of reference, qualifications and experience satisfactory to the World Bank.
1l (b) To facilitate the proper maintenance of its financial management system referred to in Pa.rt B.l ofthis Section II, lhe Recipient shall, not later than four (4) months after the Effective Date, acquire in accordance wilh the provisions of Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, and install in accordance with terms of reference satisfactory to the World Banlq appropriate accounting systems (including software acceptable lo the World Bank).

Sectionlll.

Procurement A.


General Procurement and Consultant Guidelines.

AII goods, works.
non-consulting services and consultants' services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant shall be procured in accordance with the requirements set forth or rel'erred to in: (a) Section I ofthe Procurcment Guidelines, in the case ofgoods, works and non-consulting services, and Sections I and lV of the Consultant Cuidelines in the case ofconsultants' services: and (b) the provisions of this Section Ill, as the same shall be elaborated in the Procurement Plan.
Delinitions.

The capitalized terms used below in lhis Section to describe particular procurement methods or methods of review by the World Bank of particular contracs, refer to the corresponding method described in Sections [l and III of the Procurement Guidelines, or Sections Il, IIl, IV and V of the Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be.

Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services lnternationsl Competitive Bidding, Except as otheru,ise proyided.
in paragraph 2 below, goods, works and non-consulling senices shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Intemational Competitive Bidding.

Other Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works snd Non-consulting Services.
The following methods, other than Internalional Competitive Bidding, may be used for procurement of goods, works and non-consulting services for those contracts specified in the Procuremenl Plan: (a) Nalional Competitive Bidding (subject to the additionql provisions in porograph 3 belowl; (b) Shopping; and (c) Direct Contracting.

2 B.

2 12 3 Additional Nstional Competitive Bidding (NCB) Procedures.
The procedures to be followed for NCB shall be those set fonh in the Recipient's Public Procurement Act ('the Act"), subject to the following additional procedures (i.e.

exceptions to the Act): (a) Procuring entities shall use appropriate standard bidding documents accepable to the World Bank.

(b) (c) (d) (e) (0 (c) (h) (i) 0) The eligibility of bidders shall be as defined under Seaion I of the ho€urement Guidelines.
Accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligible for contracls financed by the World Bank for reasons other than lhose provided in Section I of the Procurement Guidelines.

No restrictions to the eligibility to panicipate in bidding for contracts shall be placed on the basis of nationality ofthe bidder and/or the origin of goods other than those imposed by primary boycotts.

Foreign bidden shall be allowed to participate in NCB procedures.
No domestic preference shall be given for domestic bidders and/or for domestically manufactured goods.

Bidding shall not be restricted to Fe-registered firms, and foreign bidden shall not be required to be registered with local authorities as a prerequisite for submitting bids.

Foreign firms shall not be required to associale with a local partner in order to bid as a joint venture and joint venlure or consortium partners shall bejointly and severally liable for their obligations.
Govemment-owned enterprises shall be eligible to participate in bidding only if they can establish that they are legally and financially autonomous, operate under commercial law and are not dspendeni agencies of the Recipient or Sub-Recipient.

Such enterprises shall be subject to the same bid and performance security requirements as other bidders.

Subject to these provisions, procurement shall be carried out in accordance with the "open competitive bidding" procedures sel forth in lhe Act.
Bidders sha.ll be given at least thirty (30) days from the date of the invitation to bid or the date of availability of bidding documenls, whichever is later, to prepare and submit bids.
13 (k) Bids shall be sr$mitted in a singte envelope (l) (m) (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) An extension of bid validity, ifjustified by exceptional circumstances, may be requested in writing from all bidders before the expiration date and for a minimum period required to complete the evaluation or award a contrect, but not to exceed thirty (30) days.

No further extensions shall be requested without the prior concurrence ofthe World Bank.
All bids (or the sole bid if only one bid is received) shall not be reject€d, the procurement process shall not be cancelled, and new bids shall not be solicited rvithout the World Bank's prior concunence.

Qualification criteria shall be applied on a pass or fail basis.

Bidders shall be given at least twenty-eight (28) days from the receipt of notification of award to submit performance securities.
Each bidding document and contract financed out of the proceeds of the Grant shall include provisions on matters pertaining to fraud and corruption as defined in paragraph Ll6(a) of the Procurement Guidelines.

The World Bank will sanction a firm or an individual, at any tirne, in accordalce with prevailing World Bank sanctions procedures.
including by publicly declaring such firm or individual ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time: (i) to be awarded a World Bank-financed contract; and (ii) 1o be a nominated sub-contrartor, consultall, suppliel or service provider of an otherwise eligible firm being awarded a World Bank-financed contract.
ln accordance with paragaph 1.16(e) of the Procxrement Guidelines, each bidding documenl and contract financed out of the proceeds of the Grant shall provide that bidders, suppliers and contractors, and their sub- contractors, agents, personnel, consultants, service providers, or suppliers, shall permit the World Bank to inspecl all accounts, rccords, and other documents relating to the submission of bids and :contract performance, and to have them audited by, auditors appointed by the World Bank.
Acts intended to malerially impede the exercise of the World Bank's inspection and audit rights provided for in paragraph l.l6(e) ofthe Procurement Guidelines constitute an obslructive practice as defined in paragraph 1.16(a)(v)(bb) ofthe Procurement Guidelines.
The World Bank may recognize, ifrequested by the Recipient, exclusion from participation as a result of debarment under the nalional system, provided that the debarment is for offenses involving fraud, comrption or similar misconduct, and funher proyided that the World Bank confirms l4 c. t. l that the particular debarment procedure afforded due process and the debarment decision is final.

Particular illethods of Procurement of Consultants' Services Quality- and Cost-b8sed Selection.
Except as olherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants' services shall be procured under conlmcts awarded on the basis of Quality- and Cost-based Selection.

Other Methods of Procurement of Consult nts' Services.
The following methods, olher than Quality- and Cost-based Selection, may be used for procurement ofconsultants' services for those assignments which are specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Qualily-based Selection; (b) Selection under a Fixed Budget; (c) Least Cost Selection; (d) Selection based on Consultants' Qualifications; (e) Single-source Selection of consulting firms; (f) Seleclion of lndividual Consultants; and (g) Single-source procedures for the Selection of Individual Consultants.
D. Review bv the World Bank of Procurement Dccisions The Procurement Plan shall set forth those contracts which shall be subject to the World Bank's Prior Revierv.

All other contracts shall be subject to Post Review by the World Bank.

Section IV.
Withdranal of Grant Proceeds A. l. General The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds ofthe Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article UI of the Standard Conditions; (b) this Section; and (c) such additional instructions as the World Bank may specify by nolice to the Recipient (including the "world Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects" dated May 2006. as revised from time to time by the World Bank and as made applicabte to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in paragraph 2 below.
l5 ,'' The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Grant C'Category"), the allocations of the amounts of the Grant to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: Amount ofthe Grant Allocated (erpressed in USD) 12,200,000 Percentag€ of Expenditures to be Financed (inclusive ofTaxes) 100% 1,460,000 100% l,225,000 I 009/o I 77,000 r,038.000 16,000,000 100% l00o/o I CateSory (l) Goods, works, non- consulting services, consultants' services, Training and Operating Costs under Part I of the Projecl (2) Goods, works, non- consulting services, consultants' sewices, Training and Operating Costs under Part 2 ofthe Projecl (3) Goods, non-consulting services, consultants' services, Training and Operating Costs under Part 3 ofthe Project I (4) Compensation under RAP (5) Unallocated TOTAL AMOUNT For the purpose ofthis paragraph A.2: the term "Training" means the reasonable costs associated wilh the training, workshop and study tour participation of personnel involved in Project activities, as specified in the Aru:ual Work Plan and Budget, said costs to consist of travel and subsistence for training, workshop and study tour participants, costs associat€d with securing the services oftraineE, rental oftraining and workshop facilities, preparation and reproduction of training and workshop materials, and other costs directly related to training course, workshop or study tour preparation and implementation (but excluding costs ofconsulting services); and l6 a the term "Operating Costs" means the reasonable incremental expenses arising under the Project, and based on the Annual Work Plan and Budget, on account of vehicle operation and maintenance, mainlenance of equipment, communication and insurance costs, offic€ administration costs, utilities, rental, accommodation, banking charges, advertising expenses, travel and per diem, but excloding the salaries ofthe Recipient's civil servants.
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Withdrawal Conditions; Witbdrawal Period Notwilhstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section, no withdrawal shall be made for payments made prior to the date of this Ageement, except that withdrawals up to an aggregate amount not to exceed seyenty five thousand United States Dollars (US$75,000) may be madc for payments made Fior to this date bul on or after July I,201?, for Eligible Expenditures.

2.

The Closing Date referred to in Section 3.06 (c) of the Standard Conditions is ocrober 31.

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APPENDIX Dcfinitions L ') 3 .1 5 6.

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9, l0 "Annual Work Plan and Budget" means the annual work plan and budget approved by the World Bank and adopted by the Recipient in accordance with Section 1.8.2 of Schedute 2 to this Agreement.
"Anti-Comrption Guidelines" means the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Com:ption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006 and revised in January 201 L "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section IV ofSchedule 2 to this Agreement.
"Consultant Cuidelines" rneans the "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" daled January 201 l "Donors" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northem Ireland acting thrcugh the Departm€nt for International Development, and any other donor which makes a contribution to the trust fund under which this Grant is funded- "ESLA" means the Recipient's environmental and social impact assessment published on September 26, 2012, ard includes the set of mitigation, enhancement, monitoring, and institutional measures to be taken during implementation ofthe Project to eliminate any adverse environmental and social impacts, o{fset them, reduce them to acceptable levels, or to enhance positive impacts, and such term includes all schedules and annexes to the ESIA, as the same may be amended from time to time with the written agreement of the World Bank.
"Fiscal Yead'means the fiscal year ofthe Recipient co'mlnencing on January I and ending on December 3l ofthe same year.

"Freetown Capital westem Area" means the Recipient's westem Area "kV" means kilovolt, "National Power Authority" means the Recipient's national power authority established and operating pursuant to the National Power Authority Act Numb€r 3 of 1982 of the laws ofthe Recipient (as amended to date), and any successor thereto.
l8 "Procurement Guidelines" means the "Guidelines: Procurement ofGoods, Work and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Crants by World Bank Borrowers" dated Januan, 201 I .

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"Procuremenl Plan" means lhe Recipient's procurement plan for the Project, dated October 16,2012 and referred to in paragraph I.l8 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 ofthe Consultant Guidelines, as the same shall be updated from time to time in accordance with the provisions ofsaid paragraphs.
"Project Implementation Manual" means lhe Project lmplementalion Manual referred to in Section l.B.l of Schedule 2 to this Agreement as such Project lmplementation Maaual may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions ofsaid Scction I.B.l.

"Project Management Unir" or "PMU" means the unit established wirhin the MoEWR to carry out the Project and referred to in Section LA.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
"Project Oversight Committee" or "POC" means the Recipient's committee to be established in accordance with Section I.A.l ofSchedule 2 to this Agreement.

"Public Procurement Act" or "the Act" means the Public Procurement Act Number l4 of2004 ofthe laws ofthe Recipient, as amended from time to time.

*RAP" means the Resettlement Action Plan of the Recipient for the Project, dated and disclosed on December 18, 20[2.
"Safeguards Instrument" means the ESIA and RAP, rcspe.tively and "Safeguards Instruments" means, collectively, two or more of said ESIAs and RAPS.