TRANSMITTAL OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS TO: Official Documents Desk DATE: March 27, 2017 FROM: Mariana Montiel, Senior Counsel, LEGAMh wP - 4 2 EXTENSION: SUBJECT: REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA: IDA Credit No. 5254-AC Angola Learning for All Project Amendment to the Disbursement Letter dated January 16, 2014 Attached is/are the original Official Document(s), described below, provided for safekeeping and filing in the Bank's Records Management System (e.g., WBDocs). Check off A or B below. A. Check here ( X) if document(s) is/are for immediate public disclosure - no Al Policy exception applies. B. Check here () if document(s) is/are not for public disclosure. Specify, below, the applicable Al Policy exception(s) and security classification (see AMS 6.21A for guidance). Please use separate transmittal forms for documents covered by different Al Policy exceptions and/or have different security classifications. ACCESS TO INFORMATION (AI) POLICY EXCEPTIONS (Refer to the Policy for detailed explanation) 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION 6. OTHER DISCLOSURE REGIMES/ INVESTIGATIVE INFO 2. COMMUNICATION OF EDS' OFFICES 7. MEMBER/THIRD PARTY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 3. BOARD ETHICS COMMITTEE 8. CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 4. ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE 9. DELIBERATIVE INFORMATION 5. SECURITY & SAFETY INFORMATION 10. A-C. FINANCIAL INFORMATION D. FINANCIAL INFORMATION - BANKING & BILLING 11. BANK'S PREROGATIVE TO RESTRICT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: ( ) Official Use Only ( ) Confidential* or ( ) Strictly Confidential* Description of Document(s) Notes/Comments * For documents classified as Confidential or Strictly Confidential, indicate the Bank departments/units/ persons that may access. Amendment to Disbursement Letter dated March 14, 2017, signed by Jose Janeiro, Senior Finance Officer, Loan Department, in reference to the above-mentioned Project. No. of Pages attached: 3 ActionNo- FLE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS The World Bank 1818 H Street N.W. (202) 473-1000 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Washington, D.C. 20433 Cable Address: INTBAFRAD INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION U.S.A. Cable Address: INDEVAS March 14, 2017 H.E. Augusto Archer Mangueira Minister Ministry of Finances Largo da Mutamba Luanda Republic of Angola Re: IDA Financing 52540 (ANGOLA - Learning for All Project) Additional Instructions: Amendment to the Disbursement Letter dated January 16, 2014 Excellency: I refer to the Financing Agreement between the International Development Association (the "Association") and The Republic of Angola (the "Recipient") for the above-referenced project, dated January 6, 2014. The Agreement provides that the Association may issue additional instructions regarding the withdrawal of the proceeds of Credit No IDA 52540 ("Financing"). This letter ("Disbursement Letter"), as revised from time to time, constitutes the additional instructions. This Disbursement letter is the first Restatement to the Disbursement Letter dated January 16, 2014 for the above reference project to restate section (vi) to change the ceiling amount of the Designated Account from USD 5,000,000.00 to USD 8,000,000.00. All other provisions and attachments of the original Disbursement letter as restated, shall remain in force and effect. The attached World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects, dated February 1, 2017, ("Disbursement Guidelines") (Attachment 1), are an integral part of the Disbursement Letter. The manner in which the provisions in the Disbursement Guidelines apply to the Financing is specified below. Sections and subsections in parentheses below refer to the relevant sections and subsections in the Disbursement Guidelines and, unless otherwise defined in this letter, the capitalized terms used have the meanings ascribed to them in the Disbursement Guidelines. I. Disbursement Arrangements (i) Disbursement Methods (section 2). The following Disbursement Methods may be used under the Financing: * Reimbursement * Advance * Direct Payment Special Commitment (ii) Disbursement Deadline Date (subsection 3.7). The Disbursement Deadline Date is four months after the Closing Date specified in the Financing Agreement. Any changes to this date will be notified by the Association. (iii) Disbursement Conditions (subsection 3.8). Please refer to the Disbursement Condition(s) in the Financing Agreement with regards to categories (2) and (3); Schedule 2, Section IV. B. 1.b. II. Withdrawal of Financing Proceeds (i) Authorized Signatures (subsection 3.1). An authorized signatory letter in the Form attached (Attachment 2) should be furnished to the Association at the address indicated below providing the name(s) and specimen signature(s) of the official(s) authorized to sign Applications: The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20433 USA Attention: Legal Department (ii) Applications (subsections 3.2 - 3.3). Please provide completed and signed (a) applications for withdrawal, together with supporting documents, and (b) applications for special commitments, together with a copy of the commercial bank letter of credit, to the address indicated below: The World Bank Financial Operations Department 13h Floor Delta Centre, Menengai Road Upper Hill P.O.Box 30577-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 293 6000 Attention: Loan Department (iii) Electronic Delivery (subsection 3.4) The Association may permit the Recipient to electronically deliver to the Association Applications (with supporting documents) through the Association's Client Connection, web-based portal. The option to deliver Applications to the Association by electronic means may be effected if: (a) the Recipient has designated in writing, pursuant to the terms of subparagraph (i) of this Section, its officials who are authorized to sign and deliver Applications and to receive secure identification devices ("Tokens") from the Association for the purpose of delivering such Applications by electronic means; and (b) all such officials designated by the Recipient have registered as users of Client Connection. If the Association agrees, the Association will provide the Recipient with Tokens for the designated officials. Following which, the designated officials may deliver Applications electronically by completing Form 2380, which is accessible through Client Connection (https://clientconnection.worldbank.org). The Recipient may continue to exercise the option of preparing and delivering Applications in paper form. The Association reserves the right and may, in its sole discretion, temporarily or permanently disallow the electronic delivery of Applications by the Recipient. (iv) Terms and Conditions of Use of Tokens to Process Applications. By designating officials to accept Tokens and by choosing to deliver the Applications electronically, the Recipient confirms through the authorized signatory letter its agreement to: (a) abide by the Terms and Conditions of Use of Secure Identification Devices in connection with Use of Electronic Means to Process Applications and Supporting Documentation ("Terms and Conditions of Use of Tokens") provided in Attachment 3; and (b) to deliver the Terms and Conditions of Use of Tokens to each such official and to cause such official to abide by those terms and conditions. (v) Minimum Value of Applications (subsection 3.5). The Minimum Value of Applications is United States Dollars (USD): 1,000,000 (vi) Advances (sections 5 and 6). * Type of Designated Account[s] (subsection 5.3): Segregated * Currency of Designated Account[s] (subsection 5.4): United States Dollars * Financial Institution at which the Designated Account[s] Will Be Opened (subsection 5.5): A commercial bank acceptable to the Association. * Ceiling (subsection 6.1): USD 8,000,000 III. Reporting on Use of Financing Proceeds (i) Supporting Documentation (section 4). Supporting documentation should be provided with each application for withdrawal as set out below: * For requests for Reimbursement and for reporting eligible expenditures paid from the Designated Account: o List of payments against contracts that are subject to the Association's prior review, in the form attached (Attachment 5) o Records evidencing eligible expenditures (Attachment 3A - Statement of Expenditure - with supporting documentation, e.g., copies of receipts, supplier invoices, for payments made under contracts above SOE documentation thresholds: (i) Consulting Firms against contracts valued at USD 100,000 equivalent or more, : (ii) Individual Consultants against contracts valued at USD 50,000 equivalent or more,; (iii) Goods against contracts valued at USD 200,000 or more; o Statement of Expenditure in the form attached (Attachment 3B - Statement of Expenditure - without supporting documentation, for payments made under all other contracts (below SOE documentation thresholds, above), including Training, Operating Costs, o A Designated Account activity reconciliation statement and Bank Statement should be submitted with each withdrawal application reporting on the use of Credit proceeds, paid from the Designated Account * For requests for Direct Payment: records evidencing eligible expenditures, e.g., copies of receipts, supplier invoices (ii) Frequency of Reporting Eligible Expenditures Paid from the Designated Account (subsection 6.3): Monthly IV. Other Important Information For additional information on disbursement arrangements, please refer to the Disbursement Handbook available on the Association's public website at https://www.worldbank.org and its secure website "Client Connection" at https://clientconnection.worldbank.org. Print copies are available upon request. From the Client Connection website, you will be able to prepare and deliver Applications, monitor the near real-time status of the Financing, and retrieve related policy, financial, and procurement information. If you have not already done so, the Association recommends that you register as a user of the Client Connection website (https://clientconnection.worldbank.org). From this website you will be able to prepare and deliver Applications, monitor the near real-time status of the Financing, and retrieve related policy, financial, and procurement information. All Recipient officials authorized to sign and deliver Applications by electronic means are required to register with Client Connection before electronic delivery can be effected. For more information about the website and registration arrangements, please contact the Association by email at . If you have any queries in relation to the above, please contact Jose Janeiro, Senior Finance Officer at jjaneiro@worldbank.org using the above reference. Yours sincerely, Jose Janeiro Senior Finance Officer Attachments - all attachments, as per the original Disbursement Letter and currently being used remain valid. Cleared with and cc: Mariana Montiel, Country Lawyer Emily Gardner, Task Team Leader Cc with copies: Narciso Benedito dos Santos Vice-Minister for Education Ministry of Education Avenida Comandante Gika Luanda, Angola