THE WORLD BANK
IBRD IDA I WORWDBMNKGROUP                            World Bank Office, Beijing
June 14, 2019
Mr. Zhang Wencai
Director-General
International Economic                                             O  FFICIAL
and Financial Cooperation Department
Ministry of Finance                                           DOCUMENTS
Beijing, China
Re: People's Republic of China: Guiyang Rural Roads Project
(Loan Number 833 7-CN)
Amendment to Loan Agreement
Dear Mr. Zhang:
We refer to the Loan Agreement between the People's Republic of China (the Borrower) and the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) dated June 4, 2014, (the Loan
Agreement), and the Project Agreement of the same date, between the Bank and Guizhou Province (the
Project Agreement) for the above-referenced project (the Project).
We also refer to the letter from the Ministry of Finance, dated May 20, 2019, requesting the
restructuring of the Project, which requires certain amendments to the Loan Agreement. On the basis of
the foregoing, we are pleased to inform you that the Bank concurs with the request and:
(a)  has established December 31, 2020 as the later date for purposes of Section IV.B.2 of
Schedule 2 to the Loan Agreement; and
(b)  proposes to amend the Loan Agreement as follows:
i      Parts C and D of Schedule I are deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following:
"Part C:      Rural Road Maintenance Pilot
Assisting Guiyang Municipal Transport Bureau to test and verify methods to improve the
cost efficiency and efficacy of Guiyang Municipality's rural road maintenance program,
through: (a) development of a rural road maintenance pilot design; and (b)
implementation of a rural road maintenance pilot.
Part D:       Technical Assistance
Provision of technical assistance to support and contribute to the longer term
sustainability of the rural road program, including training and study trips.
ii     The withdrawal table set forth in paragraph 2 of Section IV.A of Schedule 2 is deleted in
its entirety and replaced by the revised withdrawal table set forth in the Annex to this
letter.


Mr. Zhang Wencai                             2                                June 14, 2019
The Bank also confirms its agreement with the revised indicators as set forth in the above-
mentioned letter from the Ministry of Finance. Except as specifically amended in this letter, all other
terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
Please confirm your agreement to the amendments proposed under paragraph (b) above on behalf
of the Borrower by signing and dating the form of confirmation set forth below, and returning one fully
countersigned original of this amendment letter to us and retaining one original for your records. This
amendment letter shall become effective as of the date of the countersignature (except for the extension of
the Closing Date under paragraph (a) above, which shall become effective upon dispatch of this
amendment letter to the Borrower), upon receipt by the Bank of a duly countersigned original of this
letter by the authorized representative of the Borrower.
Sincerely yours,
Harold    edoya
Acting Country Director, China
CONFIRMED:
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Annex
Revised Withdrawal Table
Category               Amount of the Loan        Percentage of
Allocated          Expenditures to be
Financed
(expressed in USD)     (inclusive of Taxes)
(1) Works:
(a) under Part A.1 of the Project  30,000,000             100%
(b) under Part A.2 of the Project  34,458,500             100%
(c) under Part B of the Project    74,976,500             100%
(2) Goods, non-consulting             1,190,000             100%
services, consultants' services,
Training and Workshops and
Incremental Operating Costs
(3) Front-end Fee                      375,000         Amount payable
pursuant to Section
2.03 of this Agreement
in accordance with
Section 2.07 (b) of the
General Conditions
(4) Interest on the Loan accrued on   9,000,000        Amounts payable
or before the last Payment Date                        pursuant to Section
immediately preceding the Closing                      2.04 of this Agreement
Date                                                   in accordance with
Section 2.07(c) of the
General Conditions
(5) Interest Rate Cap or Interest            0         Amount due pursuant
Rate Collar premium                                    to Section 2.07(c) of
this Agreement
TOTAL AMOUNT                         150,000,000