OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS CREDIT NUMBER 5907-KG GRANT NUMBER D138-KG Financing Agreement (Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project) between KYRGYZ REPUBLIC and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Dated Odob 6 , 2016 CREDIT NUMBER 5907-KG GRANT NUMBER D138-KG FINANCING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated OnI44-f ;06 , 2016, entered into between the KYRGYZ REPUBLIC ("Recipient") and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ("Association"). The Recipient and the Association hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I - GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) constitute an integral part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendix to this Agreement. ARTICLE II - FINANCING 2.01. The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement, a grant and a credit (collectively, "Financing") in the following amounts to assist in financing the project described in Schedule I to this Agreement ("Project"): (a) an amount equivalent to seven million six hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 7,600,000) ("Grant"); and (b) an amount equivalent to nine million three hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 9,300,000) ("Credit"). 2.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2.03. The Maximum Commitment Charge Rate payable by the Recipient on the Unwithdrawn Financing Balance shall be one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) per annum. -2- 2.04. The Service Charge payable by the Recipient on the Withdrawn Credit Balance shall be equal to three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum. 2.05. The Payment Dates are March 15 and September 15 in each year. 2.06. The principal amount of the Credit shall be repaid in accordance with the repayment schedule set forth in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. 2.07. The Payment Currency is Dollar. ARTICLE III - PROJECT 3.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project. To this end, the Recipient shall cause the Project to be carried out by the Project Implementing Entity in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of the General Conditions and the Project Agreement. 3.02. Without limitation upon the provisions of Section 3.01 of this Agreement, and except as the Recipient and the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. ARTICLE IV - REMEDIES OF THE ASSOCIATION 4.01. The Additional Event of Suspension consists of the following: the Project Implementing Entity's Legislation has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Project Implementing Entity to perform any of its obligations under the Project Agreement. 4.02. The Additional Event of Acceleration consists of the following: the event specified in Section 4.01 of this Agreement occurs and is continuing for a period of sixty (60) days after notice of the event has been given by the Association to the Recipient. ARTICLE V - EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION 5.01. The Additional Conditions of Effectiveness consist of the following: -3- (a) The Subsidiary Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Recipient and the Project Implementing Entity. (b) The Project Implementing Entity has adopted the Project Operational Manual pursuant to provisions set forth in paragraph I of Section I.D of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Association. 5.02. The Additional Legal Matter consists of the following: the Subsidiary Agreement has been duly authorized by the Recipient and the Project Implementing Entity and is legally binding upon the Recipient and the Project Implementing Entity in accordance with its terms. 5.03. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of this Agreement. 5.04. For purposes of Section 8.05 (b) of the General Conditions, the date on which the obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement (other than those providing for payment obligations) shall terminate is twenty (20) years after the date of this Agreement. ARTICLE VI- REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES 6.01. The Recipient's Representative is its Minister of Finance. 6.02. The Recipient's Address is: Ministry of Finance 58 Erkindik Blvd. Bishkek City, 720040 Kyrgyz Republic Telex: Facsimile: 245-156 NUR KH (996-312) 661645 -4- 6.03. The Association's Address is: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) 1-202-477-6391 AGREED at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, as of the day and year first above written. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC By: thorized Representative Name: RdyLb. 4sym4Uev Title: Afzt"?, pl-171-ce, F14K0 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By: Authorized Representative Name:. lg-- iu aP Title: Ll -5- SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve access and quality of water supply and sanitation services in the Participating Rural Communities; and (ii) to strengthen capacity of the Recipient's institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector. The Project consists of the following parts: Part 1: Water Supply Investments Rehabilitation of existing and/or construction of new water supply systems in the Participating Rural Communities, including preparation of designs and on-site construction supervision. Part 2: Sanitation Development (a) Retrofitting of existing indoor sanitary facilities and/or construction of new sanitary facilities in schools, pre-schools, and other social institutions in the Participating Rural Communities, including preparation of designs and on-site construction supervision. (b) Development of standard designs, including construction and operational guidelines, for households' latrines and septic systems in rural areas. (c) Provision of strategic technical, policy and capacity support for improved sanitation in rural areas. (d) Carrying out a needs assessment for the selected Sanitary Epidemiological Surveillance (SES) units located within the Recipient's Ministry of Health at the rayon level and provision of assistance to support their mandate for improving public health related to water-quality testing, monitoring, and compliance mechanisms. (e) Development and implementation of a communication strategy and water, sanitation and hygiene educational campaigns to promote improved health and hygiene practices. (f) Preparation of a national strategy for rural sanitation to provide strategic guidance for addressing sanitation related development issues in the rural settings. -6- Part 3: Institutional Strengthening (a) At the national level: (i) drafting legal/normative acts necessary for the implementation of the water sector strategy; (ii) providing technical assistance to improve financial and service regulation; (iii) establishing new institutional models for water service delivery; (iv) conducting focused studies on identified areas of need; (v) supporting the preparation of water supply and sanitation financing and investment plans; (vi) augmenting and institutionalizing the sector management information system and data base; and (vii) developing of an institutional support plan for DDWSWDD, including assessment of existing capacity, preparation of an implementation plan, and capacity building activities. (b) At the local level: (i) building the capacity of local authorities and local service providers responsible for water service delivery in the Participating Rural Communities in the areas of tariff setting, billing and collection systems, operations and maintenance, water quality testing, customer relations, complaints mechanisms, human resources, and commercial management; (ii) preparing service contract agreements, to clarify and formalize respective responsibilities of operators and asset owners and to support governance of service performance, tariffs setting and financing mechanisms; (iii) conducting beneficiary satisfaction surveys and evaluations and supporting mechanisms to improve citizen engagement, feedback, and consumer recourse; (iv) financing start-up support packages to CDWUUs (such as spare connection materials, meters, testing equipment, and tools) to assist with the transition from construction to operation; (v) strengthening DDWSWDD capacity at the rayon level, focusing on sector monitoring and technical support for complex operational and maintenance issues; and (vi) supporting the development of a connection subsidy strategy for low-income households within each Participating Rural Community. Part 4: Project Management Strengthening the Project Implementing Entity's capacity for Project management, monitoring and evaluation, through provision of goods, consultants' services, Training, and financing of Operating Costs. -7- SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section I. Implementation Arrangements A. Institutional Arrangements The Recipient shall maintain during the entire period of the Project implementation, DDWSWDD and the Project Implementing Entity with the structure, functions, terms of reference, and resources all satisfactory to the Association and adequate for successful implementation of the Project. B. Subsidiary Agreement 1. To facilitate the carrying out of the Project, the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Financing available to the Project Implementing Entity under a subsidiary agreement between the Recipient and the Project Implementing Entity, under terms and conditions approved by the Association ("Subsidiary Agreement"). 2. The principal amount of the Financing made available under the Subsidiary Agreement ("Subsidiary Financing") shall be denominated in Dollars. 3. The Recipient shall exercise its rights and carry out its obligations under the Subsidiary Agreement in such manner as to protect the interests of the Recipient and the Association and to accomplish the purposes of the Financing. Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the Subsidiary Agreement or any of its provisions. C. Anti-Corruption The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Guidelines. D. Project Operational Manual I. The Recipient shall cause the Project Implementing Entity to implement the Project in accordance with the Project Operational Manual to be adopted pursuant to Section 5.01(b) of this Agreement, and setting forth rules, methods, guidelines and procedures for the carrying out of the Project, including, inter alia: (i) detailed description of the Project and institutional arrangements for its implementation; (ii) monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and governance procedures for the Project; (iii) disbursement, financial management, auditing and safeguards procedures for the Project; and (iv) procurement rules, procedures, and standard bidding documents for the Project. 2. In the event that any provision of the Project Operational Manual shall conflict with any provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. The Recipient shall not amend the Project Operational Manual without the Association's prior written approval. E. Safeguards 1. The Recipient shall cause the Project Implementing Entity to implement the Project in accordance with the relevant Safeguards Instruments, and, to that end, shall: (a) if any activity under the Project would require the adoption of any Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument, cause the Project Implementing Entity to: (i) prepare: (A) such Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument in accordance with ESMF and RPF; (B) furnish such Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument to the Association for review and approval; and (C) thereafter adopt such Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument, acceptable to the Association, prior to implementation of the activity; and (ii) thereafter take such measures as shall be necessary or appropriate to ensure full compliance with the requirements of such Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument; (b) if any activity under the Project would involve Affected Persons, ensure that no displacement (including restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas) shall occur before resettlement measures under the respective Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument, including, in the case of displacement, full payment to Affected Persons of compensation and of other assistance required for relocation, have been implemented. 2. Without limitation to the provisions of paragraph I above, prior to contracting of works for each proposed site within the Participating Rural Communities, the Recipient shall cause the Project Implementing Entity to: (a) submit to the Association for its prior approval: (i) the proposed design and site for said works and, where required by the respective Safeguard Instrument or local legislation, as applicable, any related environmental licenses and permits; and (ii) the proposed contract for said works to ensure that the provisions of the respective Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument are adequately included in said contract; and (b) ensure that such works are carried out in accordance with the respective Safeguard Instrument. -9- 3. The Recipient shall ensure that no works on a specific site within the Participating Rural Communities requiring resettlement and/or land acquisition are commenced until the respective Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument for said site is fully implemented. Section II. Pro*ect Monitoring, Reportin2 and Evaluation A. Project Reports The Recipient shall cause the Project Implementing Entity to monitor and evaluate the progress of the Project and to prepare Project Reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.08 of the General Conditions and on the basis of the indicators acceptable to the Association. Each Project Report shall cover the period of one calendar semester, and shall be furnished to the Association not later than one month after the end of the period covered by such report. B. Financial Management, Financial Reports and Audits 1. The Recipient shall maintain or cause to be maintained, a financial management system in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.09 of the General Conditions. 2. Without limitation on the provisions of Part A of this Section, the Recipient shall prepare and furnish to the Association not later than forty-five (45) after the end of each calendar quarter, interim unaudited financial reports for the Project covering the quarter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association. 3. The Recipient shall have its Financial Statements audited in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.09 (b) of the General Conditions. Each audit of the Financial Statements shall cover the period of one fiscal year of the Recipient. The audited Financial Statements for each such period shall be furnished to the Association not later than six (6) months after the end of such period. Section III. Procurement A. General 1. Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services. All goods, works and non- consulting services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall be procured in accordance with the requirements set forth or referred to in Section I of the Procurement Guidelines, and with the provisions of this Section. 2. Consultants' Services. All consultants' services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall be procured in accordance -10- with the requirements set forth or referred to in Sections I and IV of the Consultant Guidelines, and with the provisions of this Section. 3. Definitions. The capitalized terms used below in this Section to describe particular procurement methods or methods of review by the Association of particular contracts, refer to the corresponding method described in Sections II and III of the Procurement Guidelines, or Sections II, III, IV and V of the Consultant Guidelines, as the case may be. B. Particular Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services 1 . International Competitive Bidding. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, goods, works and non-consulting services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of International Competitive Bidding. 2. Other Methods of Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services. The following methods, other than International Competitive Bidding, may be used for procurement of goods, works and non-consulting services for those contracts specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) National Competitive Bidding, subject to the additional provisions set forth in the Annex to this Schedule 2; (b) Shopping; and (c) Direct Contracting. C. Particular Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services 1 . Quality- and Cost-based Selection. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 2 below, consultants' services shall be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of Quality and Cost-based Selection. 2. Other Methods of Procurement of Consultants' Services. The following methods, other than Quality and Cost-based Selection, may be used for procurement of consultants' services for those contracts which are specified in the Procurement Plan: (a) Quality-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) Procedures set forth in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3 of the Consultant Guidelines for the Selection of Individual Consultants; and (g) Single-source procedures for the Selection of Individual Consultants. D. Review by the Association of Procurement Decisions The Procurement Plan shall set forth those contracts which shall be subject to the Association's Prior Review. All other contracts shall be subject to Post Review by the Association. -11- E. Procurement of Operating Costs Expenditures included in the Operating Costs category may be procured in accordance with the established administrative procedures of the Project Implementing Entity acceptable to the Association. Section IV. Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Financin2 A. General 1. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions, this Section, and such additional instructions as the Association shall specify by notice to the Recipient (including the "World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects" dated May 2006, as revised from time to time by the Association and as made applicable to this Agreement pursuant to such instructions), to finance Eligible Expenditures as set forth in the table in paragraph 2 below. 2. The following table specifies the categories of Eligible Expenditures that may be financed out of the proceeds of the Financing ("Category"), the allocations of the amounts of the Credit and of the Grant to each Category, and the percentage of expenditures to be financed for Eligible Expenditures in each Category: Percentage of Amount of the Amount of the Expenditures to Category Credit Allocated Grant Allocated be Financed (expressed in (expressed in (inclusive of SDR) SDR) Taxes) (1) Works for the 9,300,000 2,360,000 78% Project (2) Goods, non- 5,240,000 100% consulting services, consultants' services, Training and Operating Costs for the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 9,300,00 -12- B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A of this Section, no withdrawal shall be made for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement, except that withdrawals up to an aggregate amount not to exceed SDR 500,000 may be made for payments made prior to this date but on or after November 1, 2016, for Eligible Expenditures to be financed from the Grant part of the Financing. 2. The Closing Date is June 30, 2022. -13- ANNEX TO SCHEDULE 2 Modifications to National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Procedures The procedure to be followed for National Competitive Bidding shall be the "Single-Stage Bidding" method set forth in the Public Procurement Law of the Recipient dated April 3, 2015 N2 72 (the "PPL") provided, however, that such procedure shall be subject to the provisions of Section I and Paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 of the Procurement Guidelines and the following additional provisions: I. Procuring entities shall use the appropriate standard bidding documents, including forms of contract acceptable to the Association, which shall be prepared so as to ensure economy, efficiency, transparency and broad consistency with the provisions of Section I of the Procurement Guidelines. 2. The eligibility of bidders shall be as defined under Section I of the Procurement Guidelines; accordingly, no bidder or potential bidder shall be declared ineligible for contracts financed by the Association for reasons other than those provided in Section I of the Procurement Guidelines. 3. No restrictions in respect of eligibility to participate in bidding for contracts shall be placed on the basis of nationality of the bidder and/or the origin of goods other than those imposed by primary boycotts. 4. Foreign bidders shall be allowed to participate in National Competitive Bidding procedures without restrictions of any kind. 5. No preference of any kind shall be applied for domestic bidders and/or for domestically manufactured goods. 6. Bidding shall not be restricted to pre-registered firms, and foreign bidders shall not be required to be registered with local authorities as a prerequisite for submitting bids. 7. Foreign firms shall not be required to associate with a local partner in order to bid as a joint venture, and joint venture partners shall be jointly and severally liable for their obligations. 8. Government-owned enterprises in the Recipient's territory 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 dependent agencies of the Recipient or sub-recipient Such enterprises shall be subject to the same bid and performance security requirements as other bidders. -14- 9. Prequalification procedures acceptable to the Association shall be used for large, complex and/or specialized projects. 10. Bidders shall be given at least thirty (30) days from the date of the invitation to bid or the date of availability of bidding documents, whichever is later, to prepare and submit bids. 11. Bids shall be submitted in a single-envelope. 12. An extension of bid validity, if justified 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 contract, but not to exceed thirty (30) days. No further extensions shall be requested without the prior concurrence of the Association. 13. Bids shall be opened in public, immediately after the deadline for their submission in accordance with procedures stated in the bidding documents. No bids should be rejected at bid opening unless they are late/submitted after the stipulated deadline. 14. Evaluation of bids shall be made in strict adherence to the quantifiable criteria declared in the bidding documents. Qualification criteria for bid evaluation shall be applied on a pass or fail basis. Evaluation criteria other than price shall be quantified in monetary terms. 15. Bids that are not substantially responsive to the technical specifications, contract conditions, or other critical requirements in the bidding documents shall be rejected. 16. Bid evaluations shall be confidential, and bidding committee meetings shall not be open to bidders and/or their representatives. 17. Post-qualification criteria shall only pertain to past contract performance, financial and technical capabilities of bidders. 18. Contracts shall be awarded to the bidder who submits the lowest-evaluated, substantially-responsive bid, and who is determined to be qualified to perform the contract in accordance with pre-defined and pre-disclosed evaluation criteria. No negotiation as to the price or substance of the bid shall take place. 19. If the procuring entity fails to conclude a contract with the lowest evaluated bidder, a contract may be awarded to the qualified bidder who is next ranked and whose bid is found substantially responsive. All bids (or the sole bid if only one bid is received) shall not be rejected, the procurement process shall not be cancelled, and new bids shall not be solicited without the Association's prior concurrence. -15- 20. Bidders shall be given at least twenty-eight (28) days from the receipt of notification of contract award to submit performance securities. 21. Each bidding document and contract financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall include provisions stating the Association's policy to sanction firms or individuals, found to have engaged in fraud and/or corruption as defined in the paragraph 1.16(a) of the Procurement Guidelines. The Association will sanction a firm or an individual, at any time, in accordance with prevailing Association sanctions procedures, including by publicly declaring such firm or individual ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time: (i) to be awarded an Association-financed contract; and (ii) to be a nominated sub-contractor, consultant, supplier, or service provider of an otherwise eligible firm being awarded an Association-financed contract. 22. In accordance with the paragraph 1.16(e) of the Procurement Guidelines, each bidding document and contract financed out of the proceeds of the Financing shall provide that bidders, suppliers and contractors, and their subcontractors, agents, personnel, consultants, service providers, or suppliers, shall permit the Association to inspect all accounts, records, and other documents relating to the submission of bids and contract performance, and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Association. Acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Association's inspection and audit rights provided for in the Procurement Guidelines constitute an obstructive practice as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. 23. Complaints related to the procurement process shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Guidelines. -16- SCHEDULE 3 Repayment Schedule Principal Amount of the Credit Date Payment Due repayable (expressed as a percentage)* On each March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2023 to and including 1.5625% September 15, 2054 * The percentages represent the percentage of the principal amount of the Credit to be repaid, except as the Association may otherwise specify pursuant to Section 3.03 (b) of the General Conditions. -17- APPENDIX Definitions 1. "Affected Person" means a person who as a result of: (i) the involuntary taking of land under the Project is affected in any of the following ways: (A) relocation or loss of shelter; (B) loss of assets or access to assets; or (C) loss of income sources or means of livelihood, whether or not the affected person must move to another location; or (ii) the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas suffers adverse impacts on his or her livelihood; and "Affected Persons" means the plural thereof. 2. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means the "Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants", dated October 15, 2006 and revised in January 2011. 3. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section IV of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 4. "CDWUU" means Community Drinking Water Users Union, and "CDWUUs" means the plural thereof. 5. "Consultant Guidelines" means the "Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 (revised July 2014). 6. "DDWSWDD" means the Department of Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal Development of the State Agency for Architecture, Construction and Communal Services of the Recipient, or any successor thereto. 7. "ESMP" means a site specific environmental and social management plan, satisfactory to the Association, to be prepared by the Recipient pursuant to the provisions of ESMF, as such plan may be amended from time to time with the prior written approval of the Association, and "ESMPs" means the plural thereof. 8. "ESMF" means the Environmental and Social Management Framework prepared and adopted by the Project Implementing Entity for the purposes of the Project and disclosed in the Recipient's country and in the Association's Infoshop on July 4 and July 6, 2016, respectively, which (i) contains, inter alia, the environmental protection measures in respect of the Project, including measures for chance finding of cultural property, pest management, protection of natural habitats, identification of existing environmental conditions and potential direct and indirect environmental and social impacts resulting from the carrying out of the Project, recommendation of mitigation measures for each negative impact identified, as well as measures for enhancing each identified positive impact; and (ii) identifies -18- social problems and risks related to the Project, assesses potential impact on various groups and analyzes the role of beneficiaries and stakeholders in the Project, as well as attainment of social development outcomes; as such framework may be amended from time to time with the Association's prior approval. 9. "General Conditions" means the "International Development Association General Conditions for Credits and Grants", dated July 31, 2010. 10. "Operating Costs" means incremental costs incurred by the Project Implementing Entity on account of the Project coordination, implementation and monitoring, including expenditures for vehicles operation and maintenance, office supplies and consumables, utilities, communication, translation and interpretation, bank charges, Project related travel, including per diem and accommodation (but excluding salaries of the Recipient's civil servants) and other miscellaneous costs directly associated with the Project implementation, all based on periodic budgets acceptable to the Association. I. "Participating Rural Communities" means the following Ayil Okmotu's: Otuzadyr, Kyrgyz-Ata, Kashkajol, Kerme-Too, Sary-Tash, and Kashka-Suu in Osh Oblast; lbraimov, Burana, Ak-Beshim, Kurama, Kun-Too, Jayil, Kyzyl-Tuu, and Tolok in Chui Oblast; Chelpek and Darkhan in Issyk-Kul Oblast, as well as such other rural communities of the Recipient which may be jointly selected by the Association and the Recipient for the purposes of the Project. 12. "Procurement Guidelines" means the "Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers" dated January 2011 (revised July 2014). 13. "Procurement Plan" means the Recipient's procurement plan for the Project, dated August 17, 2016 and referred to in paragraph 1.18 of the Procurement Guidelines and paragraph 1.25 of the Consultant Guidelines, as the same shall be updated from time to time in accordance with the provisions of said paragraphs. 14. "Project Implementing Entity" means the Community Development and Investment Agency of the Kyrgyz Republic, or any successor thereto. 15. "Project Implementing Entity's Legislation" means the Edict of the President of the Recipient No. 330 dated October 15, 2003, as amended to the date of this Agreement. 16. "RAP" or "Resettlement Action Plan" means a site specific resettlement action plan, satisfactory to the Association, to be prepared by the Recipient pursuant to the provisions of RPF for compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation of Affected Persons, in connection with the works to be implemented under the -19- Project, as such plan may be amended from time to time with the prior written approval of the Association, and "RAPs" means the plural thereof. 17. "RPF" or "Resettlement Policy Framework" means the resettlement policy framework, prepared and adopted by the Project Implementing Entity for the purposes of the Project and disclosed in the Recipient's country and in the Association's Infoshop on July 6 and 7, 2016, respectively, satisfactory to the Association, setting forth, inter alia: (i) the description of areas covered by the Project; (ii) the legal basis and screening process for land acquisition, resettlement and land use in connection with the works to be carried out under the Project; (iii) the resettlement principles and entitlements of Affected Persons based on different categories of impact; (iv) the procedures for valuation, compensation and other assistance provided to the Affected Persons, including the grievance process; (v) the responsibilities, procedures and requirements for the development and implementation of site specific resettlement action plans; and (vi) an estimate of cost of compensation. 18. "Safeguards Instruments" means ESMF, RPF, and all Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instruments, and "Safeguards Instrument" means any one of these instruments. 19. "Subsidiary Agreement" means the agreement referred to in Section .B of Schedule 2 to this Agreement pursuant to which the Recipient shall make the proceeds of the Financing available to the Project Implementing Entity. 20. "Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instrument" means any EMP, RAP, or other site specific supplemental social and environmental safeguard instruments as may be required under the terms of ESMF or RPF, and "Supplemental Social and Environmental Safeguard Instruments" means the plural thereof. 21. "Training" means Project related study tours, training courses, seminars, workshops and other training activities, not included under service providers' contracts, including costs of training materials, space and equipment rental, travel, accommodation and per diem costs of trainees and trainers, trainers' fees, and other training related miscellaneous costs.