Page 1 CONFORMED COPY CREDIT NUMBER 3203-UG Development Credit Agreement (Nakivubo Channel Rehabilitation Project) between THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Dated June 17, 1999 CREDIT NUMBER 3203-UG DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated June 17, 1999, between THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA (the Borrower) and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (the Association). WHEREAS (A) the Borrower, having satisfied itself as to the feasibility and priority of the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement, has requested the Association to assist in the financing of the Project; (B) the Borrower has furnished to the Association the long term institutional, financial and operational reform of Kampala City Council (KCC) contained in KCC’s “Strategic Framework for Reform” of November 1997 (the Program); (C) the Project will be carried out by KCC with the Borrower's assistance and, as part of such assistance, the Borrower will make available to KCC the proceeds of the Credit as provided in this Agreement; and WHEREAS the Association has agreed, on the basis, inter alia, of the foregoing, to extend the Credit to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Project Agreement of even date herewith between the Association and KCC; NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I Page 2 General Conditions; Definitions Section 1.01. The “General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements” of the Association, dated January 1, 1985 (as amended through\0bDecember 2, 1997), with the modifications set forth below (the General Conditions) constitute an integral part of this Agreement: (a) A new paragraph (12) is added to Section 2.01 to read as set forth below, and the existing paragraphs (12) through (14) of said Section are accordingly renumbered as paragraphs (13) through (15): '12. "Participating Country" means any country that the Association determines meets the requirements set forth in Section 10 of Resolution No. 183 of the Board of Governors of the Association, adopted on June 26, 1996; and "Participating Countries" means, collectively, all such countries.' (b) The second sentence of Section 5.01 is modified to read: “Except as the Borrower and the Association shall otherwise agree, no withdrawals shall be made: (a) on account of expenditures in the territories of any country which is not a Participating Country or for goods produced in, or services supplied from such territories; or (b) for the purposes of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Administrator, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.” Section 1.02. Unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions and in the Preamble to this Agreement have the respective meanings therein set forth and the following additional terms have the following meanings: (a) “First Urban Project” means the project described in the Development Credit Agreement for Credit Number 2206 UG, entered into between the Borrower and the Association and dated March 12, 1991; (b) “MoLG” means the Borrower’s Ministry of Local Government; (c) “Project Account” means the account referred to in Section 3.04 of the Project Agreement; (d) “Project Agreement” means the agreement between the Association and KCC of even date herewith, as the same may be amended from time to time, and such term includes all schedules and agreements supplemental to the Project Agreement; (e) “Project Implementation Plan” means the Project Implementation Plan dated March 30, 1999, prepared by KCC and including detailed procurement and disbursement arrangements, performance indicators and other administrative, financial and organizational arrangements to be used in the course of implementation of the Project; (f) “Project Management Report” means each report prepared in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Project Agreement; (g) “Special Account” means the account referred to in Section 2.02 (b) of this Agreement; and (h) “Subsidiary Agreement” means the agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and KCC pursuant to Section 3.01 (b) of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time. ARTICLE II The Credit Section 2.01. The Association agrees to lend to the Borrower, on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in the Development Credit Agreement, an amount in Page 3 various currencies equivalent to sixteen million five hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 16,500,000). Section 2.02. (a) The amount of the Credit may be withdrawn from the Credit Account in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement for expenditures made (or, if the Association shall so agree, to be made) in respect of the reasonable cost of goods and services required for the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit. (b) The Borrower may, for the purposes of the Project, open and maintain in dollars a special deposit account in a commercial bank on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Association, including appropriate protection against set-off, seizure or attachment. Deposits into, and payments out of, the Special Account shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 to this Agreement. Section 2.03. The Closing Date shall be June 30, 2002 or such later date as the Association shall establish. The Association shall promptly notify the Borrower of such later date. Section 2.04. (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Association a commitment charge on the principal amount of the Credit not withdrawn from time to time at a rate to be set by the Association as of June 30 of each year, but not to exceed the rate of one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) per annum. (b) The commitment charge shall accrue: (i) from the date sixty days after the date of this Agreement (the accrual date) to the respective dates on which amounts shall be withdrawn by the Borrower from the Credit Account or canceled; and (ii) at the rate set as of the June 30 immediately preceding the accrual date and at such other rates as may be set from time to time thereafter pursuant to paragraph (a) above. The rate set as of June 30 in each year shall be applied from the next date in that year specified in Section 2.06 of this Agreement. (c) The commitment charge shall be paid: (i) at such places as the Association shall reasonably request; (ii) without restrictions of any kind imposed by, or in the territory of, the Borrower; and (iii) in the currency specified in this Agreement for the purposes of Section 4.02 of the General Conditions or in such other eligible currency or currencies as may from time to time be designated or selected pursuant to the provisions of that Section. Section 2.05. The Borrower shall pay to the Association a service charge at the rate of three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum on the principal amount of the Credit withdrawn and outstanding from time to time. Section 2.06. Commitment charges and service charges shall be payable semiannually on March 1 and September 1 in each year. Section 2.07. (a) Subject to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below, the Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Credit in semiannual installments payable on each March 1 and September 1 commencing September 1, 2009, and ending March 1, 2039. Each installment to and including the installment payable on March 1, 2019 shall be one percent (1%) of such principal amount, and each installment thereafter shall be two percent (2%) of such principal amount. (b) Whenever: (i) the Borrower's per capita gross national product (GNP), as determined by the Association, shall have exceeded for three consecutive years the level established annually by the Association for determining eligibility to access the Association's resources; and (ii) the Bank shall consider the Borrower creditworthy for Bank lending, the Association may, subsequent to the review and approval thereof by the Executive Directors of the Association and after due consideration by them of the development of the Borrower's economy, modify the repayment of installments under paragraph (a) above by: (A) requiring the Borrower to repay twice the amount of each such installment not yet due until the principal amount of the Credit shall have been repaid; and (B) requiring the Borrower to commence repayment of the principal amount of the Credit as of the first semiannual payment date referred to in paragraph (a) above falling six months or more after the date on which the Association notifies the Borrower that the events set out in this paragraph (b) have occurred, provided, however, that there shall be a grace period of a minimum Page 4 of five years on such repayment of principal. (c) If so requested by the Borrower, the Association may revise the modification referred to in paragraph (b) above to include, in lieu of some or all of the increase in the amounts of such installments, the payment of interest at an annual rate agreed with the Association on the principal amount of the Credit withdrawn and outstanding from time to time, provided that, in the judgment of the Association, such revision shall not change the grant element obtained under the above-mentioned repayment modification. (d) If, at any time after a modification of terms pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the Association determines that the Borrower's economic condition has deteriorated significantly, the Association may, if so requested by the Borrower, further modify the terms of repayment to conform to the schedule of installments as provided in paragraph (a) above. Section 2.08. The currency of the United States is hereby specified for the purposes of Section 4.02 of the General Conditions. ARTICLE III Execution of the Project Section 3.01. (a) The Borrower declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project as set forth in Schedule 2 to this Agreement, and, to this end, without any limitation or restriction upon any of its other obligations under the Development Credit Agreement, shall cause KCC to perform in accordance with the provisions of the Project Agreement all the obligations of KCC therein set forth, shall take and cause to be taken all action, including the provision of funds, facilities, services and other resources, necessary or appropriate to enable KCC to perform such obligations, and shall not take or permit to be taken any action which would prevent or interfere with such performance. (b) The Borrower shall make the proceeds of the Credit available to KCC as a grant under a subsidiary agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and KCC, under terms and conditions which shall have been approved by the Association. (c) The Borrower shall exercise its rights under the Subsidiary Agreement in such manner as to protect the interests of the Borrower and the Association and to accomplish the purposes of the Credit, and except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall not assign, amend, abrogate or waive the Subsidiary Agreement or any provision thereof. Section 3.02. Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, procurement of the goods, works and consultants’ services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit shall be governed by the provisions of Schedule 1 to the Project Agreement. Section 3.03. For the purposes of Section 9.07 of the General Conditions and without limitation thereto, the Borrower shall cause KCC to: (a) prepare, on the basis of guidelines acceptable to the Association, and furnish to the Association not later than six (6) months after the Closing Date or such later date as may be agreed for this purpose between the Borrower and the Association, a plan for the future operation of the Project; and (b) afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Borrower on the said plan. Section 3.04. The Borrower and the Association hereby agree that the obligations set forth in Sections 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06, 9.07 and 9.08 of the General Conditions relating to insurance, use of goods and services, plans and schedules, records and reports, maintenance and land acquisition, respectively shall be carried out by KCC pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Project Agreement. ARTICLE IV Page 5 Financial Covenants Section 4.01. (a) For all expenditures with respect to which withdrawals from the Credit Account were made on the basis of Project Management Reports or statements of expenditures, the Borrower shall: (i) maintain or cause to be maintained in accordance with sound accounting practices, records and accounts reflecting such expenditures; (ii) ensure that all records (contracts, orders, invoices, bills, receipts and other documents) evidencing such expenditures are retained until at least one year after the Association has received the audit report for the fiscal year in which the last withdrawal from the Credit Account was made; and (iii) enable the Association's representatives to examine such records. (b) The Borrower shall: (i) have the records and accounts referred to in paragraph (a) (i) of this Section, including those for the Special Account, for each fiscal year audited, in accordance with appropriate auditing principles consistently applied, by independent auditors acceptable to the Association; (ii) furnish to the Association as soon as available, but in any case not later than six months after the end of each such year the report of such audit by said auditors, of such scope and in such detail as the Association shall have reasonably requested, including a separate opinion by said auditors as to whether the statements of expenditures or Project Management Reports submitted during such fiscal year, together with the procedures and internal controls involved in their preparation, can be relied upon to support the related withdrawals; and (iii) furnish to the Association such other information concerning said records and accounts and the audit thereof as the Association shall from time to time reasonably request. ARTICLE V Remedies of the Association Section 5.01. Pursuant to Section 6.02 (l) of the General Conditions, the following additional events are specified: (a) a situation has arisen which shall make it improbable that the Program , or a significant part thereof, will be carried out; (b) KCC shall have failed to perform any of its obligations under the Project Agreement; and (c) as a result of events which have occurred after the date of the Development Credit Agreement, an extraordinary situation shall have arisen which shall make it improbable that KCC will be able to perform its obligations under the Project Agreement. Section 5.02. Pursuant to Section 7.01 (h) of the General Conditions, the following additional events are specified: (a) the event specified in paragraph (b) of Section 5.01 of this Agreement shall occur and shall continue for a period of sixty days after notice thereof shall have been given by the Association to the Borrower; and (b) any event specified in paragraphs (a) or (c) of Section 5.01 of this Agreement shall occur. Page 6 ARTICLE VI Effective Date; Termination Section 6.01. The following events are specified as additional conditions to the effectiveness of the Development Credit Agreement within the meaning of Section 12.01 (b) of the General Conditions: (a) the Subsidiary Agreement has been executed on behalf of the Borrower and KCC; and (b) KCC has furnished to the Association, (i) a duly authorized property valuation list from the Borrower’s Chief Government Valuer for all staff houses owned by KCC; and (ii) KCC’s consolidated audited financial statements for its financial year ending on June 30, 1998. Section 6.02. The following are specified as additional matters, within the meaning of Section 12.02 (b) of the General Conditions, to be included in the opinion or opinions to be furnished to the Association: (a) that the Project Agreement has been duly authorized or ratified by KCC, and is legally binding upon KCC in accordance with its terms; and (b) that the Subsidiary Agreement has been duly authorized or ratified by the Borrower and KCC and is legally binding upon the Borrower and KCC in accordance with its terms. Section 6.03. The date ninety (90) days after the date of this Agreement is hereby specified for the purposes of Section 12.04 of the General Conditions. ARTICLE VII Representative of the Borrower; Addresses Section 7.01. The Minister responsible for finance is designated as representative of the Borrower for the purposes of Section 11.03 of the General Conditions. Section 7.02. The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: For the Borrower: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development P.O Box 8147 Kampala Uganda Cable address: FINSEC Kampala For the Association: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Cable address: Telex: INDEVAS 248423 (MCI) or Washington, D.C. 64145 (MCI) Page 7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their duly authorized representatives, have caused this Agreement to be signed in their respective names in the District of Columbia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA By /s/ Edith Ssempala Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s/ Callisto Madavo Regional Vice President Africa SCHEDULE 1 Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Credit 1. The table below sets forth the Categories of items to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit, the allocation of the amounts of the Credit to each Category and the percentage of expenditures for items so to be financed in each Category: Amount of the Credit Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category SDR Equivalent) to be Financed (1) Civil Works 10,500,000 90% (2) Office equipment, 200,000 80% vehicles, computers and software (3) Consultants’ services for: (a) studies, and contracted 2,720,000 100% out services (b) training, institutional 2,300,000 80% support and operating costs (4) Unallocated 780,000 _________ TOTAL 16,500,000 ========== 2. For the purposes of this Schedule the term “institutional support and operating costs” means costs associated with the Project on account of maintenance of buildings, vehicles, fuel, equipment, office supplies, utilities, consumables, travel and accommodation, and contract employees but excluding salaries, honoraria and allowances. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 above, no withdrawals shall be Page 8 made in respect of payments made for expenditures prior to the date of this Agreement. 4. The Association may require withdrawals from the Credit Account to be made on the basis of statements of expenditure for expenditures under contracts costing less than the equivalent of: (i) $300,000 each for goods and works; (ii) $100,000 for consulting firms; and (iii) $50,000 for individual consultants, all under such terms and conditions as the Association shall specify by notice to the Borrower. SCHEDULE 2 Description of the Project The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the drainage and road network in Kampala by alleviating the frequent and increasing incidence of flooding; (ii) encourage and enhance KCC’s ability to plan, manage and execute complex investment decisions and programs; and (iii) establish the primacy of maintenance of key infrastructure investments. The Project consists of the following Parts, subject to such modifications thereof as the Borrower and the Association may agree upon from time to time to achieve such objectives: Part A: Civil Works 1. Main Channel Works The carrying out of de-silting and rehabilitation works of about 9 km of the Nakivubo Channel in Kampala, including: (a) lining of sides with gabions, concrete, stone pitching and earth; (b) widening of various existing culverts and bridges to accommodate new channel widths; (c) replacing existing footbridges with larger ones and constructing new ones at points of increased pedestrian traffic; (d) installing of guardrails and rubbish screens at various strategic points; and (e) realignment and protection of existing utility services such as water mains, sewer mains, telephone and electricity cables. 2. Auxiliary Works Rehabilitation of the following major auxiliary drainage works close to the flood-prone Nakivubo Channel in Kampala and its tributaries: (a) Clock Tower Roundabout (i) Construction of stone pitched and concrete lined drains across the road width; (ii) installation of large diameter culverts and box culverts; (iii) construction of large diameter storm water catch-pits to replace existing ones; and (iv) clearing of existing underground drains. (b) Lugogo/Uganda Manufacturers’ Association’s Showground (i) Widening and lining of about 200m of channel and drain; and (ii) construction of large diameter storm-water catch-pits and access culverts. (c) Kafumbe Road/Kisenyi Lane Junction (i) Demolition and removal of existing pipe culverts and their replacement with box culverts; (ii) blockage of several pipe culverts and diversion of storm water to an adjacent open drain; Page 9 (iii) reconstruction and widening of an existing drain; and (iv) reconstruction of Kisenyi Lane over a portion of proposed box culverts. (d) Makerere Road/Aga Khan Secondary School (i) Demolition of an existing culvert and replacing with two large diameter pipes; (ii) trimming, shaping and stone lining 50m of channel; (iii) construction of a silt trap; and (iv) reconstruction of a section of road over the proposed culvert. 3. Priority Drainage “Black Spots” Rehabilitation Program: Enhancement of storm water flow and reduction of traffic congestion in the city of Kampala through the rehabilitation of about twenty seven drainage spots identified within the Nakivubo channel catchment area, including the carrying out of desilting and rehabilitation works and widening of drains, channels and catch pits. Part B: Construction Supervision The provision of consultants’ services for the supervision of civil works to be carried out under Part A of the Project. Part C: Program and Policy Studies 1. Kampala Drainage Master Plan Study The carrying out of a comprehensive drainage master plan study for the city of Kampala including: (i) a survey and update of the city’s drainage systems; (ii) an assessment of the environmental, social and economic status; and (iii) an analytical report on the current situation and projections into a twenty-year horizon with preliminary designs and costs for the necessary improvements. 2. Kampala Urban Transportation Improvement Programme Study The carrying out of a comprehensive study for the long-term improvement of urban transportation in the city of Kampala, including a status survey and future projections of the environmental, social, economic and physical development aspects. Part D: Institutional Support Implementation of immediate and long term measures in support of the ongoing initiatives under KCC’s Strategic Framework for Reform Program, started under the First Urban Project, for a broader and long-term agenda of policy, institutional and operational reforms, as follows: 1. Kampala City Development Strategy The carrying out of a participatory, replicable and sustainable approach to urban local development in Uganda that can maximize the potential for growth with poverty reduction. 2. Revenue Enhancement (a) The carrying out of activities for the immediate improvement of property tax revenues through restructuring of the collection system and improving the administration and incentive structure for billing, delivery, collection and enhancement. Page 10 (b) The building of a fiscal cadastre at two pilot sites for developing a data management system and mobilizing data collection systems for implementation in the short-term. (c) The carrying out of studies to determine alternative methods for mass valuation for the city of Kampala to be implemented in the long-term. (d) The carrying out of activities to enhance other revenue sources. 3. Contracting out of Basic Service Delivery Functions Improvement of basic service delivery in KCC’s five divisions through the contracting out of minor works. 4. Institutional support The provision of institutional support to KCC, through a core team by way of technical advisory services, administrative support, training and the acquisition of office equipment. * * * The Project is expected to be completed by December 31, 2001. SCHEDULE 3 Special Account 1. For the purposes of this Schedule: (a) the term “eligible Categories” means Categories (1), (2) and (3) set forth in the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this Agreement; (b) the term “eligible expenditures” means expenditures in respect of the reasonable cost of goods and services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit allocated from time to time to the eligible Categories in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement; and (c) the term “Authorized Allocation” means an amount equivalent to $1,500,000 to be withdrawn from the Credit Account and deposited into the Special Account pursuant to paragraph 3 (a) of this Schedule, provided, however, that unless the Association shall otherwise agree, the Authorized Allocation shall be limited to an amount equivalent to $750,000 until the aggregate amount of withdrawals from the Credit Account plus the total amount of all outstanding special commitments entered into by the Association pursuant to Section 5.02 of the General Conditions shall be equal to or exceed the equivalent of SDR 5,000,000. 2. Payments out of the Special Account shall be made exclusively for eligible expenditures in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule. 3. After the Association has received evidence satisfactory to it that the Special Account has been duly opened, withdrawals of the Authorized Allocation and subsequent withdrawals to replenish the Special Account shall be made as follows: (a) For withdrawals of the Authorized Allocation, the Borrower shall furnish to the Association a request or requests for deposit into the Special Account of an amount or amounts which do not exceed the aggregate amount of the Authorized Allocation. On the basis of such request or requests, the Association shall, on behalf of the Borrower, withdraw from the Credit Account and deposit into the Special Account such amount or amounts as the Borrower shall have requested. (b) (i) For replenishment of the Special Account, the Borrower shall furnish to the Association requests for deposits into the Special Account at such intervals as the Association shall specify; and (ii) Prior to or at the time of each such request, the Borrower shall Page 11 furnish to the Association the documents and other evidence required pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Schedule for the payment or payments in respect of which replenishment is requested. On the basis of each such request, the Association shall, on behalf of the Borrower, withdraw from the Credit Account and deposit into the Special Account such amount as the Borrower shall have requested and as shall have been shown by said documents and other evidence to have been paid out of the Special Account for eligible expenditures. All such deposits shall be withdrawn by the Association from the Credit Account under the respective eligible Categories, and in the respective equivalent amounts, as shall have been justified by said documents and other evidence. 4. For each payment made by the Borrower out of the Special Account, the Borrower shall, at such time as the Association shall reasonably request, furnish to the Association such documents and other evidence showing that such payment was made exclusively for eligible expenditures. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Schedule, the Association shall not be required to make further deposits into the Special Account: (a) if, at any time, the Association shall have determined that all further withdrawals should be made by the Borrower directly from the Credit Account in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions and paragraph (a) of Section 2.02 of this Agreement; (b) if the Borrower shall have failed to furnish to the Association, within the period of time specified in Section 4.01 (b) (ii) of this Agreement, any of the audit reports required to be furnished to the Association pursuant to said Section in respect of the audit of the records and accounts for the Special Account; (c) if, at any time, the Association shall have notified the Borrower of its intention to suspend in whole or in part the right of the Borrower to make withdrawals from the Credit Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.02 of the General Conditions; or (d) once the total unwithdrawn amount of the Credit allocated to the eligible Categories minus the total amount of all outstanding special commitments entered into by the Association pursuant to Section 5.02 of the General Conditions with respect to the Project, shall equal the equivalent of twice the amount of the Authorized Allocation. Thereafter, withdrawal from the Credit Account of the remaining unwithdrawn amount of the Credit allocated to the eligible Categories shall follow such procedures as the Association shall specify by notice to the Borrower. Such further withdrawals shall be made only after and to the extent that the Association shall have been satisfied that all such amounts remaining on deposit in the Special Account as of the date of such notice will be utilized in making payments for eligible expenditures. 6. (a) If the Association shall have determined at any time that any payment out of the Special Account: (i) was made for an expenditure or in an amount not eligible pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Schedule; or (ii) was not justified by the evidence furnished to the Association, the Borrower shall, promptly upon notice from the Association: (A) provide such additional evidence as the Association may request; or (B) deposit into the Special Account (or, if the Association shall so request, refund to the Association) an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the portion thereof not so eligible or justified. Unless the Association shall otherwise agree, no further deposit by the Association into the Special Account shall be made until the Borrower has provided such evidence or made such deposit or refund, as the case may be. (b) If the Association shall have determined at any time that any amount outstanding in the Special Account will not be required to cover further payments for eligible expenditures, the Borrower shall, promptly upon notice from the Association, refund to the Association such outstanding amount. (c) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Association, refund to the Association all or any portion of the funds on deposit in the Special Account. Page 12 (d) Refunds to the Association made pursuant to paragraph 6 (a), (b) and (c) of this Schedule shall be credited to the Credit Account for subsequent withdrawal or for cancellation in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, including the General Conditions.