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 9 JUIN 2023 Mr. Adama Coulibaly Ministry of Economy and Finance Abidjan REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE Re: REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE: Greater Abidjan Port City Integration Project (CREDIT NUMBER 6272-CI) Amendment to the Financing Agreement Dear Mr. Minister, We refer to (i) the Financing Agreement ("Financing Agreement") dated September 10, 2018 between the Republic of C6te d'Ivoire (the "Recipient") and the International Development Association (the "Association") for the provision of a credit (no. 6272-CI) from the Association (the "Credit") as contribution to the financing of the Greater Abidjan Port City Integration Project ("Project"). We also refer to (ii) your letter No. 02934/MEF/DGTCP/DDPD/SDMED/SNDEBM/KOMC/sca dated January 17, 2023, requesting, among other things, the cancellation of Part 3.1 of the Project on logistics platform; reallocation of funds between Project components and disbursement categories; and financing of resettlement costs from Project funds. Finally, we note that the two resettlement instruments prepared for sections 2 and 3 of the Abidjan bypass expressway have now been prepared in form and substance acceptable to the Association and have been disclosed in country and by the Association. Capitalized terms used in this amendment letter and not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Financing Agreement. We are pleased to inform you that the Association accedes to your request and proposes to amend the Financing Agreement as indicated below: Article III - Project 1. Section 3.01(c) of the Financing Agreement is modified to read as follows: "(c) Part 3.1 of the Project through PAA and DGTTC under MT- and Part 3.2 of the Project through DGTTC under MT." Schedule 1 - Project Description 2. The first paragraph of Schedule 1 (Project Description) to the Financing Agreement is modified to read as follows: RCA 248423 M WUI 64145 Q FAX (202) 477-6391 -2- Mr. Adama Coulibaly "The objectives of the Project are to support the improvement of urban management, logistics efficiency, and urban mobility in the Greater Abidjan Area, and to provide immediate and effective response to eligible crisis or emergency." 3. Part 3(a) of Schedule 1 of the Financing Agreement is modified to read as follows: 'Part 3. Log;istic services and competifiveness (a) Logistic platform Carrying out assessments and feasibility studies on a logistic platform to be procured through public private partnership, that will encompass key facilities such as a dry port, a truck parking facility, and a logistic zone." Schedule 2 - Project Execution 4. Section 1.B.2 of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement (Implementation of Part 3.1 of the Project) is deleted and the subsequent provisions in Section 1.B are renumbered accordingly. 5. In Section III of Schedule 2 to the Financing Agreement, the Disbursement Table in Section III.A.2 is deleted and replaced by the following new Disbursement table hereunder: QUOTE Category Amount of the Credit Percentage of Allocated (expressed in Expenditures to be EUR) Financed (exclusive of Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non- 225,148,750 100% consulting services, and consulting services for the Project except Part 3.1 (2) Goods, works, non- 1,600,000 100% consulting services, and consulting services for Part 3.1 of the Project (3) Emergency Expenditures 0 100% under Part 5 of the Project (4) Refund of Preparation 900,000 Amount payable Advance pursuant to Section 2.07 (a) of the General Conditions (5) Front-end Fee 651,250 Amount payable pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement -3- Mr. Adama Coulibaly in accordance with Section 3.08 (b) of the General Conditions (6) Interest Rate Cap or 0 Amount due pursuant Interest Rate Collar premium to Section 4.06 (c) of the General Conditions (7) Land Expenditures 13,000,000 Up to 100% as specified in the AWPB approved by the Association] (8) Amounts cancelled 19,200,000 TOTAL AMOUNT 260,500,000 1 UNQUOTE 6. Section III.B.1(b) of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreement (Under Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period) is deleted and replaced by a new Section III.B.1(b) which reads as follows: "(b) for expenditures under Category (7), unless and until the Recipient has recruited a second social safeguard specialist to support the PCU with the implementation of the resettlement instruments for section 2 and section 3 of the Abidjan bypass expressway, under terms of reference and with qualifications and experience satisfactory to the Association." 7. In Section IV.A.1(b) of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreement (Counterpart Funds Account) the schedule is amended to read as follows: QUOTE Deposit Date Estimated Amount in EUR By 28"h of October 2018 0 By 28"' of October 2019 545,000 2020 0 By 28"' of June 2022 4,870,000 TOTAL 5,415,000 UNQUOTE -4- Mr. Adama Coulibaly 9. In the Appendix to the Financing Agreement, Definition 6 (Concession Agreement) and Definition 7 (Concessionaire) are deleted. The following new definition is added in alphabetical order and all definitions in the Appendix are renumbered accordingly: ""Land Expenditure" means the compensation for land acquisition, cash compensation and other assistance paid in cash for involuntary resettlement, for the implementation of the resettlement instruments prepared for section 2 and section 3 of the Abidjan bypass expressway." All other provisions of the Financing Agreement except as amended herein, shall remain in full force and effect. Please confirm your agreement to the amendment by countersigning, dating and returning to us the enclosed copy of this letter, while keeping one original for your records. This amendment shall become effective on the date of its countersignature by the Recipient's authorized representative Please also note that the Project and Restructuring Paper dated June 16, 2023, a copy of which is enclosed herewith, will be disclosed on the Association's external website as per the World Bank's policy on Access to Information. Very t7qt y yours , ora i Gevers Co Dire r, C6te d'Ivoire CONFIRMED AND AGREED: REPUBLIC OF CO E D'IVOIRE: By: Mr. Adama Coulibaly Minister of Economy and Fi nance Date: -5- Mr. Adama Coulibaly Copied: - Mrs. Niald Kaba, Minister of Plan and Development; - Mr. Amadou Kond, Minister of Transports; - Mrs. Minafou Fanta Coulibaly-Kon6, Chief of Staff, Minister of Economy and Finance; - Mr. Yeo Nahoua, Chief of Staff, Minister of Transports; - Mr. Adama Bamba, Adviser, Prime Minister's Office; - Mr. Siaka Bakayoko, Coordinator, Coordination and Monitoring Unit for projects and programmes financed by the World Bank, Ministry of the Economy and Finance; - Mr. Gilbert Ekpini, Coordinator of Greater Abidjan Port-City Integration Project; - Mr. Salam Bello, Administrator for Cote d'Ivoire, World Bank.