08-Jun-2021 Dated, __________________ H. E. Ms. Silveria E. Jacobs Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Ministry of General Affairs Government of Sint Maarten Philipsburg Sint Maarten Re: Sint Maarten Emergency Debris Management Project (Grant No. TF0A9261) First Amendment to the Grant Agreement (“First Amendment Letter”) Dear H. E. Ms. Silveria E. Jacobs: We refer to the Sint Maarten: Hurricane Irma Reconstruction, Recovery and Resilience Grant Agreement for the Sint Maarten Emergency Debris Management Project (“EDMP” or “Project”), between Sint Maarten and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (“World Bank”), dated December 21, 2018 (“Grant Agreement”). Reference is also made to your letters, dated July 7, 2020 and March 20, 2021, requesting, on behalf of Sint Maarten, a restructuring of the Grant Agreement for the above-referenced Project. The requested changes include, inter alia: (a) removing the fire suppression activity under Component 1 of the Project; (b) updating the environmental and social safeguards requirements in relation to the change in the Project scope; and (c) updating the results framework for the Project. We also refer to the discussions between the NRPB and the World Bank regarding changes to the Project description and implementation arrangements referred to above and the conditions for the amendments. With respect to the request to transfer the recipient-ship from Sint Maarten to the NRPB, as our teams have discussed, the request would be considered at a later time, as part of the proposed additional financing for the Project. We are pleased to inform you that the World Bank hereby agrees with Sint Maarten’s above- mentioned requests, listed (a) through (c). Accordingly: A. The Grant Agreement for EDMP is hereby amended as set forth below: 1. The Project Description, set forth in Schedule 1 to the Grant Agreement, is amended and replaced in its entirety by the Project Description provided in the Annex 1 to this First Amendment Letter; 2. Section I.D.1(b) of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is deleted and the subsequent provisions under Section I.D.1 are renumbered accordingly; and 3. Section I.D.2 of Schedule 2 to the Grant Agreement is deleted and the subsequent provisions under Section I.D are renumbered accordingly. B. The results framework for the Project is updated as set forth in Annex 2 to this First Amendment Letter. RCA 248423. * WUI 64145 * FAX (202) 477-6391 By countersigning this amendment letter, Sint Maarten confirms its agreement to the amendments set forth above. Except as specifically amended by this First Amendment Letter, all other provisions of the Grant Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Please confirm your agreement, on behalf of Sint Maarten, to the foregoing by signing this amendment electronically. Please accept the expression of our highest consideration. Sincerely, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT By_________________________________ Tahseen Sayed Country Director Caribbean Country Management Unit Latin America and Caribbean Region CONFIRMED: SINT MAARTEN By: ____________________________ Authorized Representative Ms. Silveria E. Jacobs Name: ____________________________ Prime Minister of St. Maarten Title: ____________________________ 10-Jun-2021 Date: ____________________________ Copy: Mr. Claret Connor Director National Recovery Program Bureau #57 Walter J.A. Nisbeth Road Philipsburg Sint Maarten Annex 1 SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to manage debris from the hurricane and reconstruction activities to facilitate recovery and reduce risks. The Project consists of the following components: Component 1. Debris Clearance and Management. Provision of goods, works, consulting services, non-consulting services, and Cash Compensation and Assistance, in support of and related to the following activities: (a) Collection and clearance of debris. (i) Removal of car wrecks and metal wrecks from public spaces and private properties to curbside; (ii) Collection of car wrecks and metal wrecks, including the use of procedures for the separation of said debris by materials for easier processing and treatment; (iii) Collection of debris for vector control purposes; (iv) Assessment, monitoring and supervision of debris related vectors; and (v) Beautification of public areas, focusing on debris removal and landscaping. (b) Reducing risks of operation, reorganization, rehabilitation, and upgrading of debris storage and municipal disposal sites. Upgrading of debris storage and municipal waste disposal sites to improve their organization and layout and reduce risks, introduction of improved operational practices to enhance separation, improve storage, and reduce environmental and safety risks of the operation, and planning of the municipal disposal site’s safe closure, through: (i) the purchase of equipment for debris management and protection of workers from risks present at the disposal and debris storage sites; (ii) the recontouring and reorganization of the layout of the disposal site to allow for better separation and recycling, and improve operations; (iii) provision of Operating Costs related to the management of the disposal site under improved operational procedures; (iv) development of a plan for the safe closure of the municipal disposal site; and (v) rehabilitation, restoration and/or closure of the temporary storage site used for Hurricane Irma debris. (c) Debris processing and disposal. (i) Provision of equipment and facilities to manage the debris, and of service contracts for the recycling, reuse, treatment, destruction or disposal of debris materials; and (ii) creation of an artificial reef or fishing grounds using debris. (d) Vessel removal and salvaging. Provision of assistance for the removal and salvaging (including breakdown, treatment, recycling and disposal) of vessels in Simpson Bay and Simpson Bay Lagoon. Component 2. Technical Assistance. (a) Technical design and operational support. Development and review of designs, technical specifications and operational supervision and advice for debris clearance and management under Component 1 of the Project. (b) Emergency debris management plan. Development and formalization of an emergency debris management plan, including: (i) a guide for debris inventory; (ii) technical specifications for debris collection, handling and processing; (iii) pre-identification of temporary disposal and processing sites; and (iv) an approach for pre-contracting, including draft contracts. (c) Legal and training support for contract management. Provision of legal support to improve debris management and solid waste contracts and provision of training in drafting, negotiations and management of infrastructure and operational contracts. (d) Support to improve debris management and vector control services. Provision of support for the adoption and implementation of improved debris management and debris clearance-related vector control services, rules, regulations and policies. (e) Communications and citizen engagement strategy. Implementation of a communications and citizen engagement plan for debris management, vector control and solid waste management, including a complaints system, citizen engagement activities, education, and a public awareness campaign. (f) Environmental and health monitoring. Monitoring of environmental conditions in the context of debris collection and processing to improve safety of workers, population and to monitor Project-related indicators. (g) Support of Component 1. Provision of technical assistance or studies, and corresponding supervision and social and environmental support for Component 1, as may be needed, and approved by the Bank. Component 3. Project Management and Implementation Support. (a) Strengthening and development of the institutional capacity of Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (“VROMI”) in the management of the Project, in relation to solid waste management infrastructure, including environmental and social safeguard support (other than monitoring activities under Component 2(f)), monitoring and evaluation support, supervision of solid waste management activities, defining of specific needs for goods acquisition and/or technical assistance. (b) Provision of support to oversee the Project and liaise with VROMI, including in respect to procurement under the Project. (c) Provision of Operating Costs for the Project. Annex 2 – Revised Results Framework, and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Responsibility Methodology for Indicator Component Baseline End Target Frequency Datasource for Data Data Collection Collection PDO1: Number of metal wrecks Project Progress 0 100 Quarterly NRPB NRPB collected and processed (Number) Reports PDO2: Simpson bay area cleared Project Progress from shipwrecks and shoreline 0 200 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports debris (Area, ha) PDO3: Debris and Waste Project Progress Processing Facility Established N Y Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports (Y/N) ILI1: Routine landfill management improved through Project Progress 1 N Y Quarterly NRPB NRPB adequate waste compaction and Reports waste coverage (Y/N) ILI2: Number of heavy machinery Project Progress used to operate in the landfill 1 0 4 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports (Number) Project Progress ILI3: Shipwrecks safely collected 1 0 80 Quarterly NRPB Reports/Supervisi NRPB and processed (Number) on Report ILI4: Number of districts with Project Progress cleared car and metal wrecks 1 0 8 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports (Number) ILI5: Percentage of households Project Progress with improved Aedes mosquitos 1 0 100 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports index (Percentage) ILI6: Number of TA activities Project Progress 2 0 5 Quarterly NRPB NRPB implemented (Number) Reports ILI7: Landfill operational crew Project Progress received training on improving 2 0 5 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports landfill operation (Number) ILI8: Operational contract for Project Progress debris processing executed 3 0 1 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports (Number) ILI9: Number of staff and Project Progress consultants at NRPB working for 3 0 4 Quarterly NRPB NRPB Reports the EDMP trained (Number)