Development Credit. Agreement. 12 -Iz CONFORMED COPY CREDIT NUMBER 346 BO REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized CREDIT NUMBER 346 BO CONFORMED COPY 12 -Iz Public Disclosure Authorized Development Credit Agreement (Railway Project) Public Disclosure Authorized BETWEEN REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION Public Disclosure Authorized DATED DECEMBER 1, 1972

2 CONFORMED COPY CREDIT NUMBER 346 BO Development Credit Agreement (Railway Project) BETWEEN REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION DATED DECEMBER 1, 1972

3 DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AGREEMENT AGREEMENT, dated December 1, 1972, between the REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA (hereinafter called the Borrower) and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (hereinafter called the Association). WHEREAS (A) The Borrower has requested the Association to assist in the financing of the Project described in Schedule 2 to this Agreement by extending the Credit as hereinafter provided; (B) The Project will be carried out by Einpresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles (hereinafter called ENFE) with the Borrower's assistance and, as part of such assistance, the Borrower will make available to ENFE the proceeds of the Credit as hereinafter provided; and (C) The Association is willing to make the Credit available upon the terms and conditions set forth hereinafter and in a project agreement of even date herewith between the Association and ENFE, NOW THEREFORE the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I General Conditions; Definitions Section The parties to this Agreement accept all the provisions of' the General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements of the Association, dated January 31, 1969, with the same force and effect as if they were fully set forth herein, subject, however, to the deletion of Sections 5.01 and 6.02(h) thereof and to the renumbering of Section 6.02(i) into 6.02(h) thereof (said General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements of the Association, as so modified, being hereinafter called the General Conditions). Section Wherever used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the several terms defined in the General Conditions have the respective meanings therein set forth and the following additional terms have the following meanings: (a) "Project Agreement" means the agreement between the Association and ENFE of even date herewith, as the same may be amended from time to time, and such term includes all schedules to the Project Agreement;

4 4 (b) "Suasidiary Loan Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and ENFE pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time, and such term includes all schedules to the Subsidiary Loan Agreement; (c) "Basic Law" means Supreme Decrees No dated October 10, 1964, and No dated July 23, 1970 (referred to also as Decree No. 396 of the Revolutionary Government), both of the Borrower, establishing and organizing ENFE; (d) "Plan Quinquenal" means the program of ENFE, approved by Resolution No. 35 dated October 26, 1972 of the Consejo Nacional de Desarrollo of the Borrower, to modernize and rehabilitate ENFE, as the same may be amended from time to time with the prior agreement of the Borrower and the Association; (e) "Railways" means the railways entrusted to ENFE by the Borrower for operation by ENFE and includes all railway property, equipment and materials thereof; (f) "Eastern System" means the Railways that connect Corumbi - Santa Cruz - Yacuiba; (g) "Western System" means the Railways connecting La Paz - Charana - Oruro - Cochabamba - Aiquile - Rio Mulato - Sucre - Tarabuco - Uyuni - Olligue - Villaz6n; (h) "$b" means pesos bolivianos in the currency of the Borrower; and (i) "Action Program" means the time-phased programs of action of ENFE adopted by Resolution No. 35 dated October 26, 1972 of ENFE's board of directors, summarized in Schedule 3 to this Agreement, as such programs of action shall be amended from time to time by agreement between the Borrower, the Association and ENFE. ARTICLE II The Credit Section The Association agrees to lend to the Borrower, on the terms and conditions in this Agreement set forth or referred to, an amount in various currencies equivalent to eight million dollars ($8,000,000).

5 5 Section The amount of the Credit may be withdrawn from the Credit Account in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Agreement, as such Schedule shall be amended from time to time, 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 and to be financed under this Agreement; provided, however, that, except as the Association shall otherwise agree, no withdrawal shall be made on account of expenditures in the territories of any country which is not a member of the Bank (other than Switzerland) or for goods produced in, or services supplied from, such territories. Section Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the goods and services required for the Project and to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit shall be procured pursuant to the provisions set forth or referred to in Section 2.02 of the Project Agreement. Section The Closing Date shall be December 31, 1975 or such other date as shall be agreed between the Borrower and the Association. Section The Borrower shall pay to the Association a service charge at the rate of three-fourths of one per cent (3/4 of 1%) per annum on the principal amount of the Credit withdrawn and outstanding from time to time. Section Service charges shall be payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 in each year. Section The Borrower shall repay the principal amount of the Credit in semi-annual installments payable on each January 1 and July 1 commencing January 1, 1983 and ending July 1, 2022, each installment to and including the installment payable on July 1, 1992 to be one-half of one per cent (1/2 of 1%) of such principal amount, and each installment thereafter to be one and one-half per cent (1-1/2%) of such principal amount. Section The currency of the United States of America is hereby specified for the purposes of Section 4.02 of the General Conditions. ARTICLE III Execution of the Project Section (a) Without any limitation or restriction upon any of its other obligations under this Agreement, the Borrower shall cause ENlFE to perform in accordance with the provisions of the Project Agreement and the Subsidiary Loan

6 6 Agreement all the obligations therein set forth, shall take and cause to be taken all action, including the provision of funds, facilities, services and other resources, and the prompt authorization of adequate tariff increases from time to time to enable ENFE 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 relend the proceeds of the Credit to ENFE under a subsidiary loan agreement to be entered into between the Borrower and ENFE under terms and conditions including, inter alia, a 25-year term including 5 years of grace, and 7.25% rate of interest on outstanding amounts, which shall have been approved by the Association. (c) The Borrower shall exercise its rights under the Subsidiary Loan 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 Loan Agreement or any provision thereof. Section The Borrower shall: ARTICLE IV Other Covenants (a) cause ENFE to carry out the Plan Quinquenal and the Action Program with due diligence and efficiency and in conformity with sound administrative, financial and engineering practices, and shall promptly provide the funds, facilities, services and other resources required for the purpose; (b) periodically review and cause the review of the Plan Quinquenal and the Action Program; (c) not make or cause to be made any changes in the Plan Quinquenal or the Action Program without the agreement of the Association; and (d) whenever ENFE's cost level shall rise substantially, take all steps necessary to allow ENFE to promptly increase its tariffs by an amount sufficient to offset said increase in costs. Section The Borrower shall agree with the Association, sufficiently in advance of each of ENFE's fiscal years, on the proposed annual budget for both operations and investments of ENFE and on any revision thereof.

7 7 Section Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall provide monthly to ENFE, during the first fortnight of each month, funds in such amount as shall be required to cover ENFE's estimated expenditures not covered by ENFE's estimated operating revenues for the following month, in accordance with ENFE's annual budget for operations and investment, provided that, should there be any difference between the estimated and actual deficits, said difference shall be taken into account in determining the amount of subsequent payments to ENFE under this provision. shall: Section Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Borrower (a) cause the finances of the Santa Cruz - Mamor6 railway line and any extension thereof to be separated from those of ENFE until such time as the revenues arising from operations on said line are sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt service attributable to said line; (b) reimburse ENFE for any losses derived from the operations of such line, once ENFE shall be entrusted with the operations and finances thereof; (c) cause investments for the interconnection of the Eastern and Western Systems to be made only if justified by economic analysis satisfactory to the Borrower and the Association; (d) cause investments for the extension of the Santa Cruz - Mamor6 line to Trinidad to be made only after the Borrower shall have carried out economic studies thereon and afforded the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views; and (e) cause the closure, by June 30, 1973, of the Sucre - Tarabuco line. Section The Borrower shall furnish to the Association the report and conclusions of the economic study of the Oruro - Cochabamba highway presently being carried out, and consult with the Association sufficiently in advance of the carrying out of any investment therefor. Section Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall carry out a study of the highway between Cochabamba and Aiquile and cause the closure of the Cochabamba - Aiquile railway line if said study shows that the road extension is a more economic transportation alternative, and, if said study shows that the railway line is a more economic alternative, the Borrower shall grant ENFE, periodically and in advance, subsidies in such amount as shall be required to cover ENFE's loss on that line.

8 8 Section The Borrower shall consult with the Association, promptly after the submission by ENFE to the Association of the revised salary structure referred to in Section 3.07 of the Project Agreement, on said revised salary structure, and shall cause ENFE to implement a new salary scale for the staff therein indicated promptly after such consultation and on the basis thereof. Section The Borrower shall cause ENFE to carry out the study referred to in Section 4.03 (a) of the Project Agreement and shall consult with the Association on the conclusions thereof. Section Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall, and shall cause all its agencies to, settle by December 31, 1973 all outstanding debts to ENFE, and thereafter shall settle and cause its agencies to settle such debts promptly after they become due. ARTICLE V Consultation, Information and Inspection Section The Borrower and the Association shall cooperate fully to assure that the purposes of the Credit will be accomplished. To that end, the Borrower and the Association shall from time to time, at the request of either party: (a) exchange views through their representatives with regard to the performance of their respective obligations under the Development Credit Agreement, the performance by ENFE of its obligations under the Project and the Subsidiary Loan Agreements, the administration, operations and financial condition of ENFE and, in respect of the Project, of the departments or agencies of the Borrower responsible for carrying out any part of the Project, and other matters relating to the purposes of the Credit; and (b) furnish to the other all such information as it shall reasonably request with regard to the general status of the Credit. On the part of the Borrower, such information shall include information with respect to financial and economic conditions in the territories of the Borrower, including its balance of payments, and the external debt of the Borrower, of any of its political subdivisions and of any agency of the Borrower or of any such political subdivision. Section (a) The Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Association all such information as the Association shall reasonably request

9 9 concerning the administration, operations and financial condition of ENFE and, in respect of the Project, of the departments or agencies of the Borrower responsible for carrying out any part of the Project. (b) The Borrower and the Association shall promptly inform each other of any condition which interferes with, or threatens to interfere with, the accomplishment of the purposes of the Credit, the maintenance of the service thereof, the performance by either of them of its obligations under the Development Credit Agreement or the performance by ENFE of its obligations under the Project and the Subsidiary Loan Agreements. Section The Borrower shall afford all reasonable opportunity for accredited representatives of the Association to visit any part of the territories of the Borrower for purposes related to the Credit. ARTICLE VI Taxes ar-,j Restrictions Section The principal of, and service charges on, the Credit shall be paid without deduction for, and free from, any taxes imposed under the laws of the Borrower or laws in effect in its territories. Section This Agreement and the Project Agreement shall be free from any taxes on or in connection with the execution, delivery or registration thereof, imposed under the laws of the Borrower or laws in effect in its territories. Section The payment of the principal of, and service charges on, the Credit shall be free from all restrictions, regulations, controls and moratoria of any nature imposed tinder the laws of the Borrower or laws in effect in its territories. ARTICLE VII Remedies of the Association Section If any event specified in Section 7.01 of the General Conditions or in Section 7.03 of this Agreement shall occur and shall continue for the period, if any, therein set forth, then at any subsequent time during the continuance thereof, the Association, at its option, may by notice to the Borrower declare the principal of the Credit then outstanding to be due and payable immediately

10 10 together with the service charges thereon and upon any such declaration such principal and service charges shall become due and payable immediately, anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding. Section For the purposes of Section 6.02 of the General Conditions, the following additional event is specified, namely, a substantial change in the Basic Law shall have been made without the agreement of the Association. Section For the purposes of Section 7.01 of the General Conditions, the following additional event is specified, namely, the event specified in Section 7.02 of this Agreement shall occur. ARTICLE VIII Effective Date; Termination Section The following events are specified as additional conditions to the effectiveness of the Development Credit Agreement within the meaning of' Section 10.01(b) of the General Conditions: (a) the execution and delivery of the Project Agreement on behalf of ENFE have been duly authorized or ratified by all necessary corporate and governmental action; and (b) the execution and delivery of the Subsidiary Loan Agreement on behalf of the Borrower and ENFE, respectively, have been duly authorized or ratified by all necessary corporate and governmental action. Section The following are specified as additional matters, within the meaning of Section 10.02(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, and executed and delivered on behalf of, ENFE, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ENFE in accordance with its terms; and (b) that the Subsidiary Loan Agreement has been duly authorized or ratified by, and executed and delivered on behalf of, the Borrower and ENFE, respectively, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and ENFE in accordance with its terms. Section The date March 1, 1973 is hereby specified for the purposes of Section of the General Conditions.

11 11 Section The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 4.02, 4.03, 4.04 and 4.06 of this Agreement and the provisions of Sections 6.02 and 6.03 of this Agreement shall cease and terminate on the date on which this Agreement shall terminate or on a date 25 years after the date of this Agreement, whichever shall be the earlier. ARTICLE IX Representative of the Borrower; Addresses Section The Ministro de Finanzas of the Borrower is designated as representative of the Borrower for the purposes of Section 9.03 of the General Conditions. Section The following addresses are specified for the purposes of Section 9.01 of the General Conditions: For the Borrower: Ministerio de Finanzas La Paz Bolivia Cable address: MINFINANZAS La Paz For the Association: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C United States of America Cable address: INDE VAS Washington, D.C. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, acting through their representatives thereunto duly authorized, have caused this Agreement to be signed

12 12 in their respective names and to be delivered in the District of Columbia, United States of America, as of the day and year first above written. REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA By /s / E. Valencia IbAnez Authorized Representative INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By /s / Gerald Alter Regional Vice President, Latin America and the Caribbean

13 13 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 amounts of the Credit to each Category and the percentage of eligible expenditures so to be financed in each Category: Amount of the Credit Allocated % of (Expressed in Expenditures Category Dollar Equivalent) to be Financed I. Material and equip- 2,500, % of foreign ment for permanent expenditures or way and for civil 70% of total exworks penditures (a) imported -(b) locally produced II. Motive power 1,200, % of foreign expenditures III. Rolling stock 2,400, % of foreign expenditures IV. Locomotive and Car 800, % of foreign Maintenance expenditures V. Workshops 500, % of foreign expenditures VI. Unallocated 600,000 TOTAL 8,000,000

14 14 2. For the purposes of this Schedule: (a) the term "foreign expenditures" means expenditures for goods produced in, or services supplied from, the territories, and in the currency, of any country other than the Borrower; and (b) the term "total expenditures" means the aggregate of foreign expenditures and of expenditures for goods produced in, or services supplied from, the territories of the Borrower. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I above, no withdrawals shall be made in respect of: (a) expenditures prior to the date of this Agreement; and (b) payments for taxes imposed under the laws of the Borrower or laws in effect in its territories on goods or services, or on the importation, manufacture, procurement or supply thereof. To the extent that the amount represented by the percentage set forth in the third column of the table in paragraph I above in respect of any Category would exceed the amount payable net of all such taxes, such percentage shall be reduced to ensure that no proceeds of the Credit will be withdrawn on account of payments for such taxes. 4. Notwithstanding the allocation of an amount of the Credit set forth in the second column of the table in paragraph I above: (a) if the estimate of the expenditures under any Category shall decrease, the amount of the Credit then allocated to such Category and no longer required therefor will be reallocated by the Association by increasing correspondingly the unallocated amount of the Credit; (b) if the estimate of the expenditures under any Category shall increase, the percentage set forth in the third column of the table in paragraph I above in respect of such expenditures shall be applied to the amount of such increase, and a corresponding amount will be allocated by the Association, at the request of the Borrower, to such Category from the unallocated amount of the Credit, subject, however, to the requirements for contingencies, as determined by the Association, in respect of any other expenditures; and (c) -f the Association shall have reasonably determined that the procurement of any item in any Category is inconsistent with the procedures set

15 15 forth or referred to in Section 2.02 of the Project Agreement, no expenditures for such item shall be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit and the Association may, without in any way restricting or limiting any other right, power or remedy of the Association under the Development Credit Agreement, by notice to the Borrower, cancel such amount of the Credit as in the Association's reasonable opinion, represents the amount of such expenditures which would otherwise have been eligible for financing out of the proceeds of the Credit.

16 16 SCHEDULE 2 Description of the Project The Project consists of the first two years, , of the Plan Quinquenal which, together with the Action Program and technical assistance, is designed to carry out the physical rehabilitation of the Railways and to improve the management, operations and finances of ENFE. The part of the Project to be financed out of the proceeds of the Credit is the acquisition of rolling stock, railway track, spare parts and other railway equipment, tools and materials, with the prime objective of improving the utilization of the carrying capacity of the Railways.

17 17 SCHEDULE 3 Action Program ( ) ENFE's Action Program includes the following: 1. To extend the track rehabilitation scheme to cover the whole of the railway system by mid To rehabilitate and have in running condition existing main line diesel locomotives, shunting diesel locomotives and diesel rail cars in accordance with the table given below: Diesel Locomotives: Number of Locomotives or Rail Cars. to be in running in fleet by a condition* by end end end end end (a) main-line (b) shunting diesel Diesel Rail Cars: (a) ferrobuses (b) automotors * In running condition means locomotives and rail cars available for service. It includes units undergoing scheduled repair work (but excludes, for instance, units unavailable due to such causes as major accidents and extensive delays in obtaining spares).

18 18 3. To rehabilitate existing rolling stock in accordance with the table given below: Passenger cars Freight cars (a) By December 1975, to concentrate workshops and specialize repair work as follows: VIACHA workshop: UYUNI workshop: ROBORE workshop: repair of diesel motive power, ferrobuses and automotores for both systems (Western and Eastern); repair of passenger and freight cars for the Western System; repair of passenger and freight cars for the Eastern System; (b) (c) by December 1976, to close Cochabamba, Sucre and Potosf workshops, and to convert Oruro, Tupiza and Santa Cruz workshops into running sheds; to complete the modernization and reorganization of the diesel motive power workshop at Viacha and the car workshop at Robor6 by mid-1974 and the car workshop at Uyuni by December (a) By April 1973 to complete the ordering of spares and components required for the project ( ); (b) (c) by December 1973, to complete the listing of components required for the rest of the plan period; by December 1973, to set up an organized stores and supply system and a centralized supply office. 6. (a) By March 1973, to make effective the new car allocation system; (b) by mid-1973, to make effective a train control sub-office at Uyuni.

19 19 7. (a) By March 1973, to prepare a new tariff for passenger traffic and to introduce it by mid-1973; (b) to have the commercial department fully operational in March To complete the reorganization of the Superintendency of personnel and welfare by March To achieve operating targets as follows: Working Ratio % Operating Ratio % and provide annually depreciation of not less than $24,000,000. For purposes of this paragraph "working ratio" means working expenses (i.e., operating expenses before depreciation and interest) divided by operating revenues, and "operating ratio" means operating expenses (including depreciation but excluding interest) divided by operating revenues. 10. To enable staff entitled to retire by virtue of age or infirmity to do so, and to redeploy staff as necessary, so as to reach a target of about 5,500 by 1977.