The World Bank
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
Turkey Country Office
Ugur Mumcu Caddesi 88
2nd Floor, 06700, Gaziosmanpasa
ANKARA – TURKEY
Tel : (90-312) 459 83 00
Fax: (90-312) 446 24 42
CONFORMED COPY
March 10, 2011
Mr. Ibrahim Çanakcı
Undersecretary
Undersecretariat of Treasury
Ankara
Dear Mr. Çanakcı:
Re: Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project
Loan. No. 4784-TU
Amendments to the Loan Agreement
It is my pleasure to refer to the Loan Agreement between the Republic of Turkey (the
Borrower) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) for the
Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Preparedness Project, dated October 18, 2005, as
amended (the Loan Agreement). We also refer to the request from the Borrower to extend
the Closing Date of the captioned Loan, to reallocate proceeds under the Loan, to increase
the threshold for National Competitive Bidding of civil works contracts, to revise the Project
description in Parts A.3 and B.1, and to update the Project performance monitoring
indicators.
We are pleased to inform you that the Bank agrees to the request. Accordingly, the
Bank hereby amends the Loan Agreement as follows:
1.
Section 2.03 is amended to read as follows:
“Section 2.03. The Closing Date shall be December 31, 2012, or such later date as
the Bank shall establish. The Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower of such later
date.”
2.
The loan allocations in the table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 are revised and the
revised table reads as follows:
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Category
(1) Works and technical
services
(2) Goods
(3) Consultant services and
Training
(4) Incremental operating costs
(5) Unallocated
TOTAL
3.
Amount of the Loan
Allocated
(Expressed in Euro)
% of
Expenditures
to be financed
240,480,000
100%
34,210,000
30,310,000
100%
100%
5,000,000
0
100%
310,000,000
The Project description in Part A.3 Schedule 2 is revised to read as follows:
“3.
Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Provincial Directorate for
Disaster and Emergency Management by providing support to develop its
organizational capacity, operational plans and procedures.”
4.
The Project description in Part B.1 Schedule 2 is revised to read as follows:
“1.
Retrofitting or reconstruction of priority public facilities, including hospitals,
clinics, schools, administrative buildings, student dormitories, social service facilities
and infrastructure.”
5.
Paragraph 1 of Section II.B of Schedule 4 is revised to read as follows:
“1.
National Competitive Bidding. Works estimated to cost less than $15,000,000
equivalent per contract, and goods estimated to cost less than $1,000,000 equivalent
per contract, may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of National
Competitive Bidding and the additional provisions set forth in the Annex to this
Schedule.”
6.
The name of the Project on the cover page is revised to read as “Istanbul Seismic Risk
Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project”.
Except as specifically amended herein, all other provisions of the Loan Agreement
remain in full force and effect.
Additionally, the Performance Indicators for purposes of monitoring performance of
the Project are revised. Accordingly, a revised Attachment to the October 18, 2005,
Supplemental Letter on Performance Monitoring Indicators is attached in Annex I to this
amendment letter.
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Please confirm the agreement of the Borrower to the foregoing amendments by
countersigning and dating both copies of this amendment letter and returning one of the
countersigned copies to us. Upon receipt by the Bank of this amendment letter duly
countersigned by the authorized representative of the Borrower, the amendments will become
effective as of the date of countersignature.
Sincerely,
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION
AND DEVELOPMENT
By /s/ Ulrich Zachau
Director
Turkey Country Unit
Europe and Central Asia Region
CONFIRMED:
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
By:
/s/ Evren Dilekli
Title: Acting Director General
Date: March 31, 2011
Annex I
Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring
TURKEY: Istanbul Seismic Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project
Revised Results Framework
PDO
Current
To improve the city of
Istanbul’s preparedness
for a potential
earthquake through
enhancing the
institutional and
technical capacity for
disaster management
and emergency
response, strengthening
critical public facilities
for earthquake
resistance, and
supporting measures
for better enforcement
of building codes and
land use plans.
Proposed
No change.
Intermediate Outcomes
Current
Component A:
Capacity of the
provincial and
municipal public safety
organizations in
Istanbul to respond to
Proposed
No change.
Project Outcome Indicators
Current
Key public facilities are
retrofitted to resist a
major earthquake; skills
and technical capacities
of the relevant
emergency response
units are strengthened;
building code
enforcement and
compliance with land
use plans are improved.
Proposed
Key public facilities are
retrofitted to resist a major
earthquake; skills and
technical capacities of the
relevant emergency response
units are strengthened; the
transparency and efficiency
of building permit issuance
in two pilot municipalities
are improved.
Intermediate Outcome Indicators
Current
Component A:
New communication
system is installed and
fully operational in
emergency response
facilities.
Proposed
(No change) New
communication system is
installed and fully
operational in emergency
response facilities.
Use of Project Outcome Information
Current
Formulate public policies
and programs for seismic
risk mitigation in the
country risk-prone areas.
Proposed
No change.
Use of Intermediate Outcome Monitoring
Current
Component A:
Assess effectiveness of
the systems and training
through a day-to-day
application and mock
exercises.
Proposed
No change.
major disasters is
enhanced; coordination
between regional
emergency response
agencies, as well as
between the Istanbul
authorities and the
national government
are improved.
Component B:
Key selected public
facilities are retrofitted
in order to ensure their
operation in the
aftermath of a disaster.
No change
Emergency management
information and
communication systems
are installed and used in
daily operations.
(No change) Emergency
management information and
communication systems are
installed and used in daily
operations.
The Governorship
Disaster Management
Center (AYM) is
strengthened.
The Provincial Directorate
for Disaster and Emergency
Management (PDDEM) is
strengthened with better
technical and coordination
capacities.
The public safety units
are provided with the
adequate emergency
response equipment.
(No change) The public
safety units are provided with
the adequate emergency
response equipment.
The relevant agencies
and volunteer groups are
trained.
The relevant agencies and
volunteer groups are trained
and public awareness
campaigns reach out to
Istanbul population.
Component B:
Around 550 public
buildings
retrofitted/reconstructed.
Around 763 public buildings
are retrofitted/reconstructed.
Vulnerability
assessment of selected
cultural heritage
buildings completed.
(No change.) Vulnerability
assessment of selected
cultural heritage buildings
completed.
Define additional training
needs.
Support municipal and
provincial governments
with decision-making
tools.
Performance may feed
into institutional changes
in emergency
management.
Component B:
Replication on the
national scale of the
methodology for the
prioritization and
strengthening of public
facilities, based on
transparent criteria.
Exposure and wider use
of new seismic
strengthening techniques
No change.
by engineering and
construction industry.
Informed decisions on
retrofitting/reconstruction
of lifelines and vital
infrastructure.
Component C:
Better enforcement of
building codes and
progress made in
implementation of land
use plans in selected
municipalities.
Improved efficiency and
transparency of building
permit issuance process in
two pilot municipalities.
Component C:
Improvement in
compliance with
building codes and land
use plans in selected
Istanbul municipalities.
Voluntary accreditation
and training of
engineers has started.
Creation of a digital database of building stock and
land use; established ITbased system for building
permit issuance procedure
which increases the process
transparency, accountability,
efficiency and will enable
monitoring of compliance
with building codes and landuse plans in two pilot
Istanbul municipalities.
Voluntary certified training
of about 3,000 engineers.
Increased donor
awareness of need and
opportunities to invest in
protection of cultural
assets.
Component C:
Revised policies and
procedures for improved
code enforcement.
No change
Arrangements for results monitoring
Baselines
Project Outcome Indicators
Origin
al
Current
Key public facilities
are retrofitted to
resist a major
earthquake; skills
and technical
capacities of the
relevant emergency
response units are
strengthened;
building code
enforcement and
compliance with
land use plans are
improved.
Proposed
Key public facilities
are retrofitted to
resist a major
earthquake; skills
and technical
capacities of the
relevant emergency
response units are
strengthened; the
transparency and
efficiency of
building permit
issuance in two pilot
municipalities are
improved.
Intermediate Outcome Indicators
Current
Proposed
Component A:
Component A:
New communication (No change) New
system is installed
communication
and fully operational system is installed
in emergency
and fully operational
response facilities.
in emergency
response facilities.
Emergency
management
1
(No change)
Emergency
_
Target Values
Data Collection and Reporting
20111
(At AF Apprsl)
YR
2012
YR
2013
YR
2014
595 public buildings
are
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted; back-up
emergency
management center
established; digitized
building stock
database is
established in pilot
municipalities.
634 public facilities
are
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted; the Istanbul
main emergency
management center
is constructed and
operational;
automated and
transparent system
for building permit
issuance in pilot
municipalities is
established.
709 public facilities
are
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted; emergency
response units are
adequately equipped
and emergency
response plans
revised; the process
of building permit is
automated,
transparent and
allows for the
compliance
monitoring.
All targeted 763
public buildings
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted; emergency
response units are
adequately equipped
and trained and
emergency response
plans tested.
The communication
system is installed in
the back-up emergency
management center.
The communication
system is installed in
the main emergency
management center.
The communication
system is installed and
personnel trained in the
main emergency
management center.
The communication
system is fully
operational in the main
and back-up emergency
management centers.
Emergency
management
Emergency
management
Emergency
management
Emergency
management
information and
_
Target value at time of AF appraisal becomes the revised baseline.
Frequen
cy and
Reports
Data
Collec
-tion
Instru
-ments
Responsibili
ty for Data
Collection
Biannual
reports
Project
databa
se
IPCU
IPCU
reports
Biannual
reports
Project
databa
se
IPCU
reports
IPCU
information and
communication
systems are installed
and used in daily
operations.
management
information and
communication
systems are installed
and used in daily
operations.
The Governorship
Disaster
Management Center
(AYM) is
strengthened.
The Provincial
Directorate for
Disaster and
Emergency
Management
(PDDEM) is
strengthened with
better technical and
coordination
capacities.
The public safety
units are provided
with the adequate
emergency response
equipment.
(No change) The
public safety units
are provided with the
adequate emergency
response equipment.
The relevant
agencies and
volunteer groups are
trained.
The relevant
agencies and
volunteer groups are
trained and public
awareness
campaigns reach out
to Istanbul
population.
information and
communication systems
are installed and used in
daily operations in the
back-up emergency
management center.
The PDDEM is staffed
and equipped with
basic technical
capacities and tools for
coordination and
disaster management.
information and
communication systems
are installed in the main
emergency
management center.
The PDDEM has
developed training and
exercise program.
information and
communication systems
are installed and
personnel trained in the
main emergency
management center.
The PDDEM has
updated emergency
response plans.
The civil protection and
emergency health units
are provided with
adequate emergency
response equipment.
The training program
for students, teachers,
parents, administrators,
and relevant agencies
was conducted; public
website developed;
volunteers registered/
Safe Life Campaign
continues in public
media and agencies.
Safe Life training and
campaign carried out
for 75,000 participants.
Volunteer system under
the Governorship
established.
communication systems
are installed and used in
daily operations of the
main and back-up
emergency
management centers.
The PDDEM is
strengthened with better
technical and
coordination capacities.
Component B:
Around 550 public
buildings
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted.
Component B:
Around 763 public
buildings
retrofitted/reconstruc
ted.
Vulnerability
assessment of
selected cultural
heritage buildings
completed.
(No change.)
Vulnerability
assessment of
selected cultural
heritage buildings
completed.
Component C:
Better enforcement
of building codes
and progress made in
implementation of
land use plans in
selected
municipalities.
Component C:
Creation of a digital
data-base of building
stock and land use;
established IT-based
system for building
permit issuance
procedure which
increases the process
transparency,
accountability,
efficiency and which
will enable
monitoring of
compliance with
building codes and
land-use plans in two
pilot Istanbul
municipalities.
Voluntary certified
training of about
3,000 engineers.
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595 public buildings
are
retrofitted/reconstructed
.
634 public buildings
are
retrofitted/reconstructed
.
709 public buildings
are
retrofitted/reconstructed
.
Vulnerability
assessment of
selected cultural
heritage buildings
completed.
IT equipment is
procured and installed;
certificates for data
security (ISO 27001)
received by pilot
municipalities; data
digitization is in
progress.
Document management
system established;
building permit process
is optimized (automated
and document flow is
more efficient and
transparent). Municipal
call centers established
in both municipalities.
2,500 engineers trained.
1,500 engineers trained.
Voluntary certified
training provided to
about 3,000 engineers.
763 public buildings
are
retrofitted/reconstructed
.