Common use of Overall Project Implementation and Coordination Clause in Contracts

Overall Project Implementation and Coordination. 1. The Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the Project Implementation Manual and except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not amend, vary, or waive any provision of the Project Implementation Manual and the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework if, in the opinion of the Association, such amendment or waiver may materially and adversely affect the carrying out of the Project or the achievement of the objectives thereof. (a) The Recipient shall vest responsibility for overall implementation of the Project in MOE, and shall ensure that MOE carries out the Project in accordance with the Project Implementation Manual. (b) MOE shall maintain a GMU with responsibilities, functions, staffing, and resources satisfactory and acceptable to the Association. (c) The Recipient shall maintain the Special Disbursement Unit in its Ministry of Finance in a form and with functions, staffing, and resources satisfactory and acceptable to the Association. 3. The Recipient shall ensure that a financial management specialist and a procurement specialist, all suitably qualified and experienced and acceptable to the Association, will be assigned to the Project throughout its execution. 4. The Recipient shall implement, in a manner satisfactory to the Association, the environmental and social risks mitigation, monitoring and other measures set forth in the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework in accordance with the objectives, policies, procedures, time schedule and other provisions set forth therein, and shall not take or permit to be taken any action which would prevent or interfere with such implementation.