Subject: Request for Advance
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
To: Volkan Cetinkaya <[email-masked]>, Maddalena Honorati <[email-masked]>, Mehek Marwaha <[email-masked]>, Giacomo Ottolini <[email-masked]>, Benedetta Magnaghi <[email-masked]>, Tanvir Hossain <[email-masked]>, Djamshid Iriskulov <[email-masked]>, Damir Leljak <[email-masked]>, Nino Ramishvili <[email-masked]>, Tamar Tsenteradze <[email-masked]>, "Nino V. Moroshkina" <[email-masked]>, Iryna Postolovska <[email-masked]>
Cc: Beka Jakeli </o=ExchOrganization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=7d860ad07940429b94d46213d2a55a1c-Beqa Ja>; [email-masked]; [email-masked]; Maia Nikoleishvili </o=ExchOrganization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=2d9c4ecc95234453ad52ccfeaee8a8ee-Maia Ni>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:52:37 +0000

Dear Volkan and All,

With this I am resending the advance request form for the Georgia Project to include all relevant recipients as advised. I refer to the Loan Agreement (“Agreement”) between GEORGIA (“Borrower”) and INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (“Bank”) for the Georgia Emergency COVID-19 Response project, dated May 1, 2020. We would like to kindly request your No Objection to the withdrawal of the advance of Loan 9113-GE (“Loan”) in the amount of US$ 61,135,000. The forecast of the fund utilization is enclosed to this email.

We kindly would like to draw your attention to the fact the proceeds of the above fund will be used to cover the costs of Healthcare component as well as the expenditures of Project Implementing Unit. I would like to inform you that as an emergency response, the procurement of the critical items under the project will be conducted within few months, disbursement of funds will be set as per delivery schedule.

As you are aware, the Ministry has already finalized the following contracts:

1.            Procurement of Rapid COVID-19 Test Kits – US$ 504,000;

2.            Procurement of Critical Care Ventilators – US$ 405,000;

3.            Procurement of Mobile Emergency Ventilators – US$ 313,476;

4.            Procurement of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device – US$ 493,518;

5.            Procurement of COVID-19 Standard AG Test – US$ 612,200;

The following contracts are to be negotiated:

1.            Procurement of PCR tests – US$ 6,851,809.68;

2.            Procurement of GeneXpert test kits-COVID 19 – US$ 478,240.40

Procurement of the capital equipment for the COVID-19 designated hospitals will be conducted soon.

In the light above, please review the enclosed 6 Months Forecast Table and issue No Objection in order to proceed with the withdrawal application through ClientConnection.

Should you have additional questions please kindly let me know. My apologies for double posting.

პატივისცემით,

თამარ გაბუნია

მინისტრის პირველი მოადგილე

Sincerely,

Tamar Gabunia, MD, MPH

First Deputy Minister