Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO. 2

BETWEEEN


THE SUPREME COURT

AND

Mr. Saifullah Khan Ahmadzai


CONSULTANCY SERVICES AS

Senior Financial Management Specialist



FINANCED BY


IDA/ARTF



CONTRACT NO. SC/PSU/S-2



MAY, 2014




CONTRACT

This CONTRACT (hereinafter called the Contract) which was signed on the 21
st
of December,
2012 between on one hand, The Supreme Court (hereinafter called the Client) and, on the
other hand, Mr. Saifullah Khan Ahmadzai (hereinafter called the Consultant) is hereby
amended on the 31st of May, 2014 as under:


PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT:
The purpose of this Amendment no. 2 is to extend the services of Mr. Saifullah Khan Ahmadzai
in order to continue in the Supreme Court (Afghanistan Justice Service Delivery Project
AJSDP) up to November 30th, 2014.

CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
Number of Clauses:


2. Term

The Consultant shall perform the services for a total period of 23 months
and 10 days from the 21
st
of December, 2012 to 30 of November, 2014
or any other period as may be subsequently agreed by the parties in
writing.

Annex D for the period of six months (1
st
June 2014 till 30th November 2014) will be added to
the contract as it is given herewith.

The hours of work for the consultant is Changed.
From:
The Consultant will confirm to the working hours of 0730 to 1630 Hrs. or any other working
hours as decided by the authority with a lunch break of one hour. The Consultant will work five-
days a week. However in view of the nature of project it may be necessary for the Consultant to
work for longer periods from time to time.
The consultant will be entitled to the same public holidays as those eligible for the clients staff.
The consultant shall not be eligible for any overtime or compensatory rest. If it is daily rate
contract (remuneration paid per day basis), then the Consultant shall not charge for any public
holidays and weekends even if the Consultant works.
The Consultant (remuneration paid on monthly basis) shall earn vacation leave of 2.5 working
days per calendar months worked, which may be availed either inside or outside Afghanistan.
The sick leave will be part of vacation leave.
To:
The Consultant will confirm to the working hours of 0730 to 1630 Hrs. or any other working
hours as decided by the authority with a lunch break of one hour. The Consultant will work five-
days a week. However in view of the nature of project it may be necessary for the Consultant to
work for longer periods from time to time. The consultant will be entitled to the same public
holidays as those eligible for the clients staff. The consultant shall not be eligible for any
overtime or compensatory rest. If it is daily rate contract (remuneration paid per day basis), then
the Consultant shall not charge for any public holidays and weekends even if the Consultant
works.


1. Annual Leave: 18 days of annual leave, accruing 1.5 days of leave per month. Annual
leave should not normally be taken within the probationary period of the contract.

2. Other Paid Leave:
a. 10 days that can be used flexibly with additional project supervisor permission for
specified leave.


All other Terms and Conditions remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused the amendment to the Contract to be
signed in their respective names as of the day and year first above written.


Prepared by: For and on behalf of Supreme Court


_________________________________________ ___________________________
Ahmad Khalid Azizi, Project Principal Director Mohammad Yaqub, Admin Finance
Director


For and on behalf of the Consultant For and on behalf of Supreme Court


_____________________ ________________________
Saifullah Khan Ahmadzai Dr. Abdullah Attai, DG,
Administration of Judiciary
Approved by:


_______________________________________
H. E. Prof. Abdul Salam Azimi, Chief Justice





ANNEX-D

COST ESTIMATE OF SERVICES, SCHEDULE OF RATES AND WORKING HOURS
1. (a) Remuneration without tax
Period
Remuneration
per month in
AFN
Time Spent Total in AFN
From To
1
st
June 2014 30
th
November 2014 126,260 6 months 757,560

1. (b) Tax estimates:
Period
Remuneration
per month in
AFN
Time Spent Total in AFN
From To
1
st
June 2014 30
th
November 2014 17,690 6 months 106,140
*The tax will be paid by the client on behalf of the consultant directly to the tax authorities.
Breakdown of taxes
Tax estimate Gross Pay Tax Rate Tax amount
AFN 0 to 5000 AFN 5000 0% AFN 0
AFN 5000 to1 2,500 AFN 7,500 2 % AFN 150
AFN12,500 to 100,000 AFN 87,500 10% AFN 8,750
AFN 100,000 to 143,950 AFN 43,950 20% AFN 8,790
Total Tax Estimate Per Month AFN 17,690
2. Reimbursable: NIL

Total Cost (excluding tax): AFN 757,560
Tax estimates: AFN 106,140
Total Contract ceiling amount: AFN 863,700