The General Company for Drinking Water and Sewage in Damascus Governorate has announced a tender (premium or discount basis) under the full-urgency procedure, issued for the first time, for the project to replace sewer lines in the Shaghour and Dahiyet al-Husseiniyeh areas for 2026. The tender is numbered 88003 and follows the special technical, financial and legal specifications prepared by the administration.

Value and Duration

The company set the estimated project value at SYP 7,000,000 and stated that the amount has been reserved in the 2026 investment budget. Execution is set at four calendar months, starting from the date of the site handover letter.

Bonds and Validity Periods

• Provisional bond: SYP 350,000, with all participants in a joint bid required to submit the bond among themselves.
• Final bond: 10% of the award value, under the same joint-bid condition.
• Bidder commitment period: 90 calendar days, starting the day after the bid submission deadline.
• Nominated contractor commitment period: 90 calendar days, starting the day after notification of the award.

Eligibility Requirements

• Documents proving experience in similar (sewage) works; one bidder's experience documents suffice for a joint bid.
• Classification in water and sewage networks and dams, in the third, second or first category, issued by the Ministry of Public Works, duly certified and valid for 2026; one classification certificate suffices for a joint bid.
• The premium or discount percentage must be entered exclusively on the administration's estimate sheet, the price table and the price analysis table, not on an external sheet, and all three must be enclosed in the financial envelope, otherwise the bid is rejected.

Dates and Legal Framework

Bids are accepted until 15:20 on Sunday, 1 November 2026, and the bid opening session is held at 10:00 on Monday, 2 November 2026. The announcement is governed by Law No. 51 of 2004 and the general conditions issued under Decree 450 of 2004.