Project Overview

The General Establishment for Road Transport, affiliated with Syria's Ministry of Transport, has announced an open domestic and international tender for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Nassib-Damascus motorway. This strategic highway corridor connects southern Syria to the capital, Damascus, and its rehabilitation forms part of broader efforts to restore the country's central road network.

Legal and Contractual Framework

The tender is governed by the Unified Public Entities Contracts System issued under Law No. 51 of 2004, and the General Conditions Booklet issued under Legislative Decree No. 450 of 2004, alongside the project-specific technical specifications and legal-financial conditions booklet. All bids must be submitted in US dollars.

Financial Conditions and Guarantees

• Contract duration: 400 calendar days.
• Initial bond: USD 1,000,000, valid through the end of the bidder's binding period.
• Final bond: 10% of the awarded contract value.
• Advance payment: The contractor may request an advance of up to 10% of the contract value.
• Bidder binding period: 60 calendar days from the day following the submission deadline.
• Nominated contractor binding period: 180 days from the day following notification of the award order.

Requirements for Foreign Bidders

Foreign companies wishing to participate must submit all required documents duly authenticated by the competent Syrian embassy and the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and translated into Arabic by a sworn translator certified in Syria. In the case of a consortium, the participation application must include a declaration of joint and several liability among all partners.

Obtaining Tender Documents

Interested parties should contact the Contracts Directorate at the General Establishment for Road Transport to obtain the technical, legal, and financial conditions booklets, as well as an electronic copy of the Roads and Bridges Technical Specifications Booklet issued by the Ministry of Transport in 2002. The cost of the tender dossier is USD 1,000.

Bids must be submitted in three sealed envelopes placed inside a fourth outer envelope addressed to the General Establishment for Road Transport, indicating the tender subject, the specified date, the bidder's name, their chosen domicile in Syria, and their phone number. Submissions may be delivered in person or by registered mail to the Establishment's registry in Damascus, Al-Hamra Street, opposite the Parliament, before the end of official working hours on Sunday, 26 July 2026. For enquiries, contact via