The General Establishment for Road Transport in Damascus has announced a third-round domestic tender, at full speed and under the addition-or-deduction method, for periodic maintenance works on the Latakia-Haffa-Slinfah road under the 2026 plan.

Scope and Duration

The tender covers periodic maintenance on the named road, with a contract period of 90 calendar days. It is conducted under the Unified Public Entities Contracts System (Law No. 51 of 2004) and the General Conditions Book (Legislative Decree No. 450 of 2004), together with the special technical specifications and the special legal and financial conditions book.

Bidders are deemed to have reviewed the project file under the conditions set out in the notice.

Value and Guarantees

• Estimated bill of quantities value: SYP 8,065,385.
• Initial guarantee: 5% of the estimated value, valid until the bidder's commitment to its offer ends.
• Final guarantee: 10% of the award value.
• All partners submit the provisional and final guarantees, and the participation request states that they are jointly and severally liable.

Commitment Periods

• Bidder's commitment to its offer: 60 days from the date of submission.
• Nominated contractor's commitment: 180 days from the day after notification of the award order.

Eligibility and Preference

Bidders must submit a contractor classification certificate for roads and bridges works, in the Excellent, First, Second or Third category (2024 classification), issued by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing for 2026. Offers without this certificate are rejected. The receipt for purchase of the tender file must also be attached.

Public construction institutions and companies receive a preference: their prices are accepted if they exceed the lowest private-sector price by no more than 10%.

Key Dates

Offers are due before the end of official working hours on Tuesday, 17 November 2026. Bids are opened in a public session at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. The technical, legal and financial tender documents are available from the Contracts Directorate of the Establishment.