The General Authority for Water Resources in Damascus has announced an internal tender under the full-speed procedure, using the addition-or-deduction method, for the rehabilitation and maintenance of the two regulating gates and the hydraulic system of Rastan Dam in Hama governorate. The tender follows the legal, financial and technical specifications issued for it.

Project Scope

The works cover rehabilitation and maintenance of the dam's two regulating gates, together with the associated hydraulic system. The notice does not list further technical work items, which are set out in the special tender documents.

Value and Duration

• Estimated value: SYP 4,594,500.
• Execution period: 60 days.
• Initial bond: 5% of the estimated value.
• Final bond: 10% of the award value.
• Delay penalties: 0.001 (one per thousand) of the total contract value for each day of delay, capped at 20% of the total contract value.

Eligibility Requirements

The notice requires bidders to be classified in the fifth or sixth category in mechanical or electrical specialisation. Bidders remain bound by their offers for 90 days after the final submission deadline.

Contractual Framework

Matters not covered by the notice and the special conditions are governed by the Unified Contracts Law No. 51 of 2004 and the General Conditions issued by Decree No. 450 of 2004.

Key Dates

Offers are accepted until 14:20 on Monday, 30 November 2026, and are opened the following day at 10:00 a.m. The tender file is obtained from the Authority's Contracts and Supply Directorate for a fee of SYP 500.