Tender Overview

The General Company for Drinking Water and Sewage in Damascus Governorate has announced a tender, awarded by adding to or deducting from the estimate, for the fourth time. It covers drilling, sealing, lining and testing two investment wells in the Abu al-Ata project within the Al-Dumayr water unit. The works are to be carried out at the contractor's expense under the special technical, financial and legal conditions prepared by the company.

The notice was listed under number 89716 on 8 November 2026.

Scope and Value

• Scope of works: drilling, sealing and lining of the two investment wells, and a test run for each.
• Estimated project value: SYP 4,024,250 (new Syrian pounds), reserved in the 2026 investment budget.
• Execution period: 150 calendar days from the date of the site handover letter.

Eligibility Requirements

• The bidder must hold a well-drilling classification in the first, second or third category, issued by the Ministry of Public Works, duly certified and valid for 2026.
• The bidder must submit documents proving experience in similar works (well drilling).
• The bidder must visit the work site and submit a declaration to the company confirming the visit before bidding. The visit takes place with the technical team at a time set by the company, before Thursday 19 November 2026.
• The percentage added or deducted must be entered only on the company's estimate sheet, the price schedule and the price analysis schedule, and enclosed in the financial envelope. Otherwise the bid is rejected.
• Bids must be submitted in person, by authorisation, or by official power of attorney.

Where more than one party submits a joint bid, the classification certificate and experience documents of one bidder are sufficient.

Bonds and Deadlines

• Initial bond: SYP 201,213, provided jointly by all parties to a single bid.
• Final bond: 10% of the award value.
• Bid validity: 90 calendar days from the day after the submission deadline.
• Nominated contractor's commitment period: 90 calendar days from the day after notification of the award.
• Submission deadline: 15:20 on Monday 23 November 2026.
• Bid opening session: 10:00 on Tuesday 24 November 2026.

The notice is governed by Law No. 51 of 2004 and the general conditions issued by Decree 450 of 2004.