Design, Supply and Installation of high voltage substations (total number of transformers as follows: 3x300 MVA 400/230 kV, 9x125 MVA 230/66 kV and 17x30 MVA 66/20 kV of combined transformation capacity), including the Supply of necessary spare parts — Syria Electricity Emergency Project

Request for Bids Plant Design, Supply, and Installation (Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification) Employer: Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity- PETDE Project: Syria Electricity Emergency Project Contract title: Design Supply and Installation of high voltage transformer substations 3x300 MVA (400/230 kV, 8x125 MVA 230/66 kV, and 17x30 MVA 66/20 kV of transformation capacity), Including the Supply of Necessary Spare Parts. Country: Syrian Arab Republic LoaGrant No.: P511407 RFB No: SY-PETDE- 510612 -CW-RFB Issued on: November, 9, 2026 1- The Syrian Arab Republic has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Syria Electricity Emergency Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contracts for the Design Supply and Installation of high voltage transformer substations (3x300 MVA 400/230 kV, 8x125 MVA 230/66 kV, and 17x30 MVA 66/20 kV of transformation capacity), including the Supply of Necessary Spare parts. For these contracts, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit. 2- The Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Design Supply and Installation of high voltage transformer substations (3x300 MVA ,400/230 kV, 8x125 MVA 230/66 kV, and 17x30 MVA 66/20 kV of transformation capacity), including the Supply of Necessary Spare parts. There are two lots (Contracts) comprising this RFB as follows: Lot No. 1: Design, Supply and Installation of five high-voltage transformer substations in North Syria (Aleppo & Idlib), including the supply of necessary spare parts. Lot No. 2: Design, Supply and Installation of three high-voltage transformer substations in south Syria (Rif Dimashq), including the supply of necessary spare parts. The Time for Completion for each Lot shall be twenty-four (24) months from the Effective Date of the Contract. 3- Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4- Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): [60%] and for Bid price: [40 %]. 5- Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity, Eng. Homam HARBA, email: seeppetde@gmail.com, and inspect the bidding document during office hours (09:00 am 02:00 pm Syria Time (GMT +3) at the address given below . 6- The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$ 200. The method of payment will be by direct deposit to the PETDE account in Central Bank of Syria, The PETDE will provide the bidder with a letter to the Central Bank of Syria includes the account no. and the purpose of the payment. The document will be sent by e-mail or by hand. 7- Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February, 3, 2027 at 12:00 noon Damascus time. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on February, 3, 2027 at 12:00 noon Damascus time. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. 8- All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. 9- Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 10- The address(es) referred to above is: Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity Project PMU Director: Eng. Homam HARBA Post Address: Syrian Arab Republic – Damascus – Mezzeh – 17 Nissan Street - Opposite Carlton Hotel Telephone Number: +963 932984769 FAX Number: +963 11 2144435 Email address: seeppetde@gmail.com Web site address: www.tde.gov.sy Eng. Khaled Abu di Electricity Transmission Management Damascus – Syrian Arab Republic