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

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 a