Amendment I - Invitation to Bid for the Emergency Stabilization and Consolidation of heritage buildings at the Ancient City of Aleppo in Syria.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization invited bidders to submit a bid for the provision of Emergency Stabilization and Consolidation of heritage buildings at the Ancient City of Aleppo in Syria through capacity building namely the main entrance of the Hall of Thrones, some the Western elevation and damaged walls of Dar Ghazala and the main façade of the Khan al-Jumruk, in accordance with the present solicitation document.

The Invitation to Bid (ITB) consists of this cover page and the following Annexes:

Part 1: Bidding Procedures

Annex I: Instructions to Bidders

Annex II: Bid Data Sheet

Annex III:Bid Submission Form

Annex IV:Intention To Bid Form

Annex V:Bidder Information Form

Part 2: Supply Requirements

Annex VI: Scope of Works

            Annex VI – Lot 1: Main Entrance of The Hall of Thrones

            Annex VI -  Lot 2: Western elevation and damaged walls of Dar Ghazala

            Annex VI – Lot 3: Main Facada Khan El Jumruk

Annex VII: Bill of Quantities

            Annex VII - Lot 1: Main Entrance of The Hall of Thrones

            Annex VII - Lot 2: Western Elevation and damaged walls of Dar Ghazala

            Annex VII - Lot 3: Main Facade of Khan al-Jumruk

Annex VIII: Technical Specification Form

            Annex VIII – Lot 1: Main Entrance of The Hall of Thrones

            Annex VIII – Lot 2: Western Elevation and damaged walls of Dar Ghazala

            Annex VIII- Lot 3: Main Facade of Khan al-Jumruk

Annex IX: Drawings and Photos

            Annex IX – Lot 1: Main Entrance of The Hall of Thrones

            Annex IX -  Lot 2: Western Elevation and damaged walls of Dar Ghazala

            Annex IX – Lot 3: Main Facade of Khan al-Jumruk

Part 3 Contract

Annex X: General Terms and Conditions

Annex XI: Special Contract Conditions

Your bid must be submitted electronically SIGNED as per the clause 17. “Submission and Marking of Bids” no later than April 25, 2024, at 18:00 Beirut Time.

This letter is not to be construed in any way as an offer of contract. Your bid could, however, form the basis for a contract between your company and UNESCO.

Bidders are kindly requested to acknowledge the receipt of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) and to indicate whether or not you will be submitting a bid using the Intention to Bid Form contained in Annex IV and send it back to Procurement and Contracting Unit. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact us at (clarification.bei@unesco.org) and copying (am.izzat@unesco.org):

Note: Bidding for all UNESCO tenders and projects is Free of Charge. UNESCO does not require or ask for any payment or fees to participate in the bidding process. No payable bidding documents are associated with any UNESCO tenders or projects.

Besides, we wish to inform all bidders that the solicitation document (ITB) has been amended through which an additional item has been added to the BOQ aiming to repair the lifting crane to transport the materials from the lower level of the hill to the area beside the Ottoman Barrack.

Therefore, all bidders shall carefully review and use the amended Bill of Quantities (BoQ) provided as an Excel sheet within the attachments available on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM).

To facilitate your understanding of the changes, we have included the Notice to Bidders in the attachments section of the UNGM for your reference.

For and on behalf of UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for the Arab States in Beirut/ Culture Unit