Invitation to Bid for Emergency Consolidation of the Antakya Gate and Alaa Tower, for the Ancient City of Aleppo Towers and Gates in Syria.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation invites bidders to submit a bid for the provision of Emergency Consolidation of the Antakya Gate and Alaa Tower, for the Ancient City of Aleppo Towers and Gates in Syria, in accordance with the present solicitation document.
Your bid must be submitted electronically SIGNED as per clause 17. “Submission and Marking of Bids” by no later than March 20, 2025, before 1800 hour Beirut Time.
This invitation 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 Regional Office for UN Coordination for the Arab States.
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 the focal point. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact (clarification.bei@unesco.org) and copy (am.izzat@unesco.org).
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