General Director, Hammoud Alhosain, the General Organization for Potable Water and, Sanitary Drainage in Hama, Jamal Abdel Naser St., Hama, Syria

99 -- SYRIA: DUE 022295 POC Tel 963-33-221750. 730300 ductile cast iron pipes and fittings the General Organization for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage in Hama is soliciting bids for the supply of ductile cast iron pipes and fittings for the first stage of Hama Water supply project the goods are to be delivered within 270 calendar days offers must be accompanied with a temporary Bank guarantee of USD 150,000 a performance bond of 10% of contract value should be submitted by the successful bidder before the L/C is opened by the buyer tender book can be obtained from the Organization for USD 200 note many Syrian tenders contain language unacceptable under U S. antiboycott compliance law, although in many cases the Syrian government accepts alternative language from U S. companies responding to Syrian tenders that is permissible under U S. law. Embassy is unable to obtain gratis copies of tender documents from tendering authorities once interested parties obtain tender documents, they would be well advised to obtain competent advice regarding the antiboycott regulations before proceeding one source of such advice is the U S. department of commerce office of antiboycott compliance - telephone advice line (202) 482- 2381 Post contact/prepared by S. atassi file number N/a Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (TOP), American Embassy, Damascus, Dept of State, Washington DC 20521-6110, Refer to T0027.. (0003)

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