Punjab C&W E-Tender for Establishment of Punjab Performance Management Unit in Lahore

The Communication & Works Department, Government of Punjab, 5th Buildings Division, invites item-rate bids based on the approved DNIT for the establishment of the Punjab Performance Management Unit (PPMU), I&C Wing, S&GAD. Procurement will be conducted through e-tendering under Notification No. SOH-I(C&W)1-49/2023/3652 dated 26 May 2023.

Eligible contractors and firms must be enlisted or renewed with the Pakistan Engineering Council for the current financial year in the relevant category and specialized codes. Contractors must produce an original PEC licence in category C5 or above with specialized codes CE09 and CE10. Contractors without the relevant specialized codes will not be eligible.

Interested applicants and constructors must register on the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk to participate. Tender documents containing detailed requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders through the e-Procurement System and the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Tender documents, including the DNIT, must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Manual bids will not be accepted.

The 5% bid security must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System in the prescribed manner. Physical financial instruments, including a Call Deposit Receipt (CDR), will not be accepted. Only electronically submitted bid security will be considered valid under PPRA rules. The system will permit bid submission only after the required PSID has been generated and the prescribed bid security submitted. Conditional tenders and tenders without earnest money will be rejected.

Online bids will be opened at the office of the Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore, by the respective Tender Opening Committee. Intending contractors or their representatives holding an attested Power of Attorney may attend. If a government holiday or another holiday falls on the scheduled date, the next working day will be used for receiving and opening tenders.

The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals at any time before acceptance in accordance with PPRA rules. Upon request, the agency will communicate the grounds for rejection to a supplier or contractor who submitted a bid or proposal, without being required to justify those grounds.

The PPRA tender page is http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website.

Issuing offices: Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle No. 3, Lahore, and Executive Engineer, 5th Buildings Division, Lahore. Reference: IPL-11519.