LDA Tender Notice for Road Upgradation and Canal Bank Improvements in Lahore

Lahore Development Authority, Urban Development Wing, invites item-rate tenders under the Single Stage–Two Envelope procedure, PPRA Rule 38(2)(a), for four development works in Lahore. Eligible engineering firms and contractors must be registered with the Punjab e-Procurement System, hold a valid Pakistan Engineering Council licence in the relevant category, and have active NTN and PNTN registrations. Procurement will follow PPRA Rules 2014, as amended.

Contractors must register their firms through the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority's e-Procurement portal at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ by submitting the required information. Registered contractors may participate in electronic procurement. Technical and financial bidding documents will be available immediately after publication of the notice on the Punjab e-Procurement System.

Technical proposals must comply strictly with the technical evaluation criteria. Financial proposals must quote tender rates and amounts in both figures and words according to the bill of quantities available through the portal. Tender rates and tender documents must be signed in accordance with the directions in the bidding documents. Technical and financial bids submitted online will be downloaded from the website.

Bidders must obtain the tender notice and upload their bids exclusively through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bids sent by telegraph or post will not be accepted. Technical and financial proposals must be uploaded as PDF documents under Regulation 6(4) of PPRA Regulations 2024.

Only technical proposals will be opened at the scheduled tender opening. Following announcement of the technical evaluation results, financial proposals of responsive bidders will be opened at the designated date and time. If the opening day is a public holiday, tenders will be opened on the next working day.

Every electronic bid must include digital bid security in favour of Lahore Development Authority, following Government of Punjab and PPRA instructions. Bid security, equal to 5% of the estimated cost and detailed above, must be submitted digitally through the Punjab e-Procurement System using the procedure established in collaboration with the Bank of Punjab.

An electronic bid or proposal, including its supporting records, will be rejected under Regulation 8(4) of PPRA Regulations 2024 if it is corrupt, cannot be opened or contains a virus. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Contractors are responsible for all applicable taxes payable at the time of payment under the relevant rules. PPRA rules will apply strictly.

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

Issuing officer: Asrar Saeed Khan, Chief Engineer-I, Lahore Development Authority. Notice reference: IPL-11526.