LDA Tender for Construction of Underpass at Nakhuda Chowk, Lahore

Lahore Development Authority (LDA), UD Wing, invites item-rate tenders for the construction of an underpass at Nakhuda Chowk, Lahore, through the Single Stage–Two Envelope procedure under PPRA Rule 38(2)(a). Procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System in accordance with the PPRA Rules 2014, as amended.

Eligible engineering firms and contractors must be registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System, hold a valid Pakistan Engineering Council licence in the required category, and have active-filer NTN and PNTN status.

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

The technical proposal must comply strictly with the technical evaluation criteria. The financial proposal must quote tender rates and amounts in both figures and words, in accordance with the Bill of Quantities available on the website. Tendered rates and the tender must be signed according to the general directions in the tender documents. Technical and financial bids submitted online by contractors will be downloaded from the website.

Bidders must obtain the tender notice through the Punjab e-Procurement System and upload their fees through that system only. Tenders submitted by telegraph or post will not be accepted. Technical and financial proposals must be submitted as PDF files through the portal under Regulation 6(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024.

Only technical proposals will be opened at the initial tender opening. Financial proposals of responsive bidders will be opened at a notified date and time after announcement of the technical evaluation results. If the opening date falls on a public holiday, the tender will be opened on the next working day.

All electronic bids must include digital bid security in favour of Lahore Development Authority, following Government of Punjab PPRA instructions. The security submission will be processed digitally through the Punjab e-Procurement System in collaboration with the Bank of Punjab. The bid-security instrument, equal to 5% of the estimated cost, must be submitted digitally.

Electronic bids or proposals, including records submitted through the portal, that are corrupt, unreadable or contain viruses will be rejected under Regulation 8(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. Conditional bids will not be accepted.

The firm or contractor is responsible for payment of all applicable taxes at the time payments are released, as admissible under the rules. PPRA rules will be strictly applicable. The PPRA tender website is https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx, and response time will be calculated exclusively from the publication date on the PPRA website.

Issuing officer: Asrar Saeed Khan, Chief Engineer-I, LDA. Reference: IPL-11557.