SBCA Invites Bids for Gul Plaza Demolition and Material Takeover in Karachi

Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Ministry of Local Government, Housing & Town Planning, Government of Sindh, invites sealed bids from experienced and eligible contractors and firms for demolition of Gul Plaza, M.A. Jinnah Road, Saddar Town, Karachi. The assignment includes takeover and removal of permitted material, disposal of debris, and complete clearance of the site.

Bidding will follow the Single Stage–Two Envelope Procedure. Each bidder must submit one sealed outer package containing two separately sealed inner envelopes marked Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal. The successful bidder must provide all machinery, equipment, supervision and labour, and complete the assignment within one month from the work order or formal possession, whichever is later.

Bid Requirements

The Technical Proposal must include experience in demolition or comparable civil works; eligibility and registration documents; machinery and equipment details; personnel; demolition method and safety plan; affidavits and undertakings; authority of the signatory; a signed site-inspection undertaking; and the original bid security.

The Financial Proposal must be a separately sealed financial offer stating the lump-sum amount payable to the Procuring Agency in figures and words, together with acknowledgement of the reserve price. The quoted price must not be included in the Technical Proposal.

Bidders must hold valid tax and regulatory registrations, where applicable, and submit an affidavit confirming that they are not blacklisted or debarred. These documents must be included in the Technical Proposal.

Bid security or earnest money is 5% of the quoted amount, in the prescribed form, and must be included in the Technical Proposal envelope. The approved reserve price is Rs. 40 million. Any offer below the reserve price will be rejected and will not be considered for award.

Site inspection is mandatory before bid submission. The signed site-inspection undertaking must be included in the Technical Proposal.

Bidding Schedule and Contact Details

Bid Opening and Award

Initially, only Technical Proposal envelopes will be opened. Financial Proposal envelopes will remain sealed in the Procuring Agency's custody. Technical Proposals will be evaluated against the criteria in the bidding document without reference to price. Amendments to submitted Technical Proposals will not be permitted during evaluation.

Only the Financial Proposals of technically qualified bidders will be opened publicly, at a date, time and venue notified in advance. Financial Proposals of technically non-qualified bidders will remain unopened and will be returned in accordance with applicable rules.

Offers below the approved reserve price will be rejected. Subject to applicable law, the contract will be recommended for award to the highest evaluated responsive lump-sum offer at or above the reserve price. The highest offer alone does not create a right to award.

The Procuring Agency reserves the right to reject any or all bids or annul the process at any time before acceptance of an offer. Late, conditional, incomplete or unsigned bids will be rejected.

Issued by Arch. Rashid Ali Narejo, Director Demolition, SBCA. Notice reference: INF-KRY/4905/26.