Metropolitan Corporation Lahore Tender for Six Infrastructure Works

The Chief Officer, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL), invites tenders from eligible firms and contractors registered or renewed with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in the relevant category. Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure through open competitive bidding.

Submission deadline: Bids must be submitted through e-Procurement Punjab by 20 November 2026 at 10:30 AM. Technical bids will be opened on the same day through the portal at 11:00 AM. Bids must be prepared according to the bidding documents and uploaded as PDF files. Hard-copy submissions and tenders sent by post or telegraph will not be accepted; only bids submitted through e-Procurement Punjab will be considered.

Detailed bidding documents, requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders through e-Procurement Punjab and the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website. Procurement will be conducted exclusively through e-Procurement Punjab. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the publication date on the PPRA website.

Bid security: Each bidder must submit security equal to 3% of the estimated cost through the e-Procurement portal. Bids will remain valid for 120 days.

Bids will be evaluated using the least-cost method. Only technically responsive bidders will qualify for financial bid opening; financial bids of technically non-responsive bidders will remain unopened on e-Procurement Punjab.

Electronic bids or proposals, including their records, that are corrupt, cannot be opened or contain a virus will be rejected under Regulation 8(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. PDF submission is required under Regulation 6(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. Procurement will be governed by PPRA Rules 2014 and Punjab Procurement Regulations 2024.

The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals at any time before acceptance under Punjab PPRA Rules 2014, Rule 35. Conditional tenders will not be accepted.

Tendered rates and amounts must be entered in both figures and words, and tenders must be signed according to the general directions in the tender documents. Bidders must quote a rate against every entry or item of the DNIT/BOQs in their financial bids. Bids quoted as a percentage of the estimated cost will be rejected.

If the bid submission and opening date falls on an official holiday, submission and opening will take place on the next working day.

Issuing authority: Chief Officer, Metropolitan Corporation Lahore, Town Hall, Mall Road, Lahore.
Notice reference: IPL-11681.