Punjab C&W E-Tender for Establishment of PPMU, I&C Wing, S&GAD Lahore

The Communication & Works Department, Government of Punjab, 5th Buildings Division Lahore, invites item-rate tenders through electronic procurement for the establishment of the Punjab Performance Management Unit (PPMU), I&C Wing, S&GAD. The procurement follows the single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure under PPRA Rule 38, pursuant to Notification No. SOH-I(C&W)1-49/2023/3652 dated 26 May 2023.

Eligible contractors must be enlisted or renewed with the Pakistan Engineering Council for the current financial year in category C-5 or above, with specialization codes CE09 and CE10. Contractors must produce their original PEC licence showing the required specialization codes. Contractors without the relevant specialization will not be considered.

Procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk, developed by the Punjab Information Technology Board for the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority. Interested applicants and contractors must register on the system to participate. Tender documents, including detailed qualifications, terms and conditions, are available to registered bidders through the e-procurement portal and the PPRA website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk.

Tender documents comprising the DNIT must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System by the prescribed deadline. Manual bids will not be accepted. Item rates must include the amount and total bid cost required in the bill of quantities under the approved DNIT.

The 5% bid security must also be submitted electronically through the e-procurement system in the prescribed manner. Physical financial instruments, including Call Deposit Receipts (CDRs), will not be accepted. Only electronically submitted bid security will be valid under PPRA rules. The system will not accept a bid unless 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 by the respective Tenders Opening Committee at the office of the Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore. Contractors or their representatives holding an attested power of attorney may attend.

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

The PPRA tender portal is http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website. If the Government announces a holiday, or a holiday otherwise falls on the scheduled date, tender receipt and opening will take place on the next working day.

Issuing offices: Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle No. 3, Lahore, and Executive Engineer, 5th Buildings Division, Lahore. Notice reference: IPL-11769.