PAF-IAST Haripur Tender for Construction of Girls Hostel

Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology (PAF-IAST), Mang, Haripur, invites sealed bids from eligible firms and contractors for construction of a girls hostel. Procurement will follow Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (KPPRA) Procurement Rules 2014 under the single-stage, two-envelope procedure.

Vendors must submit a tender fee of Rs. 3,000 as stationery charges through a bank draft or pay order in the name of the Project Director, PAF-IAST. The payment must reach the Procurement Office, PAF-IAST, before the tender opening.

Tender documents are available electronically, free of cost, at www.paf-iast.edu.pk and the EPADS-KPPRA website, www.kp.eprocure.gov.pk. These documents cover project definitions and background, scope of work, general and special terms and conditions, bid submission and opening procedures, evaluation criteria, and related information.

Contractors quoting up to 10% below the engineer’s estimate must submit bid security equal to 2% of the engineer’s estimate.

Contractors quoting more than 10% and up to 20% below the engineer’s estimate must submit additional security equal to 8% of the engineer’s estimated cost, along with the 2% bid security. A bid without the required additional security will be treated as non-responsive, its 2% bid security will be forfeited in favour of the institute, and the second-lowest bidder and subsequent bidders will be considered accordingly.

Contractors quoting more than 20% below the engineer’s estimate must submit additional bid security equal to the difference between their bid amount and the engineer’s estimate, together with a detailed rate analysis. A bid without the detailed rate analysis or the required additional security will be treated as non-responsive. All securities submitted with such a bid will be forfeited in favour of the institute, and the second-lowest bidder and subsequent bidders will be considered accordingly.

If the procuring entity finds the detailed rate analysis unconvincing, the Head of the Procuring Entity may declare the bid non-responsive without forfeiting bid securities and must record the reasons.

The procuring entity may offer the contract to the next-lowest bidder after due diligence concerning the financial difference between the two bids, or may advertise the procurement opportunity afresh.

Bids must be submitted through EPADS against the respective tender by the submission deadline. Manual bids will not be accepted. Electronic bids will be opened 30 minutes after the submission deadline in the presence of the Procurement Committee and bidders who choose to attend. If two or more bidders quote the same rate, the successful bidder will be selected through a draw.

Issuing authority: Project Director, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology (PAF-IAST), Mang, Haripur.