LG&CD Gujrat E-Tender for Sewerage, Drainage and Road Works in Mandi Bahauddin

The Local Government & Community Development (LG&CD) Civil Division Gujrat invites electronic bids from eligible contractors and firms for development work in District Mandi Bahauddin. Contractors and firms must hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) enlistment or renewal for Financial Year 2026–27, where applicable, and satisfy the eligibility requirements in the bidding documents. Procurement will follow the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended, through the Punjab e-Procurement System.

Submission deadline: Electronic bids must be submitted through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/auth/login by 30 November 2026 at 12:30 PM. Bids will be opened electronically on the same day at 1:30 PM at the office of the Assistant Engineer, LG&CD Civil Sub Division Mandi Bahauddin, in the presence of the tender opening committee and bidders or their authorized representatives. The lowest evaluated responsive bidder or bidders will be announced in accordance with the applicable PPRA rules and bidding documents. If the opening date falls on a public holiday, opening will take place on the next working day, with other conditions unchanged.

Bidding documents: Separate documents containing instructions, eligibility criteria, specifications, the bill of quantities (BOQ), contract conditions and other requirements may be downloaded free of cost from the Punjab e-Procurement System and the PPRA Punjab website from the date of publication. The PPRA tender website is http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx. The notice provides for calculation of response time from publication of the procurement opportunity on the Punjab e-Procurement System and also requires response time to be calculated exclusively from publication on the PPRA website.

Bid security: Bidders must submit security equal to 5% of the estimated cost through a Digital Bank Guarantee (e-Bank Guarantee) or the 1Link payment method via the Punjab e-Procurement System, in favour of the Executive Engineer, LG&CD Civil Division Gujrat. The bidder must generate a PSID from the e-Procurement Portal and arrange for its scheduled bank to issue and transmit the guarantee through SWIFT MT760 or the 1Link payment method to the designated advising bank, using the correct tender reference number and PSID. Physical securities, including CDRs, pay orders and demand drafts, will not be accepted. Bids without a valid Digital Bank Guarantee or online payment will be rejected.

Financial bid requirements: Bidders must quote unit rates, item-wise amounts and the grand total in the BOQ. Percentage-based bids, blank entries, overwriting and incomplete financial bids will be rejected. Manual bids and submissions by email, courier, post or hand delivery will not be accepted. Only submissions through the Punjab e-Procurement System will be considered. Electronic bids or proposals that are corrupt, incomplete, unusable or infected with malware or viruses will be declared non-responsive.

Award and performance security: The contract will be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder in accordance with the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended. Upon acceptance, the successful bidder must furnish performance security equal to 10% of the contract price through SWIFT MT760 or the 1Link payment method, in accordance with Rule 56 and in the form prescribed in the bidding documents. Performance security will be released after successful completion of the contract in accordance with its conditions.

Bid validity and forfeiture: Bids will remain valid for 60 days from the opening date unless the bidding documents prescribe otherwise. Bid security will be forfeited under the applicable procurement rules if a bidder withdraws during the validity period or fails to execute the contract after acceptance.

Procurement conditions: The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals before acceptance under Clause 35 of the PPRA Rules, 2014. It may increase or decrease the scope or quantity of work subject to budget availability and applicable rules. It also reserves the right to verify bidders’ credentials, registrations, experience and submitted documents at any stage. All prevailing Government of Punjab laws, notifications, circulars and Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended, including procedures governing the Punjab e-Procurement System and Digital Bank Guarantees, will apply.

Rates more than 30% below: Any bidder quoting a rate more than 30% below must submit item-rate analysis to the office before issuance of the work order. Failure to submit the rate analysis will result in cancellation of the tender and forfeiture of earnest money.

Issuing authority: Executive Engineer, LG&CD Civil Division Gujrat.