National Grid Pakistan Tender for 220 kV Terminal Pole Raising at Jamshoro Grid Station

National Grid-Pakistan, formerly NTDC, invites sealed bids under the Single Stage Single Envelope procedure on a National Competitive Bidding basis for work at the 500 kV Grid Station Jamshoro.

Tender No.: D(P)-EHV-II-NGP-HYD-04-2026.

Scope of work: Raising of the 220 kV SP-BH terminal pole of the 220 kV Jamshoro–T.M. Khan Road transmission line at the 500 kV Grid Station Jamshoro, including civil works, dismantling, transportation, erection, stringing, testing and commissioning.

Bidder eligibility: Eligible firms must satisfy IB-3 of the Instructions to Bidders, be registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments, and appear on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayers List, where applicable. Firms must also hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration in the appropriate category required by National Grid-Pakistan, renewed and valid in the relevant category, supported by the original certificate.

An income tax clearance certificate and an income tax return filed for financial year 2024–2025 are required. Federal and provincial government taxes will apply according to the relevant government notifications.

Experience requirements: A bidder participating as a sole entity, the lead partner of a joint venture, or an approved subcontractor must demonstrate successful execution as a main contractor or subcontractor of at least three transmission-line construction contracts completed within the last 15 years. These contracts must cover conventional pole foundations, erection of transmission towers, stringing, testing and commissioning.

Each qualifying contract must involve a 500 kV or 220 kV transmission line with bundled conductors and a minimum length of 15 kilometres. The lines must have been strung using the controlled-tension method and must have remained in successful commercial operation for at least two years before the bid submission deadline.

For a joint venture, the lead partner must individually meet the full experience requirement. Each other joint venture partner must independently have completed at least three qualifying contracts within the last 15 years as a main contractor or approved subcontractor, meeting the same technical and commercial-operation requirements.

Experience may have been gained as a single entity, a joint venture partner or an approved subcontractor, subject to documentary evidence. Supporting documents must include completion certificates, operation records, client references, scope of work, client confirmation, project dates and voltage levels. Bidders must submit copies of contract agreements and substantial completion certificates, with English translations, together with duly notarized performance certificates for the contracts.

Bid security: Each bid must include security of at least Rs. 500,000 in the format prescribed in the bidding documents, in the name of the Project Director EHV-II Hyd.

Bidding documents: Detailed services, terms and conditions, eligibility and qualification criteria, evaluation criteria, submission requirements and other relevant information may be obtained through EPADS 2.0 and the PPRA website at www.ppra.org.pk. Each page of the bidding documents and drawings must be signed and stamped by the bidder.

Submission deadline: Bids prepared according to the bidding instructions, together with bid security, must reach the submission office by 11:00 a.m. Pakistan Standard Time on November 30, 2026. Technical bids/proposals will be opened at 12:30 p.m. on the same day in the same room.

Submission office: Office of the Director (Projects) – Hyderabad, National Grid-Pakistan, Bungalow No. A-28, Sharif Square, Hussainabad, Hyderabad, Pakistan. Telephone: 0335-7401970.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest evaluated and technically responsive bidder on an overall basis. National Grid-Pakistan reserves the right to reject all bids under Rule 33(1) of the Public Procurement Rules, 2004.

Notice reference: PID(L)1212/26.