Punjab Buildings Department E-Tenders for Arifwala and Pakpattan Office Construction Works

The Punjab Buildings Department invites item-rate e-tenders from engineering firms and contractors for two building works in District Pakpattan through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk, under the applicable Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Rules, as amended.

Eligibility: Firms and contractors must hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration in the relevant category and codes, valid for financial year 2026–27. A photocopy of the valid PEC licence must be supplied to the issuing office. Participants must also register on the Punjab e-Procurement System.

Tender documents and submission: Detailed requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders through https://ep.punjab.gov.pk and the PPRA website at https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Duly signed and stamped tender documents must be submitted online according to the prescribed date and time. Manual bids will not be accepted. Guidance on vendor registration, bid security generation, bid submission and related procedures is available through the official YouTube channel @punjabeprocurementsystem (Punjab e-Procurement System).

Bid security: The required 5% bid security must be submitted electronically through the Punjab 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 treated as valid under PPRA Rules. The system will not permit bid submission unless the required PSID has been generated and the prescribed security submitted.

Performance guarantee: A 10% performance guarantee is required under PPRA 2014 Rule 56, in the form of a pay order, bank draft, cash or bank guarantee. A bank guarantee must remain valid for three months beyond the completion date. Performance guarantees issued by insurance companies will not be accepted.

Tender opening: Online bids will be opened by the respective Tender Opening Committee at the office of the Commissioner, Sahiwal Division, Sahiwal, on 3 December 2026 at 1:30 PM. After submitting their bids online, bidders shall appear at this office at the scheduled time. Bidders or their duly authorized representatives holding an attested power of attorney may attend. The committee will retrieve the online bids and publicly open the quoted rates in the presence of attendees. The names of the lowest evaluated or responsive bidders, as applicable, will be announced under the applicable PPRA Rules and bidding documents.

Financial bid requirements: Under the PPRA circular dated 11 October 2024, contractors must quote rates against every entry or item in the DNIT/BOQs and indicate the total bid amount at which they are willing to complete the work. Incomplete financial bids will not be considered for financial evaluation. Blank DNIT/BOQs, blank entries or pages in rate analyses, summaries, sub-summaries or similar components will render a bid non-responsive and exclude it from consideration for determination of the lowest evaluated bidder.

Other conditions: Submission of false information or documents, including security documents, will result in disqualification and blacklisting from tendering processes of the Communication and Works Department. Recommendations will also be made to PPRA and PEC for appropriate action or blacklisting. The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals at any time before acceptance under PPRA Rule 35. Recovery against the credit of old material will be adjusted manually, and bids evaluated accordingly.

The PPRA website URL identified for this procurement is http://ep.punjab.gov.pk. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website. Current PPRA Rules apply strictly, and bids violating these rules will be rejected. If a government-declared or other holiday falls on the scheduled tender receipt or opening day, the next working day will be used for receiving and opening tenders.

Issuing authorities: Executive Engineer, Buildings Division, Pakpattan; and Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle, Sahiwal. Notice reference: IPL # 12059.