Punjab Highways Department Road Works Tender in Mandi Bahauddin

Punjab Highways Department invites tenders from engineering firms and contractors through the Punjab PPRA e-Tendering System for the following road works in District Mandi Bahauddin.

Participating firms and contractors must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in the relevant categories and codes and hold a valid renewed PEC licence for financial year 2026–27. Registration on the Punjab PPRA website, www.ep.punjab.gov.pk, is also required. Registration information is available through ppra.punjab.gov.pk and the e-Procurement portal.

Under the PPRA Rules, 2014, bidders must submit bid security equal to 5% of the estimated cost through digital online payment using the Punjab e-Procurement System linked with the Bank of Punjab, in favour of the Executive Engineer, Highway Division, Mandi Bahauddin. Bids and bid security must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 2 December 2026. Bid documents and security will be accepted digitally only; manual submissions and physical banking instruments, including CDRs, pay orders and demand drafts, will not be accepted.

All participating contractors and firms must submit hard copies of their complete relevant firm documents and certifications, duly verified by the competent authorities, to the office of the Executive Engineer, Highway Division, Mandi Bahauddin, at least one day before bid opening, by 1 December 2026.

After uploading their bids, contractors or their authorised representatives may attend the office of the Superintending Engineer, Highways Circle, Gujrat, on 2 December 2026 at 12:30 PM. Responsive bids will be downloaded and the quoted rates of successful bidders announced in the presence of the Tender Opening Committee.

Bidders must quote item rates, the total amount for each item and the grand total in their financial proposals. In the event of a material difference between item totals and the grand total, evaluation will be governed by the quoted item rates. Rates quoted as a percentage above or below the estimated DNIT cost will not be accepted, and such bids will be treated as non-responsive.

Under Clause 56 of the PPRA Rules, 2014, the lowest evaluated bidder must furnish a performance guarantee equal to 10% of the accepted contract amount within 15 days of receiving the Letter of Intent. Payment must be made online against the system-generated PSID through the Punjab e-Procurement System linked with the Bank of Punjab, in favour of the Executive Engineer, Highways Division, Mandi Bahauddin. This 10% performance guarantee is mandatory for every successful bidder, irrespective of the contract amount.

The procuring agency may reject all bids or proposals at any time before acceptance under Clause 35 of the PPRA Rules. Recovery against the credit of old material will be adjusted manually, and bids will be evaluated accordingly. Successful contractors must submit claims and payment claims for completed work electronically, with further processing through the Digital Measurement Book.

The PPRA tender website is https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/Viewtender.asps. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date of publication on the PPRA website.

Issuing offices: Executive Engineer, Highway Division, Mandi Bahauddin; and Superintending Engineer, Highway Circle, Gujrat. Notice reference: IPL-12046.