Punjab Building Department E-Tender for 12 Office and Residence Renovation Works in Sargodha

Punjab Building Department invites item-rate e-tenders from engineering firms and contractors for 12 improvement and renovation works in Sargodha district under the Punjab PPRA E-Tendering System and applicable PPRA rules.

Eligibility and registration: Participating firms and contractors must hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council registration in the relevant category and codes and must be registered on the Punjab PPRA portal at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/auth/login. Registration guidance is available at ppra.punjab.gov.pk under e-procurement.

Bid security: Bidders must submit earnest money equivalent to 5% of the estimated cost through the prescribed online or digital mechanism of the Punjab PPRA E-Procurement System (EPADS), in accordance with applicable PPRA rules, regulations and instructions. The security must be linked to the respective tender or bid in EPADS and electronically verifiable by the procuring agency.

Submission and opening: Complete tender documents must be submitted through the PPRA E-Tendering System (E-PADS). Bids will be retrieved at the office of the Commissioner, Sargodha Division, Sargodha, on 9 December 2026 at 11:00 AM. Contractors may attend after filing their bids online. Quoted rates and successful bidders will be announced before the Tender Opening Committee on the same date at 11:30 AM.

Financial bids: Under PPRA Circular No. L&M(PPRA)10-1/2011-008595 dated 11 October 2024, bidders must quote a rate against every entry or item in the DNIT/BOQ rather than a percentage rate. All rate-analysis and summary pages in the financial bid must be completed. Incomplete financial bids, including blank DNIT/BOQs or blank entries or pages in the rate analysis or summary, will be declared non-responsive and excluded from the determination of the lowest evaluated bidder.

Performance guarantee: The successful bidder must furnish a performance guarantee equal to 10% of the contract amount through the prescribed EPADS online or digital mechanism within the stipulated period. It must be linked to the relevant contract and electronically verifiable. Failure to provide it within the prescribed period will result in the contract award being handled under applicable PPRA rules and bidding documents. The 10% performance security will be returned only after three months following successful completion of the project within the stipulated or extended period.

False information and grievances: A contractor submitting false information or a fake CDR may be disqualified under PPRA rules and barred from the upcoming tender of the Punjab Government's Communication and Works Department. The case will also be forwarded to PEC and PPRA for strict legal action. A Grievance Redressal Committee has been constituted through Communication and Works Department Notification No. SOB-I(C&W)3-16/2017-18 dated 31 July 2024 to address bidders' procurement complaints under PPRA rules.

The procuring agency will communicate the grounds for rejection of all bids or proposals to a bidder upon request but is not required to justify those grounds. The PPRA tender page is http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ViewTender.aspx. The response period is calculated exclusively from the publication date on the PPRA website.

Issuing offices: Executive Engineer, Buildings Division, Sargodha; and Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle, Sargodha. Reference: IPL-12054.