Port Qasim Authority Tender: Annual Running Repair & Maintenance Contract for Cargo Handling Equipment

Issuer: Port Qasim Authority, Bin Qasim, Karachi (Secretary: Shahnawaz Mangrio).

Port Qasim Authority invites sealed bids from reputed contractors/firms for an Annual Running Repair & Maintenance Contract for PQA cargo handling equipment. Firms must be registered with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in C-6 category or above (valid up to 2027-06-30) with specialization code ME-06, registered with Income Tax & Sales Tax departments, listed on the Active Taxpayer List of the Federal Board of Revenue, and registered on the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority e-procurement system (e-PADE/e-PADS).

Key instructions:

• Site inspection and detailed information: contact Director (M&E), Port Qasim Authority on any working day 09:00–16:00 (Monday–Friday).
• Bids to be submitted using a single-stage two-envelope procedure under rule 36(b) of PPRA-2004 (separate sealed Technical and Financial envelopes).
• Earnest money (pay order) must be enclosed with the Technical proposal. If earnest money is not enclosed, tender documents will be returned.
• Bidders must also submit their bids through the e-procurement system (e-PADS/e-PADE).
• Technical proposals will be opened at 12:00 hours in the office of Director (M&E) in the presence of bidders' representatives. Financial proposals of technically qualified bidders will be opened later (date/time to be communicated). Financial proposals of technically non-qualified bidders will be returned unopened.
• In case of a holiday on the proposed date, submission/opening will take place on the next working day at the same time.
• The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders as per PPRA-2004. Contact PID K.290/26 for reference.