Pakistan Railways Invitation to Bid through EPADS — Closing 2020-09-22

Issuer: Chief Controller of Purchase, Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office, Lahore. Pakistan Railways invites sealed e-bids from eligible original manufacturers/authorized distributors/suppliers/contractors registered with Income Tax & Sales Tax Departments and listed on the Active Taxpayers List of the Federal Board of Revenue for the procurements described below. Procurement will follow Single Stage One/Two Envelope Procedure of Public Procurement Rules, 2004, using Least Cost Based Selection (LCBS) via EPADS v2.0.

Key tender details:

Bid security: All bids must be accompanied by the bid security amount specified in the bidding documents in the form of Pay Order, Call Deposit, Bank Guarantee, or bidders may submit a bid securing declaration in the format specified in the bidding documents.

Document access and submission: E-bidding documents, specifications and terms are available on EPADS at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements. Bidders must register on EPADS v2.0 to participate. Vendors may register at https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A registration tutorial is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc. E-bids must be prepared and submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before the closing date; manual submissions will not be accepted. E-bids will be opened on the same day via EPADS v2.0.

Grievance Redressal: In terms of Rule 48 of the Public Procurement Rules, 2004, a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) has been notified for this procurement; the notification copy is available on the procuring agency's website and on the Authority's website (www.ppra.org.pk).

Reference: PID(L) 625/2026. Issued by Engr. Syed Akif Raza for Chief Controller of Purchase. Contact: Pakistan Railways, Headquarters Office, Lahore — Phone: 042-99201609.