Construction of Mashkel Dam at Washuk by Irrigation Department Balochistan

The Project Director, Mashkel Dam Project, Irrigation Department, Government of Balochistan, invites electronic bids from eligible contractors for construction of Mashkel Dam at Washuk through international competitive bidding. The estimated cost is Rs. 34,587.942 million. Procurement will follow the BPPRA Rules 2014 using the single-stage, two-envelope procedure.

Bidders must hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council registration in Category CA with specialization codes CE01, CE02, CE04, CE06, CE09 and CE10. All joint venture partners must independently possess Category CA registration and meet the specialization requirements. Bidders must be on the Active Taxpayer List and registered with the Balochistan Revenue Authority. Firms must not be blacklisted by any procuring agency in Pakistan or abroad and must have no record of contract termination due to contractor default during the last five years.

Foreign firms may participate individually and must enter into a joint venture with a Pakistani firm registered with PEC in an equivalent and acceptable category and status before participating. For a joint venture, the national Pakistani constructor or operator must be governed by PEC bylaws. Each bidder may submit only one bid, either individually or as a member of a joint venture or consortium. Bidders must have no conflict of interest affecting the procurement process.

Bidders must have successfully completed at least one dam project during the last ten years with a contract value of at least PKR 10 billion. For a joint venture, the lead partner must meet 60% of the required work experience in one contract, and the joint venture member must meet at least 40% in one contract. Average annual construction turnover must be at least PKR 10 billion during the last three financial years. Joint venture partners may collectively meet this requirement, with the lead partner contributing at least 60%, or PKR 6 billion, and the other partner at least 40%, or PKR 4 billion.

Bidders must demonstrate a project-specific credit line certificate of up to PKR 7.50 billion issued by their banker and available cash flow of PKR 2.50 billion specifically for this project. This financial requirement must be met to execute the subject contract valued at PKR 10 billion.

Bids must include fixed bid security of PKR 800 million in the form of a bank guarantee or deposit at call from a scheduled bank in the name of the undersigned. The original CDR or bank guarantee, together with the tender fee challan, must reach the office by the due date and time. The tender processing fee is Rs. 10,000 under account head C03434. Bidders must also submit the original authority letter and bid submission letter in a sealed, duly signed and stamped envelope to the Project Director's office by the deadline. Bids lacking the required information will not be considered.

Quoted rates below the approved estimated cost must include a rate analysis for each work item; bids without a proper rate analysis may be rejected. Conditional bids will not be entertained under BPPRA Rule 25, read with amended Rule 4.

The notice and bidding documents may be downloaded from www.bppra.org.pk. Duly signed and stamped bidding documents must be uploaded through BPPRA EPPS by December 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Technical bids will be opened through EPPS at 1:00 PM that day at the same office by the Procurement Committee. Queries may be directed to the Office of the Project Director, Mashkel Dam Project, Quetta, on 0332-7854407 or 0313-8333232.