Solarization of Existing Drinking Water Supply Schemes in District Khyber by PIU, KP-RIISP

The Project Implementation Unit, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support Project (KP-RIISP), Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for solarization of existing drinking water supply schemes in District Khyber. Contract package KH-SW-R-01 has an estimated cost of PKR 79.619 million and requires bid security of PKR 1,593,000. The project is financed by the World Bank under IDA Credit No. IDA-73480.

Bidding will follow national competitive procurement using the Request for Bids procedure under the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, November 2020. The small works procurement uses a two-envelope bidding process and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in those regulations. Evaluation will follow Section III, Evaluation and Qualification Criteria, of the bidding document.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Project Director, PIU, KP-RIISP, PHE Department, and inspect the bidding document between 09:00 and 17:00 at Plot No. 40, Sector B-II, Phase-V, Hayatabad, Peshawar. English-language bidding documents may be purchased upon written application and payment of a non-refundable fee of PKR 15,000 in cash. Alternatively, bidders may download the documents free of charge from https://www.phedkp.gov.pk/downloads.php. Bidders downloading documents must notify the PIU in writing and by email to receive clarifications and amendments. If the downloaded document differs from the hard copy, the hard copy will prevail.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 10 November 2026 at 11:00 PST. Bids must reach the Project Director at the above address by 19 November 2026 at 12:00 PST. Electronic bidding is not permitted, and late bids will be rejected. The outer envelopes marked "ORIGINAL BID" and inner envelopes marked "TECHNICAL PART" will be opened publicly at the same address on 19 November 2026 at 12:30 PST, in the presence of bidders' designated representatives and others who choose to attend. Envelopes marked "FINANCIAL PART" will remain unopened and securely retained until the second public opening.

Each bid must include the required security as an unconditional bank guarantee or CDR issued by a scheduled bank in favour of the Project Director, PIU KP-RIISP, PHE Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Bidders must also submit a Local Labor Method Statement demonstrating their plan to employ unskilled and semi-skilled workers from local communities in the project area. Successful bidders' beneficial ownership information will be disclosed as part of the Contract Award Notice using the form included in the bidding document.

Contact the Project Director, PIU, KP-RIISP, Public Health Engineering Department, at +92-91-9217303 or riispphed@outlook.com.