Road Rehabilitation from Jalalpur Kassesay Road to Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic by District Council Hafizabad

District Council Hafizabad invites electronic bids for rehabilitation of the road from Jalalpur Kassesay Road to Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic Mughal, Pindi Bhattian, under its CSR programme for financial year 2026-27. The work is identified as Lot 4, with a length of 1.5 kilometres and an estimated cost of Rs. 34.323 million. Contractors must hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration in category C-5 or above.

Eligible bidders are well-reputed, financially sound firms, contractors or companies enlisted with the relevant departments, registered on the Punjab E-Procurement system, and registered with the relevant taxation authorities for income tax, sales tax, Punjab Revenue Authority tax and professional tax, where applicable. Bidders must also be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council. Each bidder must submit a fresh affidavit confirming that the firm or bidder has neither been blacklisted by PPRA nor is currently in litigation.

The procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure through Punjab E-Procurement. Only technically responsive bids will qualify for opening of financial bids. Financial bids of technically non-responsive bidders will remain unopened in the electronic system. Separate bids are required for each lot, and bidders may participate in one or more lots.

Bidding documents containing terms, conditions, requirements and specifications may be downloaded from the PPRA website at http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/Activetenders.aspx and the Punjab E-Procurement website at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk before the closing date and time. Bid security is 5% of the estimated cost. Bidders and contractors may pay the security through online banking before uploading their bids to the Punjab E-Procurement system.

Electronic bids must be submitted by 20 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. Bids will be opened on the same date at 11:30 AM in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend. If the submission deadline falls on an official holiday, the submission date will be the next working day. Bids must remain valid for 120 days, and conditional tenders will not be accepted.

Tendered rates and amounts must be entered in both figures and words. Entries must be clearly written. Incomplete, ambiguous, unfilled, unsigned, unstamped or otherwise non-responsive bids will be rejected. Submission of fake or forged documents may result in disqualification or blacklisting.

The successful bidder must provide a performance guarantee under Rule 56 of the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, in the form of a call deposit or bank guarantee from a scheduled bank, returnable after successful completion. Where the lowest bid is 5% or more below the estimated cost, additional performance security from 5% to 10%, including the CDR deposited at tendering, is required under the Punjab Local Government (Works) Rules 2017. The procuring authority may reject all bids before acceptance under Rule 35. The notice is issued by the Chief Officer, District Council Hafizabad.