Road and Street Works and Drainage System Maintenance for Municipal Committee Hafizabad

Municipal Committee Hafizabad invites electronic bids from eligible, well-reputed and financially sound firms, contractors and companies for two lots under framework contracts for 2026–27, continuing up to 30 June 2027. Lot 1 covers patchwork, repair, rehabilitation and construction of roads and streets within Municipal Committee Hafizabad, with an estimated cost of Rs. 8,000,000. Lot 2 covers repair, maintenance and construction of drainage systems within Municipal Committee Hafizabad, also with an estimated cost of Rs. 8,000,000.

Bidders must be enlisted with the relevant departments, registered on Punjab E-Procurement and registered with the relevant tax departments, including Income Tax, Sales Tax, PRA and Professional Tax where applicable. Pakistan Engineering Council registration in category C6 or above is required. Each bidder must attach a fresh affidavit confirming that the firm or bidder is neither blacklisted by PPRA nor currently involved in litigation.

Procurement will follow the single-stage, single-envelope procedure through Punjab E-Procurement under the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority rules. Interested applicants must be registered on the Punjab E-Procurement system to participate. The lowest rates will be accepted through e-procurement after approval by the competent authority.

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

Electronic bids must be submitted by 25 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. They will be opened on the same date at 11:30 AM in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend.

The successful bidder must submit a performance guarantee under Rule 56 of the PPRA Rules 2014, in the form of a call deposit or bank guarantee from a scheduled bank. It will be returned after successful completion of the project. Under the Punjab Local Government (Works) Rules 2017, where the lowest bidder’s rates are equal to or less than 5% of the estimated cost, additional performance security from a scheduled bank ranging from 5% to 10% is required.

Rates must be quoted item by item and clearly. 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 procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under Chapter VII, Clause 35 of the PPRA Rules 2014. The bidding documents form part of the contract, and the process is governed by the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, as amended. Response time is calculated from publication on the PPRA website.