Conservation and Rehabilitation of Kamran Baradari, Bhera Gates and Presbyterian Church by Directorate General of Archaeology Punjab

The Directorate General of Archaeology, Punjab invites electronic bids through e-Procure Punjab from interested firms registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in the relevant categories, with specialization BC-03 in Restoration and Conservation and relevant experience in conservation projects.

The notice covers three lots. Lot 1 comprises conservation, rehabilitation and development works at Kamran Baradari, Lahore, with an estimated cost of Rs. 27.50 million and eligibility for PEC category C-4 or above. Lot 2 comprises conservation of four historical gates of Bhera, with an estimated cost of Rs. 16.808 million and eligibility for PEC category C-5 or above. Lot 3 comprises electrification and illumination works at Presbyterian Church, Lahore, with an estimated cost of Rs. 7.499 million and eligibility for PEC category C-6 or above. The completion date for all three lots is 15 June 2027. Earnest money for each lot is 5% of its estimated cost.

Complete technical and financial bids must be submitted online at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ by 22 November 2026 at 2:00 PM. Technical bids will be opened on 23 November 2026 at 3:30 PM in the office of the Director General Archaeology, Garden Block, Garden Town, Lahore. Technical and financial bids will be received through the electronic procurement portal.

Procurement will follow the Single Stage Two Envelope Procedure under clause 38 of the PPRA Rules 2014, as amended from time to time. Bidding documents are available through the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website at www.ppra.punjab.gov.pk and the e-Procure portal. The response period will be calculated exclusively from the date the advertisement is published on the Authority’s website.

Bidders must quote rates against every entry or item in the detailed notice inviting tender and bill of quantities, expressed as percentages, and complete the rate analysis, summary and sub-summary pages for each lot. Incomplete bid files, including blank bills of quantities or blank entries, will be rejected as non-responsive and excluded from the determination of the lowest evaluated bidder.

Each lot will be awarded to its lowest bidder after correction of arithmetic errors. Where quoted amounts contain discrepancies, the bidder’s quoted rates will prevail and the total bid amount will be corrected accordingly. Bidders quoting less than 90% of the estimated rate must provide complete rate analysis for each item of work. The issuing officer is the Chief Development Officer (PMU), Directorate General of Archaeology, Government of the Punjab.