Interlocking Arrangement with Phone at Level Crossing No. 153 for Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi

The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Rawalpindi, invites sealed tender bids for providing an interlocking arrangement with phone at Level Crossing No. 153, at kilometre 213/03-04, between QDG-WBN Station on the SRQ-KDA Section. The work is for Rawalpindi Division. Its estimated cost is Rs. 5,949,900, and the completion period is 90 days. The tender is identified by EPADS No. P185733 and Case No. 398-W/688/Signal/2026, dated 6 November 2026.

Participating firms must fulfil the mandatory requirements and hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council registration in categories EE-07, EE-08 and CE-10. The notice also requires vetting by a retired Signal Officer or Official of at least Signal Inspector rank. Firms must be on the active taxpayer list on the due date and have renewed their registration for the year 2026-27. The tender request must be accompanied by GST return certificates for the last three years and evidence of entitlement on the active taxpayer list.

The procurement procedure is single-stage, single-envelope. Only bids submitted through the E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System, EPADS Version 2.0, will be entertained. Bidding documents containing detailed terms and conditions can be downloaded free of cost from https://pa.epads.gov.pk/. Bidders must prepare their bids according to the instructions in those documents and submit them through EPADS Version 2.0.

Bid security of 2% must be submitted physically to the office of the Divisional Accounts Officer, Pakistan Railways, Rawalpindi, before the tender closing time. A copy of the bid security must also be uploaded with the bid in EPADS. Bids close on 25 November 2026 at 12:00 noon and will be opened on the same date at 12:30 p.m. The tenderer or an authorised representative must be present at the opening.

The Railway administration may reject all bids at any time before accepting a bid and will communicate the grounds for rejection to contractors who submitted bids upon request. The tender is also available through PPRA and the Railway website at www.ppra.org.pk. The notice is signed by M. Sarmad Javed for the Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Rawalpindi.