Rehabilitation of PCC Road from Sherpur to Abdullahpur by District Council Jhelum

District Council Jhelum invites sealed electronic bids for rehabilitation of the PCC road from Sherpur to Abdullahpur, Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, District Jhelum. The estimated cost of the scheme is Rs. 58.449 million, and the required bid security is Rs. 1,753,470. Contractors registered on Punjab E-PADS for the year 2026-27 are invited to participate. The notice refers to the second biannual MRS 2026 for the period from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026.

Bidding will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014 and is open to all eligible bidders. Separate bidding documents containing the detailed terms and conditions for the activity may be downloaded free of cost from https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. The bidding document is also available on the PPRA Punjab website.

Bids must be prepared in accordance with the instructions in the bidding document and submitted through Punjab E-Procurement at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk by 10:00 AM PST on 24 November 2026. Bids will be opened through E-PADS at 2:30 PM PST on the same day. The opening session will be held in the office of District Council Jhelum, in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

The required bid security must be submitted through Punjab E-Procurement. CDRs will be refunded after completion of the evaluation process. Under the Punjab Local Government (Works) Rules 2017, where the lowest bid is equal to or more than 5% below the estimated cost, the lowest bidder must deposit additional performance security from a scheduled bank through Punjab E-Procurement. The security requirement is stated as 5% to 10%, including the CDR deposited at tendering, and must be fulfilled within 15 days of issuance of the notice. Additional performance security will be refunded after the completion certificate is issued by the officer in charge of the Engineering Branch.

Rates must be quoted item by item. Incomplete, ambiguous, unfilled, non-responsive, unsigned or unstamped bids will be rejected. Submission of fake or forged documents will result in disqualification or blacklisting. The competent authority may reject all bids before approval or acceptance under Clause 35, Chapter VI of the PPRA Rules 2014. The successful contractor must execute an agreement on government-prescribed stamp paper within seven days for issuance of the work order. The notice is issued by the Chief Officer, District Council Jhelum, by order of the Administrator.