Construction of Girls Hostel at Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology, Haripur

Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences & Technology (PAF-IAST), Mang, Haripur, invites bids from eligible firms and contractors for construction of a girls hostel at PAF-IAST. Procurement will follow the KPPRA Procurement Rules 2014 using the single-stage, two-envelope procedure. Bidders must have valid Pakistan Engineering Council registration in category C3 or above and KPRA registration.

Bids must be submitted electronically through EPADS by 27 November 2026 at 11:00 am. Manual bids will not be accepted. Technical bids will be opened electronically on the same day at 11:30 am, in the presence of the Procurement Committee and bidders who choose to participate.

Tender documents are available free of cost from http://www.paf-iast.edu.pk/ and the EPADS-KPPRA website, www.Kp.eprocure.gov.pk. These documents contain the project introduction and background, scope of work, instructions to bidders, general and special terms and conditions, submission and opening procedures, evaluation criteria and related information. Vendors must submit a tender fee of Rs. 3,000 as stationery charges through a bank draft or pay order in favour of the Project Director, PAF-IAST, to the Procurement Office, PAF-IAST, before tender opening.

Earnest money is 2% of the engineer’s estimate or cost. Contractors quoting up to 10% below the engineer’s estimate must submit bid security equal to 2% of that estimate. Contractors quoting more than 10% and up to 20% below the estimate must provide an additional security of 8% of the engineer’s estimated cost, alongside the 2% bid security. Failure to provide the required additional security will make the bid non-responsive, and the 2% bid security will be forfeited in favour of the institute. The next-lowest bidder will then be considered.

Contractors quoting more than 20% below the engineer’s estimate must submit additional bid security equal to the difference between their bid and the engineer’s estimate, together with a detailed rate analysis. Failure to provide the required additional security or detailed rate analysis will make the bid non-responsive, with all securities submitted with that bid forfeited in favour of the institute. The next-lowest bidder will then be considered.

If the procuring entity finds the detailed rate analysis unconvincing, its head may declare the bid non-responsive without forfeiting bid securities, recording the reasons. The procuring entity may offer the contract to the next-lowest bidder after due diligence concerning the financial difference between the bids, or advertise the procurement afresh. Where two or more bidders quote the same rate, the successful bidder will be selected through a draw. The issuing officer is the Project Director, PAF-IAST, Mang, Haripur.