Construction of Sewerage, Drainage, Pavements and Roads in PP-43 Mandi Bahauddin by LG&CD Civil Division Gujrat

LG&CD Civil Division Gujrat invites electronic bids from eligible contractors and firms for construction of sewerage, drainage, brick pavement, PCC, tuff tiles and roads in PP-43, District Mandi Bahauddin, Part II. The estimated cost is Rs. 19.741 million, with earnest money of Rs. 987,050. Procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System under the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended.

Contractors and firms must be duly enlisted or renewed with the Pakistan Engineering Council for financial year 2026-27, where applicable, and meet all eligibility requirements in the bidding documents. Detailed instructions, specifications, eligibility criteria, the bill of quantities and contract conditions can be downloaded free of cost from https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/auth/login and the PPRA Punjab website from the date of publication of the notice.

Bids must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System by 30 November 2026 at 12:30 PM. Bids will be opened electronically on the same day at 1:30 PM in the office of the Assistant Engineer, LG&CD Civil Sub Division Mandi Bahauddin, in the presence of the tender opening committee and bidders or their authorized representatives. Manual bids and submissions by email, courier, post or hand will not be accepted. If the opening date is a public holiday, opening will take place on the next working day, with other terms unchanged. Bids remain valid for 60 days from opening unless otherwise specified in the bidding documents.

Bid security equal to 5% of the estimated cost must be submitted through a Digital Bank Guarantee or 1 Link payment using the Punjab e-Procurement System. Bidders must generate a PSID through the portal and arrange for their scheduled bank to transmit the guarantee through SWIFT MT760 or make the 1 Link payment in favour of the Executive Engineer, LG&CD Civil Division Gujrat. The correct tender reference number and PSID must accompany the transaction. Physical securities, including CDRs, pay orders and demand drafts, will not be accepted. Bids without a valid digital guarantee or online payment will be rejected.

The successful bidder must furnish performance security equal to 10% of the contract price through SWIFT MT760 or 1 Link payment in the prescribed form. This security will be released after successful completion under the contract conditions. Award will be made to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder. Financial bids must state unit rates, item-wise amounts and the grand total in the bill of quantities; percentage-based bids, blank entries, overwriting and incomplete financial bids will be rejected.

Any bidder quoting more than 30% below must submit item-rate analysis to the office before issuance of the work order. Failure to do so will result in tender cancellation and forfeiture of earnest money. The procuring agency may verify bidder credentials, reject bids before acceptance under Rule 35, and adjust the scope or quantity of work subject to budget availability and applicable rules.