Signal Works Phase I Including New Link at BQM for Pakistan Railways Karachi Division

The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi, invites bids for signal works, Phase I, including a new link at BQM for one additional train under OFC from KMR to MYP in Pakistan Railway, Karachi Division. The approximate cost is Rs. 180,928,500, the required bid security is Rs. 3,618,570, and the completion period is two months. The EPADS reference is P192633.

Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under Rule 36(b) of the PPRA Rules, 2004. Experienced firms registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in category C-4 or above, with relevant specializations EE-04, EE-07 and EE-08, and appearing on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayers List are eligible to participate.

Interested firms may download the bidding documents from the EPADS portal at www.epads.gov.pk. Bidders must register with EPADS and PPRA to access the tender documents and other relevant information. Both technical and financial bids must be submitted through the E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System, EPADS version 2.0. Only bids submitted through EPADS will be entertained, and the uploaded bid will be considered for evaluation. Bids must be prepared in accordance with the instructions contained in the bidding documents.

The original bid security, in the form of a bank guarantee or CDR/pay order in favour of the Divisional Accounts Officer, Pakistan Railways, Karachi, must be delivered physically to that officer's office before tender opening. A photocopy of the bid security must accompany the technical bid. Bids without the original bid security will not be entertained.

One sealed hard copy of the technical bid, together with the necessary documents required by the bidding documents, must also be deposited in the tender box at the office of the Divisional Accounts Officer, Pakistan Railways, Karachi, by 12:00 PM on 2 December 2026. Bids will be opened on the same date at 12:30 PM.

Pakistan Railways reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids under PPRA Rule 33(1). The notice is signed by Waleed Hussain, DSTE-I, for the Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi.