Operation and Maintenance of 50 Diesel Hybrid Buses for Sindh Mass Transit Authority Karachi

Sindh Mass Transit Authority, Transport and Mass Transit Department, Government of Sindh, invites bids for hiring an operator to provide operation and maintenance services for 50 diesel hybrid buses running on designated corridors in Karachi. The procurement will follow the national competitive bidding procedure using the single-stage, two-envelope method under the Sindh Public Procurement Rules, 2010, as amended in 2019.

The assignment covers bus operation and maintenance and the associated operational arrangements described in the bidding documents. These include fuel-related arrangements, coordination with the original equipment manufacturer and the systems supporting bus operations, including automatic fare collection, automatic vehicle location and the operations control centre. Bidders must meet the legal, technical and financial eligibility requirements in the bidding documents.

Eligible bidders must be registered under the applicable laws of Pakistan and hold the relevant company, tax and Sindh Revenue Board registrations. They must have a National Tax Number and be on the Active Taxpayers List. Technical qualification includes experience in operating and maintaining buses or heavy commercial vehicles and completing a similar assignment. The financial criteria include an average annual turnover of at least PKR 1.5 billion over the preceding three years, supported by audited financial statements, and tangible net worth of at least PKR 1 billion. Joint ventures must comply with the participation and qualification requirements set out in the bidding documents.

Bidding documents are available from 13 November 2026 through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority website, www.smta.gos.pk. A non-refundable document fee of PKR 5,000 is payable through a pay order or bank draft in favour of Sindh Mass Transit Authority. Bidders should prepare separate technical and financial proposals in accordance with the prescribed procedure.

Bids must reach the authority's office by 3:00 p.m. on 30 November 2026. Technical proposals will be opened at 3:30 p.m. on the same day at the office, in the presence of bidders or their authorised representatives. The required bid security is PKR 23,000,000. Bids must remain valid for 90 days, and the bid security must remain valid for 118 days.

The office address is D-43, Block 2, Clifton, District South, Karachi. For enquiries, contact Sindh Mass Transit Authority by telephone at 021-99332207-8 or email at smta.tmtd@gmail.com. The authority reserves its rights regarding acceptance or rejection of bids under the applicable procurement rules.