Construction of Assistant Commissioner Office Arifwala and Renovation of Assistant Commissioner Office Pakpattan by Punjab Buildings Department

Punjab Buildings Department invites item-rate e-tenders from engineering firms and contractors for two works in District Pakpattan. The first is construction of the Assistant Commissioner Office Arifwala, with an estimated cost of Rs. 168526292/- and earnest money of Rs. 8426315/-. The second is rehabilitation and renovation of the Assistant Commissioner’s Office Pakpattan, including construction of a committee room, with an estimated cost of Rs. 96510679/- and earnest money of Rs. 4825534/-. Both works have a completion date of 30 June 2029. The technical sanction reference for both is SE Building Circle Sahiwal No.572/D dated 05 November 2026.

Eligible firms and contractors must hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration in the relevant category and codes, valid for financial year 2026-27. A photocopy of the valid PEC licence must be provided to the office. Applicants must also register on the Punjab e-Procurement System to participate. Tender documents, detailed requirements and conditions are available to registered bidders at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk and through the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website, https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Guidance on vendor registration, bid security generation and bid submission is available through the official YouTube channel @punjabeprocurementsystem.

Duly signed and stamped tender documents must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Manual bids will not be accepted. The scheduled tender date is 03 December 2026, with opening at 1:30 PM in the office of the Commissioner, Sahiwal Division, Sahiwal. Bidders or duly authorised representatives holding an attested power of attorney may attend. The Tender Opening Committee will retrieve and publicly open the online bids and announce the lowest evaluated or responsive bidders in accordance with applicable PPRA rules and the bidding documents.

Bid security of 5% must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System. Physical financial instruments, including call deposit receipts, will not be accepted. The system will permit bid submission only after the required PSID has been generated and the prescribed security submitted. A performance guarantee of 10% is required under PPRA 2014 Rule 56, in the form of a pay order, bank draft, cash or bank guarantee valid for three months beyond completion. Guarantees issued by insurance companies will not be accepted.

Contractors must quote rates against every entry and item in the DNIT and BOQs and state the total bid amount for completing the work. Incomplete financial bids, including blank BOQs, rate analyses or summaries, will be treated as non-responsive and excluded from financial evaluation. Fake information or documents may result in disqualification, departmental blacklisting and recommendations to PPRA and PEC for action. Recovery against the credit of old material will be adjusted manually during evaluation.

The procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under PPRA Rule 35. Current PPRA rules apply. If the scheduled date is a holiday, tenders will be received and opened on the next working day. The issuing officers are the Executive Engineer, Buildings Division, Pakpattan, and the Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle, Sahiwal.