Providing, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 50 kW Hybrid Solar System at PIDCL Head Office Islamabad

The Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited (PIDCL), Ministry of Housing & Works, Government of Pakistan, invites bids through the online E-PADS 2.0 platform for the providing, installation, testing and commissioning of a 50 kW hybrid solar system with green meter at PIDCL Head Office Islamabad. Procurement will follow the Single Stage One Envelope method as defined in PPRA Rules 27(a) 2026 (as amended).

Firms registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in the appropriate category and specialized field under relevant codes, and registered with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for sales tax and other applicable taxes, are eligible to submit bids in accordance with the detailed Bills of Quantities and specifications in the tender documents.

Bidding documents are available online on the E-PADS 2.0 platform. A non-refundable tender fee of Rs. 5,000 is payable to Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited by Pay Order or CDR. Bid security must be provided in the form of Pay Order, CDR or Bank Guarantee in favour of Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited. Scanned copies of the tender fee and bid security must be uploaded with the bid on E-PADS 2.0. Original sealed tender fee, original bid security instrument and E-Stamp Paper must be delivered in separate envelopes to the Office of the General Manager (Engineering), Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited (PIDCL), Bahria Complex IV, 6th Floor, Extension Block, Gizri, Karachi before the bid submission deadline. Late-delivered bid security and tender fee will render the bid non-responsive.

Any bid not accompanied by the required bid security instrument will be rejected as non-responsive. Bid securities of unsuccessful bidders will be returned after uploading of the Bid Evaluation Report on E-PADS 2.0 / PPRA. The bid security of the successful bidder will be returned when the bidder furnishes the required performance security and signs the contract agreement.

All bids must be submitted electronically via E-PADS 2.0 using the upload function; no alternative submission methods will be accepted. Bids will be opened in the Office of the General Manager (Engineering), PIDCL, Bahria Complex IV, 6th Floor, Extension Block, Gizri, Karachi, in the presence of the procurement committee and authorized representatives of participating firms who wish to attend. Bidders who wish to attend the opening from Islamabad may attend at PIDCL Head Office, 2nd floor, PIDCL House, Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islamabad.

Bidders who have executed or are executing works for PIDCL must obtain performance certificates from the relevant PIDCL offices on the prescribed proforma and upload them with their bids. Bidders who have not executed work for PIDCL should submit a Non-Applicable Certificate on their letterhead on E-PADS 2.0. For further information or clarification, contact the Manager Technical / Executive Engineer, PIDCL, Plot No.16 Carlton Hotel, near Cantt Station, Karachi, before the bid submission deadline.

The procuring agency will not be liable for online errors during submission or opening of bids and reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel the bidding process in accordance with PPRA rules, including rule 45.