Road Construction, Rehabilitation, Street Lighting and Beautification Works by District Council Lodhran

District Council Lodhran invites sealed bids through the Punjab E-Procurement portal at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ for five development schemes under the Joint Local Government Authority. Contractors must have current enlistment or renewal with the Pakistan Engineering Council for financial year 2026-27. Procurement will follow the single-stage, single-envelope procedure under the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014.

The schemes are: construction of a carpet road from OC Office to Children Park via Ghalla Mandi and Majid Hotel Link Road, Lodhran, measuring 0.80 km, with an estimated cost of Rs. 35.00 million; rehabilitation of Stadium Road from Multan Road to Nalay Wali Masjid, measuring 0.35 km, and installation of street lights on Bhatta Khamesa Road from Bypass Road to Multan Road via Stadium Road, measuring 1.75 km, with an estimated cost of Rs. 45.00 million; beautification of both sides of Canal Road from Lodhran-Bahawalpur-Khanewal Road to the railway line, measuring 1.02 km, with an estimated cost of Rs. 40.00 million; installation of street lights on main roads within Dunyapur City, with an estimated cost of Rs. 14.70 million; and beautification and upgrading of Qasim Park, Kahror Pakka City, with an estimated cost of Rs. 4.37 million. Each scheme requires 5% earnest money.

Bidding documents can be downloaded free of charge from the PPRA website and E-Procurement portal from 23 October 2026 through 7 November 2026. Bids must be submitted electronically by 12:00 noon on 7 November 2026, with the required bid security attached through the E-Procurement process. Bids will be opened electronically at 12:30 PM that day in the office of District Council Lodhran by the tender opening committee, in the presence of available contractors or their authorized representatives. The PPRA website is https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/; the response period is calculated from publication on that website.

Contractors must quote rates in figures and words, above or below the estimate, on a percentage or item-rate basis. A lowest bidder quoting below the estimated cost must deposit additional performance security from a scheduled bank, corresponding to the percentage below the estimate and including the CDR already deposited, within 15 days of issuance of notice. Failure to deposit the required amount will result in forfeiture of the 5% CDR and retendering.

Successful contractors must conduct required quality-control tests at their own expense, comply with office directions, commence work immediately upon instructions under need-based sub-work orders, and submit daily GPS-tagged progress photographs. Under PPRA Rule 35, the procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance and communicate the grounds upon request. The notice is issued by the Chief Officer and Deputy Commissioner/Administrator, District Council Lodhran.