Raising of 220 kV Terminal Pole at Jamshoro Grid Station by National Grid Company of Pakistan

National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited (NGC), formerly NTDC, invites sealed bids on a National Competitive Bidding basis through the single-stage, single-envelope procedure for raising the 220 kV SP-BH terminal pole of the Jamshoro–T.M. Khan Road 220 kV transmission line at 500 kV Grid Station Jamshoro. The scope includes civil works, dismantling, transportation, erection, stringing, testing and commissioning. The tender reference is D(P)-EHV-II-NGC-HYD-02-2026.

Eligible firms must meet the requirements under IB-3 of the Instructions to Bidders. Bidders must be registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments and be on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayers List, where applicable. They must hold valid, renewed Pakistan Engineering Council registration in the appropriate category required by NGC, with the original certificate. An income tax clearance certificate and the return filed for financial year 2024-2025 are required. Applicable federal and provincial taxes will apply.

A bidder participating as a sole entity, lead joint venture partner or approved subcontractor must demonstrate successful completion of at least three transmission-line construction contracts within the last fifteen years. Each contract must cover conventional or pile foundations, transmission tower erection, stringing, testing and commissioning. Each must involve 500 kV or 220 kV lines with bundled conductors, a minimum line length of 15 kilometres and controlled-tension stringing. The completed lines must have been in successful commercial operation for at least two years before the bid submission deadline.

For a joint venture, the lead partner must independently meet the full experience requirement. Each other partner must also independently have completed at least three contracts within the last fifteen years meeting the stated technical and operational requirements. Experience may be supported by contracts executed as a single entity, joint venture partner or approved subcontractor. Supporting evidence must include completion certificates, operation records, client references, scope of work, client confirmation, project dates and voltage levels. Copies of contract agreements and substantial completion certificates, with English translations, and duly notarized performance certificates must accompany the bid.

Bidding documents containing the detailed scope, conditions, qualification and evaluation criteria, and submission requirements may be obtained from EPADS 2.0 and the PPRA website at www.ppra.org.pk. Each page of the bidding documents and drawings must be signed and stamped. Every bid must include security of at least Rs. 500,000 in the prescribed format.

Bids and bid security must reach the Office of the Director (Projects) - Hyderabad, National Grid Company, Bungalow No. A-28, Sharif Square, Hussainabad, Hyderabad, Pakistan, by 10:00 Pakistan Standard Time on November 10, 2026. Technical bids/proposals will be opened in the same room at 11:30 that day. Contact telephone: 0335-7401970.

The contract will be awarded on an overall basis to the lowest evaluated and technically responsive bidder. NGC reserves the right to reject all bids under Rule 33(1) of the Public Procurement Rules 2004.