Civil Works for Both Power Houses and Associated Tunnels of Diamer Basha Dam by DBDC

Diamer Basha Development Company (Pvt.) Limited (DBDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), invites electronic bids through the Chief Engineer/Project Director, Diamer Basha Dam Project. The procurement is for Contract MW-2: Civil Works for Both Power Houses, on the left and right banks, including headrace tunnels, surge shafts and tailrace tunnels of Diamer Basha Dam.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive bidding using a single-stage, two-envelope Request for Proposal procedure. The invitation is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the bidding documents. Detailed evaluation and qualification criteria are contained in Section III of those documents. Foreign bidders may participate subject to the eligibility requirements.

Electronic bidding documents, containing detailed terms and conditions, specifications, requirements and drawings, are available through the PPRA E-PAD Portal at https://www.eprocure.gov.pk. Bidders must submit their electronic bids using EPADS V 1.0 on or before 15 December 2026 at 11:00 AM. Manual bids will not be accepted.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security of PKR 4,000 million, or freely convertible currencies for foreign bidders. The security must be in the form of a bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan in favour of the General Manager/Project Director, Diamer Basha Dam Project. Electronic bids submitted without bid security or after the submission deadline will be declared non-responsive.

The original bid security only must also be delivered before the closing date and time to the Office of the Chief Engineer/Project Director, Diamer Basha Dam, Room 173, WAPDA House, Lahore, or WAPDA Colony Thor, Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan. This delivery requirement applies to the original security; bids themselves must be submitted electronically.

Electronic bids will be opened on 15 December 2026 at 11:30 AM at the Office of the Chief Engineer/Project Director, Diamer Basha Dam Project, Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan. Bidders' representatives who choose to attend may be present. Contact the Chief Engineer/Project Director, Diamer Basha Dam Project, WAPDA, by telephone at 05812- 920287 or email at gmceodbdo@gmail.com.