Installation of Water Filtration Plant at Fruit and Vegetable Market Gujranwala by Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority

The Office of the Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority, Lahore invites electronic bids for installation of a water filtration plant at the Fruit and Vegetable Market, Gujranwala. The estimated project cost is Rs. 7,442,000, and the completion deadline is 31 January 2027. Earnest money is Rs. 372,100, equivalent to 5% of the estimated DNIT cost.

Eligible contractors, firms and suppliers must be technically and financially sound and registered on Punjab E-Procurement under Regulation 7(1) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. They must hold a valid PEC licence for financial year 2026-27 in the relevant category and be active tax filers with FBR/NTN and PNTN registration.

Procurement will follow the single-stage, single-envelope procedure. Bidding documents containing detailed terms and conditions are available for free download from https://ep.punjab.gov.pk from 27 October 2026. Prospective bidders should check the portal for schedule updates and addenda. Technical and financial electronic bids must be submitted through the portal by 11:00 AM on 12 November 2026. The scheduled opening of technical electronic bids is at 11:30 AM on the same day. Bids must remain valid for 120 days.

The project schedule lists earnest money in the form of a bank guarantee. The submission instructions require payment of earnest money through 1-Link or online bank transfer from any scheduled bank, using a PSID generated through Punjab E-Procurement, at 5% of the estimated DNIT cost.

Bidders must quote individual rates against every DNIT or BOQ item rather than a percentage and complete all rate-analysis, summary and sub-summary pages. Incomplete financial bids, including blank BOQs or entries, will be declared non-responsive and excluded from evaluation. The department will evaluate the quoted item rates rather than the quoted amounts.

False information, forged documents or corrupted records submitted through the procurement system may result in a non-responsive determination and blacklisting, with recommendations to PPRA and PEC for further action. Where required, a performance guarantee of up to 10% will be obtained and must remain valid for three months beyond completion. The procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under Rule 35 of the Punjab PPRA Rules 2014. The responsible officer is the Deputy Director Engineering, Punjab Agriculture Marketing Regulatory Authority, Lahore.