Installation of 8 kW Hybrid Off-Grid Solar Systems for Bar Rooms by District & Sessions Judge Khushab

The District & Sessions Judge / Chairman District Development Committee (DDC), Khushab, invites electronic bids for two solarization works under the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended. Lot 1 comprises installation of 8 kW hybrid off-grid solarization for completed ladies' bar rooms at Jauharabad, Quaidabad and Noorpur Thal, District Khushab. Its estimated cost is Rs. 5,630,625, with bid security of Rs. 281,531. Lot 2 comprises installation of 8 kW hybrid off-grid solarization for male bar rooms situated outside courts complexes at Noorpur Thal and Naushera, District Khushab. Its estimated cost is Rs. 3,753,750, with bid security of Rs. 187,688. The combined estimated cost is Rs. 9,384,375 and combined bid security is Rs. 469,219. Each lot has a completion period of one month and will be evaluated and awarded separately. Bidders may bid for either or both lots.

Eligible contractors must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in category C-6 or above, with specialization code EE-11 for solar or solar energy systems. They must also fulfil the eligibility criteria set by the Lahore High Court, Lahore. Firms must register on the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk by submitting the required information. Bidding documents can be downloaded free of cost from that system and the PPRA website at https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk. The response period is calculated from publication on the PPRA website.

Bidding follows the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under Rule 38(2)(a). Technical and financial proposals must be uploaded by 16 November 2026 before 12:30 PM, with technical opening at 1:00 PM that day in the presence of participating bidders and the Tender Opening Committee. A separate receipt clause states that bids addressed to the Office of the District & Sessions Judge, Khushab, will be received electronically by 26 November 2026 at 12:30 PM, with technical opening at 1:00 PM in the office of the Chairman Procurement Committee, Judicial Complex, Khushab. That clause provides for the next working day at the same time if the scheduled day is a public holiday.

Bid security is 5% of each lot's estimated cost and must be submitted electronically through the procurement system. Physical CDRs, pay orders, demand drafts and bank guarantees will not be accepted. Rates must include applicable GST, PST and duties. Every BOQ item must be priced individually, rather than as a percentage; incomplete financial bids will be non-responsive. Bids remain valid for 90 days from 16 November 2026.

Technical evaluation allocates 25 marks each to experience, personnel, financial soundness and equipment quality. Mandatory requirements are pass/fail, and the qualifying score is 75 out of 100. The technical evaluation report will be posted on PPRA and communicated at least five days before financial opening, whose schedule will be notified separately. Financial proposals of unsuccessful technical bidders remain unopened.

The successful bidder must furnish a 10% performance guarantee within 15 days of the Letter of Intent or Notification of Award, through online PSID generation or an online guarantee from a scheduled Pakistani bank. Release follows satisfactory completion, including the defect liability period. False information or fake documents may lead to disqualification and referral to PEC and PPRA. The agency may reject all bids before acceptance under Rule 35.