HDPE Force Main Works at Kotla Zareef Khan Disposal for Municipal Committee Shorkot

The Office of the Municipal Committee Shorkot invites electronic bids for HDPE Force Main works at Kotla Zareef Khan Disposal, Municipal Committee Shorkot. The project is under the committee's OSR programme for financial year 2026-27, with an estimated cost of Rs. 35.500 million. Bid security is required at 5% of the estimated cost.

Eligible bidders must be well-reputed, financially sound firms, contractors or companies enlisted with relevant departments and registered on the Punjab E-Procurement system. Registration with the relevant tax departments, including Income Tax, Sales Tax, PRA and Professional Tax, is required where applicable. Bidders must also hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration in category C-5 or above. A fresh affidavit must confirm that the bidder or firm is neither blacklisted by PPRA nor currently involved in litigation.

Bidding documents containing the terms, conditions, requirements and specifications may be downloaded from the PPRA website at http://eproc.punjab.gov.pk/ActiveTenderers.aspx and the Punjab E-Procurement website before the closing date and time. Bidders must pay the bid security through online banking before uploading their bids to the Punjab E-Procurement system.

Electronic bids must be submitted by 11:00 AM on 17 November 2026. Opening is scheduled for 11:30 AM on the same day through the electronic procurement system, in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend. The single-stage, two-envelope procedure will apply. Only technically responsive bidders will qualify for financial bid opening; financial bids of technically non-responsive bidders will remain unopened in the system.

Bids must remain valid for 120 days. Conditional tenders will not be accepted. Rates must be quoted item by item, and rates and amounts must be entered in both figures and words. Incomplete, ambiguous, unfilled, unsigned, unstamped or otherwise non-responsive bids will be rejected. Submission of forged or fake documents may result in disqualification or blacklisting. If the submission deadline falls during official holidays, it will move to the next working day.

The successful bidder must furnish a performance guarantee under Rule 56 of the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, in the form of a call deposit or bank guarantee from a scheduled bank, returnable after successful completion. The notice also requires additional performance security of 5% to 10% where the lowest bid rates are equal to or less than 5% of the estimated cost, under the Punjab Local Government (Works) Rules 2017.

Procurement is governed by the Punjab Procurement Rules 2014, as amended, and the Punjab Local Government (Works) Rules 2017. Acceptance of the lowest rates requires competent-authority approval. The procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under Rule 35. The issuing office is the Chief Officer, Municipal Committee Shorkot.