Bill Printing and Geo-Tagged Distribution Services for Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lodhran

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lodhran invites electronic bids from eligible engineering firms, contractors, suppliers and companies for bill printing and distribution services. The work comprises bill printing in four colours on the front and a single colour on the back, using A4-size 100 GSM paper according to the specimen, with consumer data printing and all taxes included. It also includes distribution of bills to consumers with geo-tagging, all taxes and provision of a geo-tagging application. The estimated cost is Rs. 58,40,000, the earnest money is Rs. 2,92,000 and the completion period is 12 months.

Intending bidders must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in the relevant category and code, where applicable, and with the Federal Board of Revenue, Punjab Revenue Authority and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. They must also be active on the Punjab PPRA e-Procurement Portal at https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk. Procurement will follow the Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, as amended, and the e-Procurement Regulations, 2024, using the single-stage two-envelope procedure under Rule 38(2)(a).

Complete bidding documents, tender notices and detailed notices inviting tenders can be viewed and downloaded through https://eproc.punjab.gov.pk. Bidders must upload all required technical and financial documents in PDF format through the e-Procurement System in accordance with Regulation 6(4) of the PPRA Regulations, 2024.

Bids must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System by 12:00 PM on 18 November 2026. Technical bids will be opened online that day at 12:30 PM in the presence of bidders or their authorised representatives who choose to attend. Financial bids of technically responsive bidders will be opened publicly at a later date and time communicated through www.ep.punjab.gov.pk. Financial bids of technically non-responsive bidders will remain unopened in the system. Bids must remain valid for 120 calendar days from the submission date.

Bidders must upload digital bid security equal to 5% of the estimated cost, in the form of an electronic instrument or a CDR issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan in favour of the Deputy Director (Engineering), WASA Lodhran. The original instrument or its digital confirmation must be submitted or uploaded through the designated portal at least 30 minutes before the scheduled submission deadline.

If the lowest evaluated bid is more than 5% below the estimated cost, the bidder must deposit the differential amount as an additional performance guarantee or quality assurance security through a bank guarantee from a scheduled bank, in favour of the Deputy Director (Engineering), WASA Lodhran, before contract award. Bidders must quote specific monetary rates against each item; percentage-rate bids will be treated as non-responsive. False, fraudulent or forged documents may result in disqualification and blacklisting proceedings. Contractors are responsible for applicable taxes and levies. The procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under Rule 35. If the submission or opening date falls on an official public holiday, the next working day will apply at the same scheduled time. The issuing officer is the Deputy Director (Engineering), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lodhran.