Construction of District Public Prosecutor Office Building in Shakargarh by Punjab Building Department

Punjab Building Department invites electronic item-rate bids from engineering firms and contractors for construction of a building for the Office of District Public Prosecutor, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Narowal. The scheme is included under ADP No. 2271 for the year 2026-27. The estimated cost is Rs. 4,43,29,000, and the completion time is up to 15 June 2027.

Participating firms and contractors must hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration issued or renewed for the current financial year in the relevant category and specialization code. Contractors must produce their original PEC licence showing the required category and specialization. Contractors without the relevant specialization code will not be entertained. All applicants must also be registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System and eligible to participate.

Procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk under the applicable PPRA rules. Tender documents containing the detailed requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders through the e-Procurement System and the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website at https://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Guidance on vendor registration, bid security generation and submission is available through the procurement system and the official Punjab e-Procurement System YouTube channel. Tender documents must be duly signed and stamped and submitted electronically by the scheduled deadline. Manual bids will not be accepted.

Bid security is 5% of the estimated cost, amounting to Rs. 22,16,450. It must be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System in the prescribed manner. Physical financial instruments, including a Call Deposit Receipt, will not be accepted. The system will permit bid submission only after the required payment slip is generated and the prescribed bid security is submitted.

Bids are to be submitted electronically for opening on 18 November 2026 at 11:00 AM. The Tender Opening Committee will open the bids in the office of the Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle No. 2, Gujranwala. Bidders or their authorized representatives may attend; representatives must hold an attested power of attorney. The committee will retrieve the online bids and publicly open the quoted rates. The lowest evaluated responsive bidder will be determined under the applicable PPRA rules and bidding documents.

Bidders must quote rates against every item of the detailed notice inviting tender and bill of quantities and complete all required financial bid pages. Incomplete financial bids will be treated as non-responsive. False information may result in disqualification, exclusion from upcoming tenders and referral to PEC and PPRA for legal action. The successful bidder must furnish a 10% performance guarantee as a CDR or bank guarantee within 15 days and submit the original to the Executive Engineer, Building Division Narowal; otherwise, the tender will be cancelled and earnest money forfeited.

For contact, Ehtisham Shahid, Executive Engineer, Buildings Division Narowal, is located at District Complex Narowal, telephone 0542-920173. Qasim Iftikhar, Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle No. 2, Gujranwala, is located at Church Road, Civil Line, Gujranwala, telephone 055-9200167. If a holiday occurs, the next working day will apply to receiving and opening the tender.