Construction of Underpass at Nakhuda Chowk, Lahore by Lahore Development Authority, UD Wing

Lahore Development Authority, UD Wing invites item-rate bids for the construction of an underpass at Nakhuda Chowk, Lahore. The estimated cost is Rs. 1,017,727,203, and the completion period is six months. Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure under PPRA Rule 38(2)(a).

Eligible engineering firms and contractors must be registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System, hold a valid Pakistan Engineering Council licence in category C-1 or above, and have active filer status for NTN and PNTN. Contractors registered with PEC in the relevant category may participate through the e-tendering system. Firms can register at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ by submitting the required information and may participate in e-procurement after registration.

Technical and financial bidding documents will be available on the Punjab e-Procurement System upon uploading of the notice. Technical proposals must comply strictly with the technical evaluation criteria. Financial proposals must quote tender rates and amounts in figures and words in accordance with the bill of quantities available on the website. Tendered rates and documents must be signed in accordance with the general directions in the tender documents.

Bidders must upload their technical and financial proposals as PDF files through the Punjab e-Procurement System under Regulation 6(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. Only online submissions will be accepted; bids submitted by telegraph or post will not be accepted. The submission deadline is 20 November 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Technical proposals will be opened on the same date at 10:00 a.m. Financial proposals of responsive bidders will be opened at a date and time communicated after announcement of the technical evaluation results. If the opening day is a public holiday, opening will take place on the next working day.

Every e-bid must include digital bid security in favour of Lahore Development Authority. The required security is 5% of the estimated cost, stated as Rs. 50,886,360. Security must be submitted digitally through the procedure established on the Punjab e-Procurement System in collaboration with the Bank of Punjab, following Government of Punjab PPRA instructions.

Conditional bids will not be accepted. An e-bid or proposal containing a corrupt, unreadable or virus-infected uploaded record will be rejected under Regulation 8(4) of the PPRA Regulations 2024. Contractors are responsible for all applicable taxes at the time payment is released. PPRA rules will apply strictly. The authority's signatory is Asrar Saeed Khan, Chief Engineer-I, LDA.