Illumination of Government Buildings, Daman-e-Koh and Event Venues by CDA Islamabad

Capital Development Authority, Mechanical Division-II, invites electronic bids for illumination of government buildings, Daman-e-Koh and other venues for different occasions and national or international events in Islamabad during 2026-27. The NIT cost is Rs. 49,742,048, and earnest money is Rs. 1,492,261. Procurement will follow the single-stage, two-envelope procedure through EPADS.

Eligible contractors and firms must be enlisted with EPAD and hold a valid Pakistan Engineering Council licence with the appropriate category and codes. They must also hold an electrical licence issued by the Electrical Inspector Islamabad for execution of electrical and mechanical works in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, together with NTN and GST registration with FBR.

Detailed bidding documents, bidding data, terms and conditions, the bill of quantities and technical evaluation criteria are available through EPADS at http://eprocure.gov.pk. Bidders must upload their bids electronically as readable PDF files before the closing date and time, in accordance with Rule 36(b) of the Public Procurement Rules, 2004. Hard-copy or manual bids are not acceptable.

Bid security must be furnished as a deposit at call generated from the firm's account at a local bank, clearly identifying the firm, in favour of Deputy Director, Mechanical Division-II, CDA. The original security must reach Room No. 1, O Block, Pak Secretariat Building, Islamabad, before closing on 16 November 2026. Bids without original bid security will be treated as non-responsive.

Bidders must also submit the uploaded technical bid copy for each work in an envelope bearing the work's name. It must include an undertaking on stamp paper worth at least Rs. 100, duly attested by a notary public, confirming that the technical documents and information are genuine and correct and that the firm is not involved in litigation or blacklisted by any government, semi-government or autonomous body in Pakistan. Failure to provide this undertaking with the technical bid will render the bid non-responsive.

Electronic submission closes at 11:30 AM on 16 November 2026. Bids will open at 12:00 noon that day through EPADS 2.0 in the office of Director E&M (Maintenance), Room No. 06, Ground Floor, P Block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad, in the presence of the procurement committee and attending bidders or representatives.

For a bid more than 10% below the NIT cost, the bidder must furnish performance security equal to the difference between the NIT amount and the quoted amount, less 10% of the NIT cost. This security will be released after project completion. CDA may reject bids or proposals before acceptance under PPRA rules; conditional bids will be rejected. Contact Deputy Director, Mechanical Division-II, CDA, at 051-9202542.