Establishment of Punjab Performance Management Unit for I&C Wing S&GAD by 5th Buildings Division Lahore

The Communication & Works Department, 5th Buildings Division, Lahore, invites item-rate bids based on the approved DNIT for the establishment of the Punjab Performance Management Unit (PPMU), I&C Wing S&GAD. The estimated cost is Rs. 58,046,000, with earnest money of Rs. 2,902,300, equivalent to 5% of the estimated cost. The completion period is four months. The technical sanction reference is SE No. 1830/SE-3 dated 27 October 2026.

Contractors and firms must be enlisted or renewed with the Pakistan Engineering Council for the current financial year in the relevant category and specialized codes. Contractors must produce their original PEC licence for category C5 or above, with specialized codes CE09 and CE10. Contractors without the relevant specialized codes will not be entitled to further processing.

Procurement will be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk. Interested applicants and constructors must register on that system to become eligible to participate. Tender documents containing detailed requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders through the e-Procurement System and the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Tender documents comprising the DNIT must be submitted electronically through the system. Manual bids will not be accepted.

The 5% bid security must also be submitted electronically through the Punjab e-Procurement System in its prescribed manner. Physical financial instruments, including Call Deposit Receipts, will not be accepted. Only electronically submitted bid security will be considered valid under Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority rules. The system will not permit bid submission unless the required PSID has been generated and the prescribed bid security submitted. Conditional tenders and tenders without earnest money will be rejected.

Bids must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 16 November 2026. Online bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. the same day by the respective Tenders Opening Committee in the Office of the Commissioner Lahore Division, Lahore. Contractors or their representatives holding attested powers of attorney may attend. If a government holiday or other holiday occurs, receipt and opening will take place on the next working day.

The procuring agency may reject all bids before acceptance under PPRA rules and will communicate the grounds for rejection upon request, without being required to justify them. The notice is issued by the Executive Engineer, 5th Buildings Division, Lahore, and the Superintending Engineer, Buildings Circle No. 3, Lahore.