Operation and Servicing of Eight Passenger Lifts at Civic Centre Buildings by Karachi Development Authority

The Office of the Chairman Procurement Committee, Karachi Development Authority invites tenders from eligible contractors, firms and parties with relevant experience for operation, servicing and maintenance of five Thyssen passenger lifts and three Hyundai passenger lifts installed at Civic Centre Buildings, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi. The contract period is 12 months. The estimated cost is Rs. 15.442 million, the bid security is Rs. 350,000, and the required Pakistan Engineering Council category is C-6 with specialization code ME-06.

The procurement will follow the single-stage, one-envelope system under SPPRA Rules 2010, as amended. Bidding documents can be accessed and downloaded from http://portalsindh.eprocure.gov.pk from Tuesday, 3 November 2026. A non-refundable tender fee of Rs. 3,000 must be paid through a pay order in favour of Karachi Development Authority. The pay order must be attached to the technical documents of the electronic bid and uploaded to the EPAD website.

Bids must be submitted through the E-PAD system by 2:30 PM on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Bid security must be furnished as a call deposit, pay order, demand draft or bank guarantee issued by a scheduled bank of Pakistan in favour of Karachi Development Authority, attached to the electronic bid and uploaded to EPAD. The original tender fee and bid security must also reach the office in a sealed envelope, delivered by hand or registered mail, before bid opening.

Bids will be opened through E-PADS at 3:00 PM on the same date at Room 406, 4th Floor, Civic Centre Complex, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who choose to attend. If tenders receive no response on the scheduled date, the next submission date will be 3 December 2026 at 2:30 PM, with opening at 3:00 PM that day. For this alternative schedule, documents may be downloaded up to 2 December 2026. Bid validity is 90 days.

Eligibility requires valid NTN and Sindh Revenue Board registration certificates; average annual turnover equal to or greater than the estimated cost, supported by bank statements and audit reports for the last three years; and evidence of relevant experience. The experience criteria include at least one work worth 80% of the estimated cost or two works worth 50%, executed or being executed during the last three years, with project names, costs and commencement and completion dates, or other relevant experience details as stipulated. A valid PEC category and relevant specialization codes are required where applicable, together with a CNIC copy and an affidavit or undertaking that the firm has never been blacklisted and is not involved in court proceedings or litigation with any government or semi-government department.

Original documents must be presented when requested for verification. Forged documents may result in rejection or cancellation and penalties. Canvassing is prohibited. The most advantageous bid, not necessarily the lowest-priced bid, will be accepted under Rule 49 of SPPRA Rules 2010. The issuing office is the Chairman Procurement Committee, Karachi Development Authority, Room 406, 4th Floor, Civic Centre Building, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.