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Pakistan Railways invites proposals from reputable national firms, companies, and joint ventures with education sector experience to rehabilitate, upgrade, operate and transfer three closed non-operational schools located in Quetta and Karachi divisions under a Public-Private Partnership model on revenue sharing basis. The three schools are P.R. Industrial School Quetta, P.R. Secondary School Kotri Karachi, and P.R. Secondary School Pipri Karachi. The concession period is thirty years including two years mobilization period, during which the private concessionaire will finance, modernize, expand, rehabilitate, upgrade, operate and maintain the educational facilities before transferring them back to Pakistan Railways.
Eligible bidders must be reputable firms or companies having demonstrated experience in the education field. Interested bidders must purchase the Request for Proposal documents including bidding documents and draft concession agreement in hard copy form from the office of Director General Education Pakistan Railways at Empress Road Lahore by paying Rs. 10,000 in cash, which is mandatory for participation in the bidding process. Each bidder applying for more than one school project must submit separate proposals with bid security for each project.
The RFP documents can be downloaded from Pakistan Railways website at https://www.pakrail.gov.pk or PPRA website at www.ppra.org.pk for information only. A pre-bid conference will be held on 5th August 2026 at 11:00 AM at the office of Director General Education. Technical and financial proposals sealed in separate envelopes must be submitted by 2:00 PM on or before 25th August 2026 at Pakistan Railways Headquarters Office Empress Road Lahore. Technical proposals will be opened at 2:30 PM on the same day. For further information contact Director General Education at dgeducation4050@gmail.com or phone 92-42-99201753 during working hours.
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Pakistan Railways seeks experienced education sector operators to rehabilitate and run three defunct schools (Quetta and Karachi locations) under 30-year RUOT concession with revenue sharing.
Bidders finance modernization, operate facilities, then transfer back to Railways. This is a large-scale, long-duration PPP requiring substantial upfront capital investment and sustained operational expertise—not typical construction work but infrastructure management with education focus. Timeline to August 2026 is moderate.
Who can bid: Reputable national firms/companies/JVs with demonstrated education sector experience required. RFP document purchase (Rs. 10,000 cash) is mandatory. Typically, bidders need valid NTN, SECP registration, and financial solvency proof. Multi-project bidders must submit separate proposals per school with distinct bid security.