Construction of Surface Drain by Municipal Committee Ghotki

Municipal Committee Ghotki, Sindh, has invited bids for construction of a surface drain from Abdul Sattar Chano house to Dingro Wah village, Sobhdar Khan Chachar Muhallah, within its jurisdiction. The work is listed as Work No. 12 under the Standard Form of Bidding Document for Procurement of Works, applicable to contracts between Rs.2.5 million and Rs.50 million, with an estimated tender amount of Rs.2,600,000/-. The procurement follows the single stage two envelope method through the Sindh e-procurement portal EPADS.

Bidders must meet detailed eligibility criteria including at least one similar work worth 80% of the estimate and two similar works worth 50% completed in the last five years with completion certificates, three projects in similar terrain, adequate engineering staff, average annual turnover equal to bid cost, bank credit worthiness of 15%, NTN and SRB registration with active taxpayer status, three years of bank statements and ICAP-audited accounts. Bid security of 5% of the estimated cost is required in the form of pay order, call deposit or bank guarantee in favour of Municipal Committee Ghotki, along with an affidavit on judicial stamp paper confirming no blacklisting history.

Bidding documents require a non-refundable tender fee of Rs.2000/- via pay order, and both technical and financial proposals must be submitted electronically on EPADS by the deadline, with the original tender fee instrument and bid security delivered physically to the procuring agency before the same deadline. Financial proposals will be opened only for firms qualifying the technical evaluation. Tender opening will be conducted before the Procurement Committee at the Office of Municipal Committee Ghotki in the presence of bidders or authorized representatives carrying original CNIC and authority letters.

This is a small-value municipal drainage works contract (~Rs2.6 million) typical of local council infrastructure spending, meaning limited profit margin but relatively low competition barrier for local Ghotki-area contractors. The documentation burden is unusually heavy relative to contract size — audited accounts, five-year turnover history, bank credit certificates and multiple completion certificates — which may deter very small firms. Note the dual submission requirement: electronic bid via EPADS plus physical delivery of tender fee and bid security instruments, a common trip-up point for first-time bidders on Sindh portals.

Who can bid: Bidders typically need PEC registration for civil works of this nature, along with active NTN and SRB registration, proof of similar completed drainage/civil works meeting 80% and 50% cost thresholds, audited financial statements, and bank solvency certificates as explicitly listed in the eligibility criteria; blacklisted firms are barred from participation.