Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Lahore, through its Directorate of Procurement & Stores, has invited bids for the manufacturing of R.C.C. manhole covers under Tender No.DDP/128. The procurement, valued at an estimated cost of Rs. 13,612,045, is being carried out through the Punjab e-Procurement System in Punjab province, following a Single Stage Two Envelope bidding procedure. Bidders are required to quote rates against each item of the DNIT/BOQs in their financial bids.
Only WASA-approved RCC pipe manufacturers who are registered with the Punjab e-Procurement System, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), and who hold an active filer NTN and PNTN, are eligible to participate. Bidders must furnish a digital bid security equivalent to 3% of the estimated cost, amounting to Rs. 408,361.35, verifiable on the Punjab e-Procurement System in favor of WASA Lahore. Bids are required to remain valid for 120 days from submission.
Complete bidding documents detailing requirements, terms and conditions are available to registered bidders on the Punjab e-Procurement System (https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/) and on the PPRA Punjab website (http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk). Bids must be submitted electronically before 11:00 AM, with technical bids opened the same day at 11:30 AM on the e-Procurement portal; financial bids of only technically responsive bidders will subsequently be opened. Only bids submitted through the Punjab e-Procurement System will be entertained.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
Independent analysis by PakistanTender — not part of the official notice. Always confirm details against the original tender document.
This is a mid-sized manufacturing supply contract (~Rs.13.6 million) rather than a construction project, suiting established RCC/precast concrete producers already empanelled with WASA. The requirement for prior WASA approval as an RCC pipe manufacturer significantly narrows the eligible bidder pool, so new entrants without this approval cannot qualify regardless of pricing. The unusually distant closing date (2026) suggests bidders should verify the actual current advertisement date before preparing bids, as this may reflect a template or scheduling anomaly.
Who can bid: Bidders must be WASA-approved RCC pipe manufacturers registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System, with active FBR (NTN) and PRA (PNTN) filer status. No PEC category is mentioned since this is a manufacturing/supply contract, not civil works; typically SECP/firm registration and tax clearance certificates would also be required.