Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The Directorate General of Archaeology, Government of the Punjab, has invited sealed bids for the Conservation of Taxila Railway Station, a heritage conservation and restoration project located at Taxila, Punjab. The estimated cost of the work is Rs. 100 million and the contract completion time is fixed at 30-04-2027. Bidding will be conducted under the Single Stage Two Envelope procedure in line with the Punjab Procurement Rules, requiring separate technical and financial envelopes from interested contractors.
Eligible bidders must be established construction or heritage conservation firms with the technical capacity and experience to execute specialized restoration works on protected heritage structures. Contractors are typically expected to hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) registration in the relevant category, along with NTN and sales tax registration. A bid security equal to 5% of the estimated cost must accompany the technical bid, and both technical and financial bids must be submitted as per the format prescribed in the bidding documents.
Complete bidding documents, including the Instructions to Bidders, Bid Data Sheet, Letters of Technical and Financial Bid, and Appendices A to J covering the Bill of Quantities, Construction Schedule, Method of Performing the Work, Equipment List, Subcontractors and Progress Payments, are available from the office of the Directorate General of Archaeology at 60-A, Garden Block, Garden Town, Lahore. Bids must be submitted at the same address before the closing date, and will be opened per the Single Stage Two Envelope procedure in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
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This is a Rs. 100 million heritage conservation contract for a historic railway station, a niche category requiring conservation expertise rather than standard civil works, which may limit competition to specialized restoration contractors. The roughly 15-month timeline to April 2027 suggests moderate urgency. Firms without prior heritage or archaeological site experience may struggle to qualify technically despite meeting general contracting criteria, so bidders should assess their conservation track record before committing resources to this bid.
Who can bid: The notice does not specify PEC category, but heritage conservation works of this scale typically require PEC registration in an appropriate civil/building category (commonly C-2 or higher), along with NTN, GST/sales tax registration, and demonstrated experience in restoration or archaeological conservation projects to be considered responsive.