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Description / Scope of Work
This notice pertains to the Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project (World Bank Project ID P115893), a federally executed initiative in Pakistan financed under IDA-50790. The procurement, carried out through the Request for Quotations (RFQ) method under reference PK-T4EXT-275292-GO-RFQ, covered the purchase of contractual and technical books required for project operations. The contract was awarded at a value of PKR 1,841,209.65 with a contract duration of 45 days, and falls under the federal jurisdiction of Pakistan's hydropower and water development sector.
As this is a Request for Quotations procurement, eligibility was generally limited to registered suppliers and booksellers capable of providing technical and contractual reference materials relevant to hydropower engineering and project management. No bid security requirement, pre-bid meeting, or additional eligibility documentation is specified in the published notice, consistent with the simplified nature of RFQ-based procurements for goods of modest value.
The contract was awarded to Allied Books Company, located at 75 The Mall, Lahore, Pakistan, with the notification of award issued on March 28, 2022. Interested parties seeking similar opportunities under the Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project may monitor the World Bank's project procurement portal for future notices, as this listing represents a completed contract award rather than an open solicitation.
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 contract award notice, not an open tender, meaning the opportunity has already been awarded to Allied Books Company for a modest sum of about PKR 1.84 million. The RFQ method and short 45-day duration indicate a low-value, low-complexity goods supply contract for technical books, unlikely to recur frequently. SMEs should treat this as informational rather than actionable, though it signals that WAPDA occasionally procures reference materials via simplified RFQ processes.
Who can bid: The notice does not specify formal eligibility criteria since it is an award notice for an RFQ. Typically, suppliers for such book/publication procurements would need NTN registration, a valid business license, and possibly SECP registration if incorporated, but no PEC or construction-specific licensing would be required given the nature of goods involved.