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Description / Scope of Work
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore invites bids for the installation of a new 2-CFS capacity tubewell at Akbar Chowk Tee No. 05, UC-71 in replacement of a defunct T5 tubewell under the Islampura Sub Division in Lahore, Punjab. This is a single-stage two-envelope procurement with an estimated cost of Rs. 24,504,707. The scope includes complete tubewell installation and associated civil and mechanical works. Bidding shall be conducted through the Punjab e-Procurement System, with technical and financial bid submissions required by 08-08-2026. The project represents critical water supply infrastructure renewal in Lahore's Islampura area and falls under WASA's direct jurisdiction for water distribution and sanitation services.
Eligible bidders must be registered on the Punjab e-Procurement System and hold a valid Professional Engineers Council (PEC) license in category C-6 or above with specialization codes CE-09, CE-10, and ME-06. Contractors must be registered with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) with active filer National Tax Number (NTN) and Provincial NTN (PNTN). The required bid security is 3% of the estimated cost, equivalent to Rs. 735,141.21, payable in favour of WASA Lahore and verifiable through the e-Procurement System. Conditional tenders will not be accepted, and all bids must remain valid for 120 days from submission.
Bidding documents are available on the Punjab e-Procurement System at https://ep.punjab.gov.pk/ and the PPRA website at http://ppra.punjab.gov.pk. Bids must be submitted as PDF files through the Punjab e-Procurement System by 11:00 AM on 08-08-2026; technical bids will be opened at 11:30 AM the same day. Only technically responsive bidders will have their financial bids opened. The procurement is governed by PPRA Rules 2014 and Punjab Procurement Regulations 2024. Bidders must quote rates against each entry of the DNIT/BOQS; percentage-based quotes will be rejected. Contact the Directorate of Procurement & Stores, WASA, 59-F Gulshan-e-Ravi, Lahore for further details.
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WASA seeks a contractor to drill and install a 2-CFS tubewell replacing a defunct unit in central Lahore. The estimated contract value is Rs. 24.5 million, classified as medium-scale water infrastructure work. Tight eligibility: bidders must hold PEC C-6+ with three specific specialization codes and full FBR/PRA registration. The 120-day bid validity period is standard. High competition expected given WASA's prominence and the straightforward technical scope. No pre-bid meeting is mentioned; careful compliance with Punjab e-Procurement System procedures is critical.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered on Punjab e-Procurement System, hold PEC license category C-6 or above with specialization codes CE-09, CE-10, and ME-06, and maintain active FBR NTN and PRA PNTN registrations. No mention of experience requirements or turnover thresholds; typically for this scale and sector, prior tubewell installation or water infrastructure experience and completion certificates are expected by WASA.