Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi invites electronic bids for dismantling, removing, fixing MS pipe and sheet, sand blasting and epoxy painting with primer coat works at Aman Tower Cooling Towers located at IBA City Campus in Karachi, Sindh. This is a single-stage, one-envelope procurement process with a tender fee of Rs. 2,000 (non-refundable). The tender is open to active taxpayers of manufacture, firms, companies and suppliers registered with SPPRA ePADS and relevant tax authorities. Bidders must be registered with all relevant tax authorities and possess valid NTN and SRB/GST registration numbers.
Eligibility requires bidders to be registered with SPPRA ePADS system and maintain active taxpayer status. A bid security of 2 percent of the bid value must be submitted in the form of a Pay Order or Demand Draft made in favour of IBA Karachi. All supporting documents including evidence of earnest money must accompany the bid submission. The mandatory site visit is scheduled for August 13, 2026 at 12 Noon at IBA City Campus, and attendance is compulsory for prospective bidders.
Bidders must download the tender document from the IBA website at https://www.iba.edu.pk/tenders/ or from the SPPRA ePADS system at https://portalsindh.eprocure.gov.pk/#/. The tender fee challan should be generated from the IBA website and deposited at any branch of Meezan Bank Ltd. Bids (duly signed and stamped) must be submitted through the SPPRA ePADS system along with supporting documents between July 28, 2026 at 9 AM and August 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM. Original bid security and the original bid must be delivered to IBA, Karachi, University Enclave, before the opening scheduled for August 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM. For further information, contact the Assistant Manager Procurement on 38104700 extension 2150 or email tenders@iba.edu.pk.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
Independent analysis by PakistanTender — not part of the official notice. Always confirm details against the original tender document.
IBA is procuring specialized industrial maintenance: MS pipe/sheet dismantling and refixing combined with surface preparation (sand blasting) and protective coating (epoxy with primer).
This appears medium-scale mechanical/fabrication work on cooling tower infrastructure at a major Karachi campus. The tight August 2026 timeline (3-week submission window, mandatory site visit Aug 13) and compulsory attendance requirement suggest IBA seeks experienced contractors who can mobilize quickly. Single-stage bidding reduces administrative burden but leaves no room for clarification cycles.
Who can bid: Bidders must be SPPRA ePADS-registered active taxpayers with valid NTN and SRB/GST registration. Typically, PEC registration (likely Cat-III or higher for fabrication/welding work) would be expected for MS pipe/sheet work, though not explicitly stated. Manufacturers, firms, and companies eligible; suppliers likely restricted to trade/supply roles only.