Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The Forest Department, Government of Punjab invites electronic bids on the Punjab e-Procurement System (ep-Punjab) at www.ep.punjab.gov.pk for multiple forestry development and non-development projects across the financial year 2026-27. The scope encompasses seven distinct lots covering afforestation works in compact areas (500 acres at Rs 123,000 per acre), linear canal-side afforestation (500 average miles at Rs 288,500 per mile), linear rail-side afforestation (150 average kilometers at Rs 368,000 per kilometer), road-side afforestation (100 average kilometers at Rs 496,038 per kilometer), dry afforestation and assisted natural regeneration (1000 acres at Rs 54,984 per acre), raised potted nursery (1,000,000 plants at Rs 26 per plant), and second-stage nursery operations (500,000 plants at Rs 75 per plant). All works are located in the Mitha Tiwana and Quaidabad Range within Punjab. Total estimated contract value exceeds Rs 410 million. Detailed breakup schedules specify all labour, materials, irrigation, weeding, pest control, and contingency items required for first-year establishment.
Bidders must be experience firms or contractors registered and renewed with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan Revenue Authority (PRA), and Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) with category code CE-10(V). Registration with the FC&R Department is mandatory, and bidders must hold a valid professional tax certificate from the Excise and Taxation Department for the year 2026-27. All bidders must be registered on the e-Procurement System (EP-PUNJAB) portal prior to submission. Bid security and detailed eligibility criteria are to be verified in the full tender document.
Bid documents are available on the ep-Punjab portal. Electronic bids must be submitted through the same system by 13 August 2026, with tender opening scheduled for the same date. Bidders are advised to consult the complete tender specifications, technical requirements, and site details on the official portal. For further information and clarifications, interested parties should contact the issuing Forest Department office directly. All works are subject to budget approval and release conditions as stipulated in the tender terms.
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This is a large-scale forestry procurement package split across seven distinct lots ranging from compact afforestation (500 acres), linear works along canals, railways and roads (750 combined km/miles), dry/ANR work (1000 acres), and two nursery operations (1.5 million plants total). Total value exceeds Rs 410 million. The work is first-year establishment with detailed task schedules specifying jungle clearance, pit digging, planting, irrigation (minimum 24 waterings), weeding, and restocking. Rates are prescribed per acre, mile, or kilometer. All sites are in Mitha Tiwana and Quaidabad Range. Bidders require PEC CE-10(V) registration, FBR/PRA renewal, and prior ep-Punjab enrolment. This is a development project tender with definite scope and fixed rates, likely favourable for experienced forestry contractors with irrigation and labour capacity.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered and renewed with FBR, PRA, and PEC (code CE-10(V)). FC&R Department registration and valid 2026-27 professional tax certificate from Excise & Taxation Department are mandatory. All bidders must be pre-registered on the ep-Punjab e-Procurement System. Typically, PEC CE-10(V) is the relevant construction category for forestry and land development works in Pakistan.