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Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi invites proposals for the appointment of a consultant to develop schematic master plan, architectural design, structural design, HVAC, electrical, PHE, fire fighting, medical gases, infrastructure and landscaping services, along with resident construction supervision for establishment of a 500-bedded tertiary care teaching hospital with provision for additional 250 beds for future expansion, an affiliated college accommodating 2800 students for medicine and allied medical fields, and a liver transplant unit within the Medical Complex 'A' of DUHS campus at DHA City, Karachi, Sindh. The project falls under item 72(3) of the Sindh Public Procurements Rules Authority 2010 and will be awarded through Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) methodology.

Proposals are open to competent and qualified consulting firms registered with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) or Pakistan Council of Architects & Town Planners (PCATP). All bidders must furnish bid security equal to 2 percent of the bid amount in the form of bank guarantee or call deposit receipt issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan, made payable to Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi in Pakistani Rupees. Bid security must be submitted as part of the technical proposal, and failure to provide it will result in automatic rejection of the bid.

Proposals must be prepared using the standard forms provided in the RFP and must include all mandatory documentation. Proposals not in the prescribed format or with missing information may be discarded without further consideration. For further details, bid documents, and submission procedures, contact the Office of Director Works & Services, Dow University of Health Sciences, Baba-e-Urdu Road, beside Civil Hospital, Karachi, via telephone 021-99216065 or email rahim.khan@duhs.edu.pk.

DUHS seeks a lead consultant for a major 500-bed teaching hospital complex with integrated medical college (2,800 students) and liver transplant unit at DHA Karachi. Scope spans full design—architectural through MEP, fire systems, medical gases—plus resident construction supervision. Project scale is institutional/large, involving phased expansion (250 additional beds). QCBS methodology suggests quality-weighted evaluation; tight August 2026 deadline indicates imminent engagement. One-off infrastructure project requiring integrated multi-disciplinary coordination rather than specialist subcontracting.

Who can bid: Bidders must hold active PEC or PCATP registration (architects/engineers). SECP/NTN registration typically required for firms. Typically, firms must have prior tertiary-care healthcare facility experience and demonstrated capability in master-planning. Bid security (2% of proposal value) mandatory and part of technical proposal; missing security triggers automatic rejection.