Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The Punjab Highway Department invites bids for the carriage of bitumen in drums or bulk by road from Attock Petroleum Limited (National Refinery) Karachi and Pak Arab Refinery Limited (Muzaffargarh) to multiple highway divisions across Punjab including Lahore, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Multan, Talagang, Wazirabad and other locations. The tender covers nine separate contracts with estimated costs ranging from 1.681 million to 12.816 million rupees, representing recurring annual contracts with completion periods of one year each. Successful bidders will be responsible for logistics, quality assurance and timely delivery to designated highway divisions across the province. The procurement is conducted through the PPRA E-Tendering System in compliance with relevant PPRA Rules, ensuring transparent and competitive bidding processes. All bids will be opened on 26th August 2026 at 01:00 PM at the office of the Commissioner, Lahore Division in the presence of a Tender Opening Committee. Bidders must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in relevant categories and must register on the Punjab PPRA website to access tender documents and submission procedures. Earnest money security must be submitted in the form of CDR in favour of Executive Engineer, Highway Mechanical Division Lahore at 5% of estimated cost, uploaded before the opening date and time. Original CDR must be submitted half an hour before bid opening to avoid disqualification. Late submissions, incomplete documentation or missing CDR/receipt will result in disqualification from the current tendering process and blacklisting for future C&W Department tenders, with recommendations to PPRA and PEC for administrative action.
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Nine separate recurring annual contracts for bitumen carriage across Punjab's highway network, ranging from 1.68 to 12.82 million rupees estimated cost.
All bids close 26 August 2026. PEC registration mandatory; 5% CDR required submitted as digital file plus physical copy 30 minutes before opening. This is transport/logistics work for major refineries with established routes—suitable for trucking operators with bulk/tanker capacity and established relationships with refineries.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with Pakistan Engineering Council in relevant category/codes. Contractors must register on Punjab PPRA website (www.punjab.eproc.gov.pk) before tender submission. The notice does not specify NTN or SECP requirements explicitly, but typically transport contractors require valid business registration, NTN and vehicle permits. No restrictions on firm size stated.