Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
This is a contract award notice for hiring a consulting firm to conduct water and sanitation consumer surveys, land use assessments and building plan preparation under the Punjab Inclusive Cities Program (PICP) Package II. The project is implemented in Punjab province with World Bank funding (IBRD-98950 and IDA-79460). The contract has been awarded to a joint venture of Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) and Enviro Consult (SMC-PVT) Ltd, both based in Pakistan, for a contract value of PKR 21,090,000. The scope involves comprehensive surveys, land use mapping and building plan documentation to support inclusive urban development initiatives across designated cities in Punjab.
The procurement method used is Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS), requiring bidders to meet a minimum qualifying score of 70. Technical evaluation criteria included consultant-specific experience, methodology soundness, key personnel qualifications and knowledge transfer capacity. The awarded consortium scored 73.90 on technical evaluation, with particularly strong performance on key personnel (44.4 points) and methodology (16 points). Eligible consultants must possess relevant experience in water and sanitation consumer surveys, urban planning and cadastral mapping in Pakistan or similar contexts.
The contract award was notified on 13 July 2026 with a contract duration of three months. Bidders seeking information about future similar opportunities under PICP should contact the project management office through the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company. Detailed bid documents and technical specifications are available through the World Bank Projects Portal at projects.worldbank.org. All submissions and clarifications follow World Bank procurement guidelines and Pakistan's public procurement rules.
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This is a contract award notice for a three-month survey and planning assignment that has already been concluded (awarded 13 July 2026).
The winning consortium combined a research institute (IPOR) with an environmental consulting firm (Enviro Consult), indicating the client valued integrated social research and technical planning capacity. The contract scope—consumer surveys linked to land use and building documentation—suggests the employer prioritises participatory urban planning methodologies. Future similar packages under PICP may be tendered; prospective bidders should note the emphasis on key personnel credentials and knowledge transfer.
Who can bid: The notice does not explicitly state eligibility criteria for future bids, but the CQS method and awarded firms' profiles suggest: firm registration with SECP or equivalent, relevant experience in urban surveys and planning, qualified technical staff, and previous water/sanitation or municipal development projects. Typically, such assignments require ZTBL/BOR certification or equivalent for registered consulting firms in Pakistan.