Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) Islamabad invites sealed tenders on item rate basis for the repair and maintenance of genebank cooling units at the Plant Genetic Resources Institute (PGRI) located at NARC, Park Road, Islamabad. This is a specialized maintenance contract for critical agricultural research infrastructure with a completion period of 30 days. The work encompasses all labor, materials, scaffolding, tools, plant and all applicable taxes, with bidders required to quote for the complete scope of work as no partial tenders will be accepted.
Bidders must be reputed firms with a minimum of three years' experience in relevant works, duly registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council in Category C-6 or above, and must hold valid registrations with the Income Tax and Sales Tax departments. The firm must have no ongoing litigation and must not be blacklisted by any Pakistani department. A tender security of 3 percent of the bid cost in the form of a pay order or bank draft in favor of NARC Islamabad is mandatory; tenders without acceptable bid security will be rejected as non-responsive.
The bidding procedure follows a single stage-single envelope format through the e-Pak Acquisition & Disposal System (ePADS). Interested bidders must register on ePADS at https://procure.gov.pk/#/supplier/registration and submit tender documents electronically with a scanned copy of the bid security by 05 October 2026 until 11:00 hours. Physical copies of sealed bidding documents must be submitted to the office of the Director Work, NARC Park Road, Chakshahzad, Islamabad by the same deadline. Bids will be opened publicly at 11:30 hours on the same day in the presence of bidder representatives. The advertisement is available on the PPRA website at www.ppra.org.pk and the PARC website at https://www.parc.gov.pk. Contact the Director Works & Estate Management on 051-9255057 Ext. 9073, 3441, or 3442.
For Bidders: Our Analysis PAKISTANTENDER INSIGHT
Independent analysis by PakistanTender — not part of the official notice. Always confirm details against the original tender document.
NARC seeks specialized maintenance contractors for genebank cooling units—critical infrastructure requiring technical expertise in refrigeration systems.
30-day completion window suggests moderate scope with defined endpoint rather than ongoing service. PEC Category C-6 minimum requirement indicates technical complexity; experience threshold (3 years) is moderate, not demanding. Notable: zero tolerance for litigation/blacklisting and mandatory item-rate quoting (no partial bids). This appears specialized but not uniquely complex—viable for established HVAC/cooling specialists with agricultural sector exposure.
Who can bid: Bidders must be PEC-registered Category C-6 or above, hold valid NTN and Sales Tax registrations, demonstrate 3+ years relevant experience, and have no ongoing litigation or blacklist history. Typically, Pakistani firms also require SECP registration if private, though not explicitly stated here. Repute/standing verification required.