Tender Details
Description / Scope of Work
Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO) invites quotations for dispensing unit paint and graphics works at retail outlets in the Faisalabad Division, Sindh province. The scope comprises two main items: painting of 300 dispensing units including scraping existing paint, applying steel putty, applying two coats of fresh spray paint (minimum 100 microns thickness in black, white or green PSO design colours), and covering graphics and display panels with new PSO standard graphics and zero-meter stickers; and graphics application on 100 dispensing units involving removal of old graphics and stickers, cleaning surfaces, and pasting new PSO standard 3M or equivalent graphics on both sides with small panels 7-inch diameter and large panels 9-inch diameter plus zero-meter stickers for Quadro and Twin Dispensing Units. The tender is issued under SAP number 6100018289 with quotations required by 7 October 2026.
Bidders must be contractors capable of executing paint and graphics installation work on petroleum equipment in operational environments. All material, tools, labour charges, and transportation are included in the scope. On-site work is restricted to division-2 areas only, with no painting permitted in tank areas. Contractors must implement LOTO (lockout/tagout) electrical isolation systems, provide full personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers, obtain site mobilisation approval, and ensure paint thickness verification using calibrated alcometers valid for at least four months. Site verification forms (Tasdeeq Nama) duly signed by site managers, vendors and design engineers are mandatory with billing. Government taxes and rates are included in the bid price.
Bid documents are available from PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi-75600. Quotations must be submitted by 07 October 2026 with completion within 180 days of purchase order issuance. Delay penalties of 0.1% to 10% per day apply. Step-by-step photographic documentation of surface preparation, putty application, single coat and double coat stages must accompany each billing submission. Contact PSO by telephone (021) 9203866-85 or facsimile (021) 9203796 for further information.
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PSO is seeking contractors to paint and apply graphics to approximately 400 dispensing units across Faisalabad retail outlets.
The job involves surface preparation, multi-coat spray painting to strict 100-micron thickness specifications, and precision graphics application using 3M standard materials. Key challenges: strict paint thickness verification requirements (contractor liability for rework if below spec), mandatory photographic documentation at four stages, site safety constraints (division-2 areas only, no tank-area work), and potential Rs 100,000 penalties per instance of unsupervised on-site activity. Completion deadline is 180 days with daily delay penalties; this is a one-time contract requiring quality control discipline.
Who can bid: The notice does not state specific registration or licensing requirements. Contractors must typically hold valid NTN and SECP registration, and demonstrate experience in paint application and graphics installation on industrial equipment. Safety compliance and ability to source PSO-approved paint brands and 3M-equivalent graphics materials are implicit requirements.