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Description / Scope of Work
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation invites sealed bids through the Sindh E-Pak Acquisition & Disposal System (ePADS) for three supply and works contracts. The first tender concerns supply of uniforms and outfit items for city wardens, estimated at Rs 61.8 million on offer rate basis. The second and third tenders are for execution of additional development works including improvement, renovation and operationalization of Bolton Market Fire Station (Rs 10 million) and Gulistan-e-Jouhar Fire Station (Rs 16.5 million) respectively, all within Karachi, Sindh province. These assignments are open to reputable firms with relevant experience and proper registration with applicable authorities as detailed in the bidding documents.
Bidders must be substantially responsive to all eligibility and evaluation criteria prescribed in the bidding documents and must comply strictly with all conditions. Each tender requires a bid security equivalent to 5% of the estimated cost, plus a non-refundable bidding document fee of Rs 5,000. The bid security should be in the form of a pay order or bank guarantee issued by a scheduled Pakistani bank in favour of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, valid for at least six months. Forged, fabricated or tampered documents will result in immediate disqualification and potential legal action.
Bidding documents are available for download from the ePADS portal at https://sindh.eprocure.gov.pk. All bids must be submitted online through ePADS on or before 03:00 p.m. on 2 November 2026, with bids to be opened the same day at 03:30 p.m. In addition to online submission, bidders must deliver original bidding document fee pay orders and bid security instruments to the office of the Director, Contract Management Wing, Finance & Accounts Department, KMC, by the stipulated deadline. If no bids are received or all bids are declared non-responsive, re-opening will occur on 17 November 2026 at 03:30 p.m. at the same venue.
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Three separate tenders issued by KMC: uniforms supply (Rs 61.8 million), Bolton Market Fire Station works (Rs 10 million), and Gulistan-e-Jouhar Fire Station works (Rs 16.5 million).
All three are one-off contracts for 2026. Bidders should note the tight closing date of 2 November 2026 and the requirement to submit both online bids and physical bid security documents by the same deadline. Each tender requires 5% bid security plus Rs 5,000 non-refundable document fee per contract.
Who can bid: Bidders must be registered with applicable authorities and possess relevant experience of similar nature as detailed in bidding documents. For works contracts, PEC registration is typically required. All bidders must ensure substantial responsiveness to eligibility criteria and strict compliance with all bidding conditions.