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Description / Scope of Work
The Horticultural Research Station Bahawalpur, Punjab, invites sealed bids for the procurement of 2 Date Fruit Dehydrator units with an estimated cost of Rs. 2,400,000 (Rs. two million and four hundred thousand only). The dehydrators are required for immediate drying of date fruit samples with flexibility in temperature, time, and airflow adjustments to meet precise product requirements. The equipment will be delivered to the Project Director at Horticultural Research Station, Gulburg Road, Model Town-A, Bahawalpur. The contract is governed by Punjab Procurement Rules, 2014, with a rate validity period of 90 days.
Bidding firms must be registered with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for Sales Tax and Income Tax, with certified copies of registration to be attached with the bid. The successful bidder is required to furnish a Performance Guarantee equivalent to 10 percent of the total contract value in Pakistani Rupees. Bids must be submitted in a single stage-two envelope procedure containing separate financial and technical proposals. All quoted prices must be inclusive of permissible taxes, clearly itemized in the financial bid. The contractor shall be responsible for free delivery of equipment at the consignee's location in safe and sound condition, with inspection conducted at the delivery site.
Bidding documents are available for sale until 2nd November 2026. Sealed bids must be received by 3rd November 2026 at 11:00 a.m., with tender opening scheduled for the same date at 11:30 a.m. Bidders must provide the manufacturer's authorized dealership certificate with the technical bid and stamp and sign the approved specifications. Late supplies will be subject to liquidated damages at 2 percent per month or part thereof. For further information, contact the Project Director/Horticulturist at phone 062-9255432 or email hrsbwp@yahoo.com.
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Procurement of 2 industrial date fruit dehydrators for a research station, estimated at Rs 2.4 million total (Rs 1.2 million per unit).
The equipment requires digital temperature control (±2°C accuracy), 25-tray capacity with stainless steel construction, and must be locally manufactured. Bidders must hold FBR registration and provide manufacturer's authorization. The tight tender timeline (closing 3 November 2026) and single-stage two-envelope process suggest a straightforward evaluation. This appears a one-off research equipment purchase rather than a recurring contract.
Who can bid: Bidding firms must be registered with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for both Sales Tax and Income Tax, with certified copies attached to the bid. Bidders must provide a manufacturer's authorized dealership certificate for the dehydrators. The notice does not explicitly state PEC or SECP registration requirements, though bidders typically require valid NTN and active sales tax registration for government procurement in Pakistan.