Mashkel Dam Washuk International Construction Tender

The Project Director, Mashkel Dam Project, Irrigation Department, Government of Balochistan, invites electronic bids from eligible contractors for construction of Mashkel Dam at Washuk under International Competitive Bidding. Tender reference: TSE-2627101217633. Procurement will be conducted under BPPRA Rules 2014 using the Single-Stage, Two-Envelope procedure.

Eligibility and registration: Bidders must hold valid Pakistan Engineering Council registration in Category CA with specialization codes CE01, CE02, CE04, CE06, CE09 and CE10. Each joint venture partner must independently hold Category CA registration and meet the required specialization codes. Bidders must appear on the Active Taxpayer List and hold Balochistan Revenue Authority registration.

The bidding firm must not be blacklisted by any procuring agency in Pakistan or abroad. It must have no record of contract termination due to contractor default during the preceding five years.

Foreign firms may participate only through a joint venture with a Pakistani firm registered with PEC in an equivalent and acceptable category and status before bidding. National Pakistani contractors participating in a joint venture will be governed by PEC bylaws. Each bidder may submit only one bid, either individually or as a member of a joint venture or consortium.

Experience: The bidder must have successfully completed at least one dam project during the preceding ten years with a contract value of at least PKR 10 billion. For a joint venture, the lead partner must meet 60% of the required work experience in one contract, while the joint venture members must meet a minimum of 40% in one contract.

Financial capacity: Average annual construction turnover during the preceding three financial years must be at least PKR 10 billion. Joint venture partners must collectively meet this requirement. The lead partner must demonstrate at least 60%, equivalent to PKR 6 billion, and the joint venture partner must demonstrate at least 40%, equivalent to PKR 4 billion.

Bidders must provide a project-specific credit line certificate of up to PKR 7.50 billion issued by a scheduled bank. Available cash flow of PKR 2.50 billion must also be demonstrated specifically for this project. The bidder must demonstrate that it meets or exceeds the total requirement for the subject contract of PKR 10 billion.

Bid security and fee: Bids must be accompanied by fixed bid security of PKR 800 million in the form of a bank guarantee or deposit at call from a scheduled bank, in the name of the undersigned. The original CDR or bank guarantee, together with the tender fee Green Challan, must reach the office of the undersigned by the due date and time; failure will result in disqualification. The PKR 10,000 tender processing fee must be deposited under Account Head C03434.

Bidders must have no conflict of interest that could affect the procurement process. The original CDR or bank guarantee, authority letter and bid submission letter must be submitted in an officially signed and stamped envelope to the Project Director's office by the due date and time. Bids without the required information will not be considered.

Contractors quoting rates below or above the approved project cost must attach a rate analysis for each work item. Bids without a proper rate analysis may be rejected. Conditional bids will not be entertained under BPPRA Rule 25, sub-rule 4, as amended.

Documents and submission: The notice inviting tender and bidding documents can be downloaded from www.bppra.org.pk. Duly signed and stamped bidding documents must be uploaded through BPPRA EPPS on or before December 4, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Technical bids will be opened the same day at the same place through EPPS at 1:00 PM by the Procurement Committee.

Contact: Office of the Project Director, Mashkel Dam Project, Quetta. Telephone: 0332-7854407 and 0313-8333232. Email: [email protected].

Issued by the Project Director, Mashkel Dam Project. Publication reference: DAB/B No. 49731-10-2026.