Cantonment Board Sargodha Tender for Original Development Works 2026–27

Cantonment Board Sargodha invites electronic bids from eligible contractors and firms for original development works for financial year 2026–27. Bids are invited on a percentage-above-or-below basis against the MES Schedule of Rates 2025, amended up to date, through the Single Stage Two Envelope Procedure under Rule 27(b) of the Public Procurement Rules 2026.

The detailed list of works and their estimates forms part of the bidding documents' terms and references and is available through the EPAD 2.0 module.

Eligibility: Firms must be sole proprietorships or Pakistan companies registered as a subsidiary or single-member private limited company (SMC). They must hold a valid NTN, appear on the Federal Board of Revenue's Active Taxpayers List, and have Pakistan Engineering Council registration in category C-3 or above. Company registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is required where applicable. The eligibility criteria have been approved through Cantonment Board Sargodha resolutions, including the July resolution and the September 2026 resolution concerning PEC registration.

Bidding documents and processing fee: Documents are available only through the PPRA E-PADS portal; hard copies will not be issued. A compulsory bid-processing fee of PKR 5,000 must be submitted as a CDR or cheque in the name of the Cantonment Executive Officer. The terms and references of the bids, complete work list, and detailed estimates are available on PPRA's EPAD 2.0 module.

Online submission: Only contractors and firms registered as vendors on PPRA E-PADS are eligible to participate. Bidders must complete and authenticate their electronic bids by uploading PDF files and submitting them through https://eprocure.gov.pk. Bids must be submitted in accordance with Rule 27(b) of the Public Procurement Rules 2026 and the bidding documents. Electronic tendering is also referenced at https://e-pads.gov.pk.

Bid security: The original bid security or earnest-money CDR for each work, in the amount indicated in the bidding documents, must reach the Cantonment Executive Officer, Cantonment Board Sargodha, Club Road, Sargodha Cantt. The CDR must be issued by a scheduled bank against the firm's account, and the firm's name must be clearly mentioned on the call-deposit instrument. Participating firms must bring attested copies of relevant documents and their original bid-security CDRs for presentation before the procurement committee.

Bidders must also upload scanned certificates on original judicial stamp paper worth PKR 1,200 confirming that their firms are not involved in litigation.

Bid opening: Bids will be opened publicly on 20 November 2026 at 2:30 p.m. at the office of Cantonment Board Sargodha, Club Road, Sargodha Cantt, in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives who wish to attend. After opening, technical and financial evaluation results will be communicated through the EPAD 2.0 module after proper scrutiny and deliberation. If an unavoidable or occasional holiday occurs, tenders will be opened on the next working day.

Clarifications, evaluation and grievances: Eligibility criteria are expressly included in the bidding documents. Any bidder wishing to object must do so three days before the deadline under Rule 33 of the Public Procurement Rules 2026. Grievances concerning technical and financial bid evaluation will be dealt with under Rule 65. Abnormally low bids will be processed under Rule 43.

Rates and contract conditions: Quoted rates must include all applicable federal and provincial taxes. The successful bidder must execute an agreement with the procuring agency, and all terms and conditions, including the tender notice, will be binding. The award of work is subject to completion of all procedural formalities and sanction of the required estimates by the competent financial authority.

Under Rule 66 of the Public Procurement Rules 2026, the successful bidder must enter into an agreement with Cantonment Board Sargodha under Sections 10, 39, 56, 62, 64, 65, 67, 73, 74 and 75 of the Contract Act 1872 and Sections 4 and 7 of the Arbitration Act 1940. Under Rule 51, the successful bidder must furnish a performance guarantee equal to 10% of the contract amount in the form of a CDR.

Compliance and disqualification: A bidder or contractor blacklisted by any government or semi-government department, or involved in litigation, is liable to be declared non-responsive under Rule 2(v) of the Public Procurement Rules 2026. Submission of incorrect information may result in legal action and disqualification under Rule 24. Where contractual obligations or agreements are not fulfilled, action will be taken under Rule 25.

The remaining detailed terms and references are available on PPRA's EPAD 2.0 module under Rule 34. The authority reserves the right to reject all bids in accordance with Rule 45, giving reasons for rejection.

Further information: The notice and bidding terms are also available at www.ppra.org.pk. Work-related inquiries may be directed to the Engineering Branch, Cantonment Board Sargodha, Club Road, Sargodha.

Issuing authority: Cantonment Executive Officer, Sargodha Cantonment. Publication reference: PID(L) 1119/26.