KW&SC Karachi Tender for RCC Manhole Covers and Precast Ring Slabs

Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KW&SC), Office of the Procurement Committee for Manhole Covers & Ring Slabs, invites electronic bids through the SPPRA Sindh EPADS portal from eligible contractors and firms. Procurement will follow the Single-Stage, One-Envelope procedure under Rule 46(1) and Rule 17(1) & (1A) of the Sindh Public Procurement Rules, 2010, as amended.

The procurement office is located at Room 12-A, First Floor, Block C, Karsaz, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi.

Scope of work: RCC manhole covers and ring slabs are required to replace broken covers and slabs, and to cover open manholes with missing covers, protecting city residents from harm and maintaining smooth sewage flow in the sewer network.

Eligibility: Bidders must hold valid registration with the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), an active Taxpayer List (ATL) status, valid Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) registration in the relevant category and specialization CE-09/10, and a GST certificate.

Qualification requirements:

• Experience in the relevant field, including five similar works with completion reports. All such works must have been completed during the three-year period from July 2023 to June 2026.
• At least one similar work with a minimum cost equal to 80% of the estimated cost, or at least two similar works each meeting the minimum 50% cost requirement.
• Income tax returns for the last three years and financial audit reports for the last five years. Average annual financial turnover must not be less than the equivalent estimated cost during the last five years.
• Details of required machinery, including whether owned or rented, and details of professional engineers or technical staff within the firm, as required by the bidding documents.
• All qualification information, the company profile and complete bidding documents must be uploaded properly on EPADS. Failure to meet any qualification criterion will result in the firm being considered non-responsive and eliminated from evaluation, irrespective of its position at financial bid opening.

Terms and conditions:

• Submit a duly notarized affidavit confirming that the firm has never been blacklisted.
• Quote rates in both words and figures. Where these differ, the amount in words will prevail.
• If more than one bidder quotes the same lowest price, the overall most advantageous bid will be considered under the relevant SPP rules, 2010, as amended.
• Rates quoted beyond two decimal places will be evaluated to two decimal places only.
• Bid security must be issued from the bidder firm's account. The company or firm name must be embossed or mentioned on the pay order, and a copy must be uploaded to EPADS with the bid documents.
• The firm must have more than two years of experience in concrete casting work at projects or in operating a concrete mixing plant.
• Upload a duly signed and officially sealed Integrity Pact on Rs. 100 stamp paper with the tender or bid.
• Complete bidding documents must be signed and bear the company's stamp.
• For each work, submit the non-refundable tender fee through a pay order from any scheduled bank of Pakistan in favour of Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation before the submission deadline.
• Manhole covers and ring slabs must be manufactured at KW&SC casting yards at C.O.D. Filter Plant, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Block 17, or another location designated by the department, under the supervision of the constituted Technical Committee for Manhole Covers & Ring Slabs and according to approved specifications, designs and estimates.
• Joint ventures are not allowed.
• Payment against bills will follow KW&SC's cash-flow and prevailing payment policy.

Bidding documents and submission: Download bidding documents from the SPPRA Sindh EPADS website at http://portalsindh.eprocurement.gov.pk. Bids may be uploaded from the date of hosting and must be submitted through EPADS by 18 November 2026 at 2:00 PM.

Bid opening: Downloaded bids will be announced on 18 November 2026 at 2:30 PM at the office of the Accounts Officer, Zone-II, Manhole Covers & Ring Slabs, KW&SC, Room 12-A, First Floor, Block C, 9th Mile Karsaz, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi. Opening will take place in the presence of the procurement committee and contractors or their representatives who wish to attend.

Bid security procedure: Upload a copy of the fixed-amount bid security issued as a pay order or call deposit receipt by any scheduled bank of Pakistan in favour of Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation. Submit the original bid security or pay order in a sealed envelope bearing the firm's name and work name to the Accounts Officer, Zone-II, Manhole Covers & Ring Slabs, KW&SC, before bid opening.

Funding: KW&SC's own funds, with budget allocation for financial year 2026–2027.

Grounds for rejection and action under the rules:

• Conditional bids.
• Bids without the required bid security amount, or with an incomplete or unsigned bid form.
• Bids uploaded or submitted after the deadline.
• Bids from blacklisted firms.
• Documents found to be forged at any stage.
• Failure to physically submit the bid-security or tender-fee pay order.

KW&SC reserves the right to reject all or any bid before acceptance or award of work in accordance with the Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Rules, 2010, as amended. The procuring agency will not be liable for online errors during submission or opening, or technical issues experienced by bidders.

Interested firms and companies must register on the SPPRA EPADS website to submit an electronic bid. For electronic bidding queries, contact the EPADS helpline at 051-111-137-237.

KW&SC contacts: 24/7 helpline: 1334; website: www.kwsc.gos.pk; Facebook and X: KWSCOFFICIAL; Instagram: kw scofficial without spaces (kwscofficial).

Notice reference: KW&SC/DPR/2026/86.