KP-RIISP Tender for Solarization of Drinking Water Supply Schemes in District Khyber

The Project Implementation Unit of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support Project (KP-RIISP), Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the solarization of existing drinking water supply schemes in District Khyber. The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, representing the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has received World Bank financing under IDA Credit No. 73480 and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward this contract.

Bidding will follow national competitive procurement through a Request for Bids using the Small Works–Two Envelope Bidding Process, under the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, November 2020. Participation is open to all eligible bidders defined in these regulations. Bids will be evaluated according to Section III, Evaluation and Qualification Criteria, of the bidding document.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Project Director, PIU, KP-RIISP, PHE Department, and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the address below. The English bidding document may be purchased by submitting a written application and paying a non-refundable fee of PKR 15,000 in cash. It may also be downloaded free of charge from https://www.phedkp.gov.pk/downloads.php.

Bidders downloading the document must inform PIU, KP-RIISP in writing and by email at the address below. Otherwise, the PIU will not be responsible if they do not receive clarifications or amendments. In the event of a discrepancy between the downloaded document and the hard copy, the hard copy will prevail.

Bids must reach the Project Director, PIU, PHED, KP-RIISP, Plot No. 40, Sector B-II, Phase-V, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, by 12:00 noon on 19 November 2026. Electronic bidding is not permitted, and late bids will be rejected. Outer envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID” and inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be opened publicly at the same address at 12:30 p.m. on 19 November 2026, in the presence of bidders' designated representatives and other persons choosing to attend. Envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” will remain unopened and securely retained by the employer until the second public bid opening.

Each bid must include the required bid security in the form of an unconditional bank guarantee or CDR issued by a scheduled bank in favour of the Project Director, PIU KP-RIISP, PHE Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Each bid must also include a Local Labor Method Statement demonstrating the bidder's plan to employ unskilled and semi-skilled labour from local communities in the project area, in accordance with the bidding document.

The successful bidder's beneficial ownership information will be disclosed as part of the Contract Award Notice using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the bidding document.

Contact: Project Director, PIU, KP-RIISP, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar. Address: Plot No. 40, Sector B-II, Phase-V, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Telephone: +92-91-9217303. Email: [email protected].

Notice reference: INF(P)5390/26. Zero Tolerance to Corruption.