TESCO e-Bid Tender for D-Type Quarter Construction at WAPDA Colony Peshawar

Tribal Electric Supply Company (TESCO) invites electronic bids for construction work under National Competitive Bidding through the Single Stage Single Envelope method, in accordance with PPRA Rules. Tender reference: TESCO (GSC) / TESCO / NCB-01/2026-2027.

Eligibility: Bidders must be registered with PPRA, use E-PADS Version 2.0, and hold Pakistan Engineering Council registration renewed for 2026-27 in the financial category and specialization code required for the work. They must demonstrate at least two years of experience in similar construction work.

A bidder may be a natural person, private entity or government-owned enterprise registered with the relevant authorities. The bidder must be an active taxpayer with the Federal Board of Revenue, submit income tax returns, have an average annual turnover of at least PKR 10 million, and maintain a minimum current account or bank balance of PKR 5 million. An audit report for 2025-2026, prepared and certified by a chartered accountant firm, must also be submitted. Active registration with PPRA, FBR and sales tax authorities is required.

Bidders must provide an affidavit confirming the authenticity of attached PEC, FBR, NTN, CDR and work-order documents. The firm will be responsible for all consequences if any document is found to be fake.

Bidders must have successfully completed at least two contracts for similar construction work within the previous five years. Relevant original work orders, contract agreements and completion certificates must be provided. Satisfactory performance of completed or ongoing work must be demonstrated through the concerned XEN/SDO. Contractors already carrying out work in TESCO must provide a satisfactory performance certificate from the concerned SDO signed after this tender announcement.

Bidding documents and fee: Detailed instructions, terms, conditions and specifications are available to registered bidders through https://ppra.gov.pk/ and at the office of the Executive Engineer, TESCO GSC Division, Peshawar. A non-refundable tender fee of PKR 2,000 must be paid in cash before the bid closing time at that office.

Bid security: Bidders must submit 5% of their bid cost as security through a CDR issued by any scheduled bank of Pakistan in favour of the Executive Engineer, TESCO GSC Division, Peshawar. The original sealed CDR must be submitted before the closing time. The successful bidder must submit an additional CDR equal to 10% of the bid cost as a performance guarantee within 14 days of the contract award.

A bidder quoting 10% below the engineer's estimate must also submit additional bid security equal to 8% of the estimated cost through an original sealed CDR before the closing time. Failure to provide this security will make the bid non-responsive and liable to rejection.

Submission and schedule: Interested bidders must apply online through the E-Pak Acquisition & Disposal System, E-PADS Version 2.0, at https://ppra.gov.pk/, following PPRA procedures. The bidding proceedings will take place at the office of the Executive Engineer, TESCO GSC Division, Peshawar.

The pre-bid meeting will be held on the date, at the time and at the venue given in the tender notice uploaded to the PPRA website.

Other conditions: E-bids submitted after the deadline or with incomplete documents will be rejected. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Notification of the Grievance Redressal Committee constituted under Rule 48 of PPRA Rules is available on EPADS.

All bidder information and supporting documents must be genuine. Misrepresentation, false statements or fake documents may result in debarment or blacklisting of the firm, and the matter will also be reported to the Pakistan Engineering Council for cancellation of the firm's registration or licence. The contractor must comply with the NEPRA safety code and fulfil all eligibility and tender conditions. TESCO reserves the right to accept or reject all e-bids under PPRA Rule 33(1).

Issuing office: Executive Engineer, TESCO GSC Division, Industrial Estate Hayatabad, Peshawar. Publication reference: PID(P)221/26.