REQUEST FOR BIDS

PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS

1. The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi Division (Electrical Departement) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2026-27. The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi Division (Electrical Departement) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the "DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING FOR CONVERSION OF EXISTING GRID-TIED SOLAR SYSTEMS INTO HYBRID SOLAR SYSTEMS AT 21 NOS RAILWAY STATIONS ACROSS KARACHI DIVISION ON A TURNKEY BASIS." with the reference of "P78964".
2. The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi Division (Electrical Departement) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for procurement of Works (DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING FOR CONVERSION OF EXISTING GRID-TIED SOLAR SYSTEMS INTO HYBRID SOLAR SYSTEMS AT 21 NOS RAILWAY STATIONS ACROSS KARACHI DIVISION ON A TURNKEY BASIS.) described in the bidding documents on EPADS v2.0.
3. Single Stage-Two Envelope will be used by adopting Least Cost Based Selection (LCBS) Technique for the subject procurement, in line with the Public Procurement Rules, 2004 and any Regulations, Regulatory Guides, Procurement Guidelines or Instructions issued by the Authority from time to time.
4. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security amount described in Bid Security Section in Bidding Document in the form of  Pay Order, Call at Deposit, Bank Guarantee. Or all bids must be accompanied by bid securing declaration in the format specified in the Bidding documents
5. E-Bidding documents, containing detailed terms & conditions, specifications and requirements etc. are available on e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/78964 for all the interested bidders registered on EPADS v2.0. Bidders are required to get themselves registered on EPADS v2.0 to participate in Bidding process.
6. The e-bids, prepared in accordance with the instructions in the e-Bidding documents, must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Wednesday, September 2, 2026 11:00 AM. E-bids will be opened by using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Wednesday, September 2, 2026 11:30 AM. Manual submission of Bids shall not be entertained. Those vendor who have not yet registered on the new version of EPADS v2.0, may register themselves on https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A tutorial to explain the registeration process is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc.

In terms of Rules 48 of Public Procurement Rules, 2004 Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is notified for the subject procurement and notification copy is available on the procuring agency’s website and on Authority’s website at (www.ppra.org.pk).

Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi Division (Electrical Departement), Divisional Electrical Engineer/Power
Divisional Superintendent Office Pakistan Railways, I.I Chundrigar Road Karachi, Sindh (Province).
+92-315-362-1303
deepkc@pakrail.gov.pk