REQUEST FOR BIDS

PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS

1. The DS Office/Pakistan Railways, Karachi (Civil Engineering) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2026-27. The DS Office/Pakistan Railways, Karachi (Civil Engineering) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the "CONSTRUCTION OF RCC SWITCH ROOM / SUB STATIONS NEAR BLOCK NO. 115 & 230 AT KARACHI CITY COLONY & BLOCK NO.473 RAILWAY COLONY KARACHI CANTT" with the reference of "P124756".
2. The DS Office/Pakistan Railways, Karachi (Civil Engineering) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for procurement of Works (CONSTRUCTION OF RCC SWITCH ROOM / SUB STATIONS NEAR BLOCK NO. 115 & 230 AT KARACHI CITY COLONY & BLOCK NO.473 RAILWAY COLONY KARACHI CANTT) described in the bidding documents on EPADS v2.0.
3. Single Stage-One 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/124756 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 Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:00 AM. E-bids will be opened by using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Thursday, October 15, 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).

DS Office/Pakistan Railways, Karachi (Civil Engineering), Divisional Executive Engineer-I
Divisional Superintendent Office, I.I Chundrigar Road Karachi,
+92-303-333-3800
den1kc@pakrail.gov.pk