REQUEST FOR BIDS

PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS

1. The Ministry of Railways (Lahore Division) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2026-27. The Ministry of Railways (Lahore Division) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the "UPGRADATION, RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION WORK OF CASH OFFICE BUILDING FOR SHIFTING OF DS OFFICE FROM BOGI ROAD TO CASH OFFICE BUILDING PAKISTAN RAILWAYS LAHORE" with the reference of "P197985".
2. The Ministry of Railways (Lahore Division) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for procurement of Works (UPGRADATION, RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION WORK OF CASH OFFICE BUILDING FOR SHIFTING OF DS OFFICE FROM BOGI ROAD TO CASH OFFICE BUILDING PAKISTAN RAILWAYS LAHORE) 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, 2026 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  Call at Deposit. 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/197985 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 Monday, December 7, 2026 11:00 AM. E-bids will be opened by using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Monday, December 7, 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 65 of Public Procurement Rules, 2026 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).

Ministry of Railways (Lahore Division), DEN-1 Lahore
office of DEN1 Lahore, DS lahore Pakistan Railways boggie road, Lahore, Punjab
+92-306-844-5667
gondalfarhat4@gmail.com