The Financial bidding will be online through E-Bidding system. Tender form and BOQ can be filled online and downloaded from the official website of LGERDD (www.lgkp.gov.pk) after one day of publishing NIT.
2- The bidders are required to fill Electronic bids online and attach online scan copy of BID security in shape of original call deposit in the name of Procuring Entity along with (Additional Security if any), and submit hard copy of the same printed electronic bid form to the procuring Entity/Executing agency.
3- Electronic bids and original call deposits received through fax or by hand will not be acceptable. Sealed bids sent through registered mail/Courier service should reach up to the specified time and date as mentioned above. The online bid can be placed on the website till 12am prior to the closing date and time.
4- The eligible bidder must have the relevant codes for the above mentioned works as per Pakistan Engineering Council (Especially Solar code for solar works). The relative codes shall be according to the items mentioned in BOQ while the contractor category shall be as per the estimated cost of the scheme. If the code and category does not match, the bid will be considered non-responsive.
5- The contractor or his representative may be present at the time of opening of electronic bids opening.
6- The call deposits i.e Bid security along with (additional security if any), for the work/contract must be prepared after publishing of NIT, before closing time of the Electronic bid apply.
7-As per kppra Notificatio no S.R.O. (14)/Vol: 1-24/2021-22: Dated May 10, 2022: The contractors quoting their bids up to a limit of 10% below Engineer estimate shall submit bid security @ 2% only of Engineer Estimate.
ii. The contractors quoting their bids more than 10% below upto 20% below on Engineers’ Estimate shall submit along with their bids 8% Additional Security of Engineer’s Estimated cost in addition to 2% bid security. If the bid is not accompanied with the required amount of additional security then it will be considered as non-responsive and the 2% bid security shall be forfeited in favour of Government and the second lowest bidder and so on will be considered accordingly.
iii. [Similarly, a contractor quoting bid more than 20% below shall submit with his bid an additional security on Engineer’s Estimated cost equal to the differential amount of submitted bid and Engineers’ Estimate along with detailed rate analysis]1 . In case of more than 20% below bids, if the bid is not accompanied by the detailed rate analysis and / or required amount of additional security, then the said bid shall be considered as non-responsive. All the securities submitted along with such non-responsive bid shall be forfeited in favour of Government and the 2nd lowest bidder and so on will be considered accordingly.
iv. In case detailed rate analysis submitted with the bids is, in view of the Procuring Entity, not convincing, the Head of the Procuring Entity may declare such bid as nonresponsive without any forfeiture of bid securities and record reasons thereof.
v. The procuring entity may offer the contract to next lowest bidder after due diligence in the context of financial difference between such two bids or may advertise procurement opportunity afresh.
9- Any electronic bidder who provide false, or materially inaccurate or incomplete information, or does not send information/bidding Documents in hard form will be disqualified as per KPPRA Act Section 29 (I) read with KPPRA Rule (43). Furthermore the procuring entity/Executing Agency will recommend and send cases for debarring /Blacklisting and will initiate/take action in light of approved procedure/mechanism as per KPPRA Act section 29(2) read with KPPRA rule (44).
10- Electronic Bids will remain valid for 120 days from the closing date of bids..
11- The contractor shall bear all the expenses of the testing as well as vetting of the structure design from the government laboratories, registered structure engineers, as directed by the Engineer LGRDD Mardan and will re execute works in case of failure without any payment..
12- Tender will be received till mentioned time on the opening date of tender and the tentative comparative statement downloaded from the website will be announced at the opening time, and final result will be announced after evaluation of bids in all respect in Bid validity time.
13- Call deposit of the other bidders will be retained till approval of the tender. Call deposit 2% and additional shall be present at the time of opening with the bids.
14- The PEC and KPRA registration (Active tax payer) must be valid for current financial year.
15- The centralized Enlisted contractors with C&W department for the current financial year who wants to participate in tendering process may approach Directorate General LG&RDD Peshawar within two days before closing time of electronic apply for uploading their names on the official website i.e (www.lgkp.gov.pk)
16- Standard bidding documents for procurement of large works (more than 45 M) is applicable and can be obtained from this office and is available/ can be downloaded from KPPRA website.
17- work orders will be issued after the kppra notification regarding Techincal Sanction and release of funds.
18- All applicable taxes will be recoverable as per directives of the government in vogue.