Construction of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Schemes in Northern Districts of KP

The Public Health Engineering Division Swat-I is procuring construction services for drinking water supply and sanitation schemes across multiple northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Chitral Lower, Chitral Upper, Swat, Dir Lower, Malakand, Buner, Shangla, Kohistan Upper, Kohistan Lower, Battagram, Mansehra, Torghar, Abbottabad, Kolai Pallas, and Haripur. This tender covers five specific water supply schemes: Balogram, Aman kot no.5, Dandono Qala, Faiz Abad no.3, and Rahim Abad with estimated costs ranging from **PKR 0.971 Million** to **PKR 2.138 Million**. The technical scope involves the construction and rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation infrastructure, requiring specialized pumping machinery and related civil works. Eligible bidders must be government-registered firms with specialization code CE-09 for pumping machinery and must comply with KPPRA procurement rules 2014. Contractors must be registered with the KP Revenue Authority and maintain active status. Earnest money deposits vary per scheme, with amounts from PKR 21,000 to PKR 47,000. The tender follows a Single Stage Single Envelope procedure through the EPADS electronic bidding system. The last date for bid submission is **29-06-2026 at 11:00 AM**, with bid opening at 11:30 AM in the presence of government contractors or their authorized representatives. Bidders should ensure their technical and financial bids are complete and accompanied by the required bid security and CDR as per KPPRA Notification No. S.R.O (14)/Vol:1-24/2021-22/6058-71 dated 10-05-2022. A practical tip for bidders is to carefully review the detailed rate analysis and ensure that any quoted rates exceeding 20% below the Engineer’s estimate are supported by additional security and documentation to avoid disqualification. Timely electronic submission via http://eprocure.gov.pk is essential to avoid last-minute issues.