Hiring of Consultancy Services for Renovation of Aiwani-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam (Quaid's Museum) Karachi

The Quaid-i-Azam Mazar Management Board (QMMB), under the National Heritage & Culture Division, Karachi, invites well reputed consultants and firms to submit online/electronic proposals through EPADS v2.0 for hiring consultancy services for the renovation and revamping of Aiwani-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam (Quaid's Museum) located in Karachi. Items being procured: - Consultancy services for renovation and revamping of Aiwani-e-Nawadrat-e-Quaid-i-Azam (Quaid's Museum). The procurement follows the Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method under the Single Stage-Two Envelope (SSTE) bidding procedure in accordance with the Public Procurement Rules, 2026. Bidders will be post-qualified based on the technical proposals submitted. Interested bidders can download the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents free of cost from the e-PADS portal (https://eprocure.gov.pk) and the PPRA website (www.ppra.org.pk). A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 10th November 2026 at 1100 hrs in the committee room of the Office of the Resident Engineer, QMMB, located behind Quaid-i-Azam Mausoleum, Preedy Street Extension, New M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi-5. Proposals (technical and financial) must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before 16th November 2026 up to 1100 hrs. Technical proposals will be opened the same day at 1130 hrs. Manual submissions will not be entertained. All proposals must be accompanied by a bid security of Rs. 680,000 in the form of a Pay Order in favor of the Honorary Treasurer, QMMB. The hard copy of the bid security and one hard copy of the technical proposal must reach the Office of the Resident Engineer before the closing date and time. Submission implies full understanding and acceptance of the scope, terms, and conditions laid out in the RFP documents. Late, partial, incomplete, or conditional bids will be rejected. Any bidder found providing false or forged information will face legal action including disqualification and blacklisting. Financial proposals of only technically responsive and qualified firms will be opened at a later date communicated separately. All applicable federal and provincial taxes must be included in the financial proposal rates. QMMB reserves the right to reject any or all bids as per PPRA rules. No claims for costs incurred in bid preparation will be entertained. The Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is notified as per Rules 65 of Public Procurement Rules, 2026. Further notifications are available on EPADS v2.0. A practical tip for bidders: Ensure timely registration and submission through EPADS v2.0 to avoid disqualification due to manual submission or late bids. Also, carefully prepare the bid security Pay Order as per instructions to avoid rejection.