Hiring of Solid Waste Management Services for Municipal Committee Kahutta City for Five Years

Municipal Committee Kahutta District Havali invites sealed bids from eligible, experienced, and financially sound private firms, companies, consortiums, or joint ventures for the hiring of solid waste management services for Kahutta City for a period of five years. The scope broadly covers all three wards of Kahutta City and includes door-to-door waste collection, street sweeping, collection from communal points, transportation of solid waste, cleaning of roads, markets, and public places, operation of the waste collection system, provision of manpower, vehicles, machinery, complaint redressal, reporting, awareness raising, and environment-friendly disposal of municipal solid waste. Items being procured: - Solid waste management services covering door-to-door collection - Street sweeping - Collection from communal points - Transportation of solid waste - Cleaning of roads, markets, and public places - Operation of waste collection system - Provision of manpower, vehicles, and machinery - Complaint redressal and reporting - Awareness raising and environment-friendly disposal The bidder must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council or Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan and have at least five years of overall experience. Registration with FBR/AJK-CBR and active Tax Payer List (ATL) status is mandatory. Relevant experience in municipal solid waste management, sanitation, waste collection, and transportation is required, with at least one or two contract projects in hand or successfully executed. Adequate manpower, vehicles, machinery, equipment, and financial capacity must be demonstrated. A bid security of Rs. 03 Million in the form of pay order or CDR from any scheduled bank with branches in AJK is required. Bids shall be submitted in two separately sealed envelopes marked TECHNICAL BID and FINANCIAL BID. Initially, only technical bids will be opened; financial bids will be opened later for technically qualified bidders. Performance will be monitored against service standards and KPIs, with penalties for non-compliance. Compliance with AJ&K laws, environmental standards, labor laws, and health and safety requirements is mandatory. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 2026-10-05 at 11:00 am at the Municipal Committee Kahutta Havali Office. Bidders are advised to survey Kahutta City to understand waste quantum, sources, collection points, and disposal routes. Blacklisted or debarred firms and those not meeting eligibility criteria will be disqualified. Bidding documents can be purchased for Rs. 6500/- from the Municipal Committee Kahutta Havali office until 2026-10-09 during office hours. Incomplete or conditional bids without bid security will be rejected. The procuring agency reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids as per AJ&K PPRA Rules. All taxes and duties levied by Go AJK will be charged as per prevailing rules. Bids must be sealed, properly page-marked, and signed and stamped by an authorized person on each page. Bid Evaluation Report and Award of Contract will be displayed on the AJK PPRA website. One practical tip for bidders is to conduct a thorough site visit and survey before bidding to accurately assess the scope and resources required for effective service delivery.