Construction of Sumari Payan Dam in District Kohat

The Directorate General Small Dams, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Irrigation Department, through the Deputy Director (P&C), Small Dam Division Kohat, invites electronic bids from eligible contractors and firms for the construction of Sumari Payan Dam in District Kohat. The procurement will be conducted under the applicable Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Procurement Rules 2014 using the single stage two envelope procedure through the E-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System. Mandatory item and lot list: Sr. 1; project: Construction of Sumari Payan Dam, District Kohat; estimated engineer cost: **PKR 53.35 million**; enlistment categories: C-B and PK-CB; completion period: 36 months. No separate quantity or unit is printed because the notice concerns a complete dam construction work package. Bidders should obtain the bidding documents, technical requirements, drawings, instructions and evaluation criteria from EPADS and the Irrigation Department website. The technical scope covers execution of the specified small dam project in accordance with the approved designs, engineer estimate, contract conditions, technical specifications, quality requirements and directions of the procuring entity. Contractors must hold the required enlistment categories, submit complete signed and stamped qualification documents, and provide a notary-public-attested affidavit confirming no litigation and no blacklisting. All bidders must also be registered with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority under the applicable finance legislation. False, incomplete, conditional or altered documentation may render a bid non-responsive. The bid submission deadline is **19 August 2026 at 1200 hours**. Technical bids will be opened on **19 August 2026 at 1230 hours** at the office of the Directorate General Small Dams, Peshawar. Bids remain valid for 120 days. Bid security or additional security, where required, must be issued as a CDR by a scheduled bank and delivered through a leading courier service before the deadline, with acknowledgment obtained; its details must also be uploaded with the electronic bid. Upload both technical and financial proposals on EPADS at kp.eprocure.gov.pk. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for **11 August 2026 at 1400 hours** at the Director General Small Dams office. Practical tip: verify EPADS registration, enlistment validity and courier acknowledgment well before the closing time.