Transportation of Wheat from Ghotki District WPCs

The Regional Directorate of Food, Sukkur Region, invites bids for transportation of wheat during the crop year 2025-26 from procurement centres in Ghotki District to the designated godowns within Ghotki District. The procurement is being processed through the Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority framework and the EPADS/ SPPRA e-PADS portal. Mandatory item or lot: Sr. No. 1 — Transportation of wheat from various WPCs of Ghotki District to Ghotki District within the district. The notice does not state a quantity or unit in the published schedule. The quoted rate must be stated per bag of 101 gross pounds, in both words and figures. The rate must cover loading and unloading, stacking at the godown or open plinth to the prescribed height, safe handling, protection against weather, theft or pilferage, accidental load conditions, and all incidental expenses and applicable taxes. A bid security of **PKR 500,000** is required at the time of bid submission in the form of call deposit, pay order or demand draft in favour of the Deputy Director Food, Sukkur Region. The successful bidder must furnish performance security at **5% of the contract value**. Bidders must be registered with FBR and SRB, be active taxpayers, provide tax and sales tax registration evidence, bank statements, firm registration where applicable, and relevant transportation experience. Firms previously working for the Food Department must submit a no-dues certificate. Affidavits concerning non-blacklisting, non-default, non-subletting and responsibility for contract completion are also required. Bids must be submitted electronically through the EPADS/ SPPRA e-PADS portal by **21 August 2026 at 12:00 noon**. Original bid security and supporting documents must also reach the office of the Deputy Director Food, Sukkur, at City Godowns, New Goth, Shikarpur Road, Sukkur, before the deadline. Bids will be opened on **21 August 2026 at 12:30 PM**. Practical tip: verify the portal upload, signed tender pages, bid security validity and original-document delivery well before closing time.