RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has announced that it is seeking a proficient firm in town planning to perform a digital survey of under-construction buildings in its jurisdiction.
The objective of the initiative is to create an Android app and carry out digital assessments of structures in the residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional categories.
Companies that are interested in this opportunity are required to provide an Expression of Interest (EOI) under the Punjab Procurement Rules-2014 (PPRA) along with the essential paperwork.
There are details that need to be filled in as per the form. These include:
- A certified true copy of Memorandum/Article of Association (in case of a company), partnership deed (if applicable), or joint venture agreement.
- Certificate of Registration with the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) along with the valid renewal letter until 2022 in the relevant project profile category.
- Certified true copy of the certificate of registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan or registrar of forms (in case of a company).
- Relevant project-wise experience with the time duration for each project.
- List of similar works completed by the firm during the last 5 years, indicating the total cost of such works and cost of Consultancy Services received against those works, along with the date of start and completion or expected date of completion.
- An undertaking by the consultants/firms/JVs that they have not been blacklisted/defaulted by any government agency/department/organization and that the information provided is correct.
- Certificate/Affidavit that the consultants/firms/JVs are not in litigation with any client.
- Audited Financial Statement of the firm (in case of a JV, each member) for the last 3 years.
- Copy of registration with FBR and PRA. In case the firm/lead partner is unregistered with Punjab Revenue Authority, then as per rules of Punjab sales tax Special Procedure (withholding rules) 2015, the withholding agent shall deduct tax on gross value as per applicable rates of tax for all unregistered persons.
- List of permanent professional staff along with CVs of relevant core staff showing relevant project-wise experience with exact time duration for each project.
According to the details, the Director (LU&BC) RDA must receive the EOI by March 22, 2023.
In addition, the RDA has the right to reject any application that contains false, invented, or substantially incorrect information.
Interested bidders can obtain the pre-qualification document by submitting a written request and paying a non-refundable fee of PKR 2,000 to the Director (LU&BC), RDA.
The bidding documents with specifications can be downloaded from the RDA website, and the fee must be attached to the submission.
Note that a maximum of three firms are permitted to form a JV/consortium, and international firms are required to form a JV/consortium with a local firm/firms.
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