Tenders Are Invited For Establishment Of China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre (Cpjrc) On Earth Sciences At Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad

INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS 1. The Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. (Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2025-26. The Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. (Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the Establishment of China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre (CPJRC) on Earth Sciences at Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad. 2. The Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. (Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training) intends to pre-qualify contractors for Invitation to Bid(s), and sign the contract agreement(s) with the selected bidder(s) subsequent to the bidding process. 3. The objective of the intended pre-qualification is the execution of Establishment of China-Pakistan Joint Research Centre (CPJRC) on Earth Sciences at Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad through subsequent signing of contract with successful bidders, and the purpose of this Pre-qualification Notice is to provide the very basic information to enable potential applicants to decide whether or not to respond to this Prequalification Notice. 4. Only the pre-qualified applicants shall be entitled to participate in the procurement proceedings, and it is expected that the Invitation to Bids will be made to the Pre-qualified Applicants in [insert month and year] and Contract Agreement(s) will be signed between the Procuring Agency and the successful bidder(s) in [insert month and year] for the period of [insert year(s) and month(s)]. 5. The pre-qualification process is open to all [insert national or international] Applicants subject to fulfilling the eligibility requirements mentioned in the respective Pre-qualification Documents. Interested Applicants may obtain further information from the Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. (Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training) through EPADS v2.0 during e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) generated document | © 2026 Page 1 of 29 office hours. A complete set of Pre-qualification Documents may be accessed by interested Applicants through EPADS v2.0. 6. The application, prepared in accordance with the instructions in the Prequalification Documents, must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Thursday, May 21, 2026 02:00 PM. E-bids will be opened using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Thursday, May 21, 2026 02:30 PM. Manual submission of applications shall not be entertained. Those contractors who have not yet registered on the new version of EPADS v2.0 may register themselves at https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A tutorial to explain the registration process is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc. In terms of Rule 48 of Public Procurement Rules, 2004, a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is notified for the subject procurement and the notification copy is available on the procuring agencys website and on the Authoritys website at (www.ppra.org.pk). Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad. Project Director 0303-5218203Email: [email protected].