Active Tenders

Bids in sealed envelope shall be dropped in the tender box placed at the Tender Opening Room, Ground Floor SSGC, Head Office

Bids sent through courier be delivered, at least half an hour before the scheduled time of opening

After the bids / quotations are opened, no bidder shall be allowed to revise, propose or request any changes in bid

The bidder or authorized representative shall sign in full with stamp & date on each page of the tender document as well as enclosures vis-a­ vis, drawings, specifications etc. Any corrections, overwriting shall be duly signed

Bidder is responsible for timely delivery (preferably through local agent) of bids at Procurement Department. Company will not be responsible for misplacement / tampering / non-attendance / delay or any other incident in case the bids are not delivered at the designated place & time

Bid bond equivalent to two percent (2%) of the total bid value, in favor of Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd, shall accompany the bid if bid value is Rs: 100,000 for local bid in the form of a Pay Order, Demand Draft, Call Deposit Receipt or a Bank Guarantee (specimen attached at Annexure-A), issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan. The bid bond shall remain valid for 120 days unless specified otherwise. The bid bond shall be returned / refunded to the un-successful bidders while the bid bonds of the successful bidder shall be retained, till submission of performance bond. Bids without bid bond will not be considered. In case the order value is less than Rs. 500,000/- (less than US$ 25,000, in case of foreign bid) the bid bond in lieu of Performance Bond, will be retained till fulfillment of obligations by the supplier. If bid bond submitted by the supplier is more than 2% of ordered value, it may be replaced with appropriate value. If ordered material is less than Rs. 100,000/- the bid bond will be returned along with order. Bid Bond of non-compliant bidders may be released during evaluation process.

If bidder has quoted his/her price deviating from specification requirements / terms and conditions without indicating the amount of cost compensation / loading will be arrived at in the following manner

If (a) is not possible, average of rates of other bidders, who have quoted for that item conforming to technical specification, shall form the basis for cost compensation / loading.

The Purchaser shall encourage local participants in the bidding who will enjoy local price preference applicable/prevailing at the time of evaluation of the bids. However, they should submit local value addition on the imported raw material and percentage of locally manufactured part with documentary evidence which should be duly certified by their Company's auditors, along with the bid.

In case PO value is Rs. 500,000 or above (US $ 25,000 or above, or equivalent for other currencies, in case of foreign bid) letter of intent will be issued to successful bidders for submission of PBG which is to be submitted within ten days (15 days in case of foreign supplier) from receipt of LOI. The successful bidders shall submit a performance bond in the form of pay order or bank guarantee (specimen attached at Annexure-B) issued by a scheduled bank in Pakistan, for an amount equivalent to 10% of the total value of the Purchase Order or as specified, in the letter of intent. The performance bond unless specified otherwise, shall remain valid till:

The guarantee will be released after completion of this period, subject to satisfactory performance of the supplied equipment / machinery. The supplier shall keep the guarantee valid at their cost until fulfillment of the obligations.

The supplier shall be responsible for and shall provide part of the work and services / functions and equipment related to packing, handling, loading, lashing and securing in ship's holds, and generally for supply of goods until after loading in the vessel

If any of the goods is discovered to be damaged or unacceptable at the point of embarkation, the supplier shall be responsible for replacement of those goods free of any charges and costs to the buyer, within the delivery time schedule of the contract / order

The supplier shall ensure that ship's holds in which the goods stored are clean, dry and otherwise suitably prepared for carrying goods safely. The supplier shall arrange for goods to be stored below deck

The identification marks showing contents, quantity and contract / order number shall be printed on each skid / metal container / case containing one copy of invoice & packing list

Pre-delivery inspection may be carried out at the premises of Supplier (s) and / or post delivery inspection at Company's any location, by the appointed inspector / inspection team, third party inspectors appointed by SSGC.

The supplier after delivery of goods and its acceptance shall submit invoice to Finance Department, containing relevant information i.e. (a) Purchase Order number (b) Purchase Order date (c) item number (d) quantity (e) price (f) invoice value (g) point of delivery (h) delivery challan indicating delivery date. Payment will be made, within 30 days of completion of stated formalities. The company may consider payment through irrevocable letter of credit (LC). Charges of LC at our end will be borne by SSGC, and at supplier end will borne by the supplier and confirmation charges (if desired) shall be borne by the supplier.

Without prejudice to the supplier's responsibility for providing documents mentioned as at 14.2.1 to 14.2.5 above to bank, the supplier shall forward the following documents directly to Buyer immediately after shipment so as to reach the Buyer at least 15 days prior to the arrival of the vessel at Karachi.

The invoice to be exactly as per Order. Any deviation which render or cause the buyer to pay demurrage or any other charges with respect to Clearance / Handling etc. will be borne by the supplier

Income Tax @ 3.5% or as applicable under the prevailing Government rules will be deducted at source (except where the supplier provides an income tax exemption certificate). Quoted price shall be inclusive of all taxes, except GST, which shall be mentioned separately.

Supplier shall be entirely responsible for all taxes, stamp duties, license fees and other such levies imposed / incurred until delivery of the contracted / ordered goods to the buyer, outside the buyer's country

If Supplier fails to deliver ordered material within the stipulated period / scheduled time specified in Purchase Order, Company, without prejudice to any other remedies, shall deduct from the bills or any other due payments / guarantees, as liquidated damages, a sum equivalent to 0.1% per day of the undelivered goods upto maximum 10%. The liquidated damages shall also be applicable for the cancelled quantity of goods under Clause 17. Whenever liquidated damages become payable, in the event that delivery of all goods and equipment is not made within the time period specified except on account of force majueure, the buyer shall quantify the same and shall serve notice to the supplier requiring payment thereof. If the supplier fails to remit payment within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice, the buyer shall forth-with become entitled to recover the same without recourse to the supplier, by calling upon the performance security, withdrawals by way of liquidated damages shall not reduce the value of the performance security

The company prior to the exercising its right to cancel the Purchase Order shall issue notice to the supplier specifying the default (s) and the supplier shall submit an explanation within seven (07) days of receipt of such notice. If such explanation is not furnished within the stipulated time or if so furnished, is found to be unsatisfactory and / or the default (s) continues, Purchase Order may be cancelled. The company in addition to cancellation of Purchase order may suspend / cancel the registration of supplier.

The Company reserves the right to forfeit the bid bond / performance bond, if the supplier fails to accept the purchase order, fulfillment of the commitment / obligation or fails to supply the material as per specified requirement and delivery schedule.