Project Posting Guidelines

Best practices to receive competitive, high-quality engineering proposals.

1. Clear Scope of Work

Specify exact system capacities (e.g. TR for chillers, CFM for AHUs, kVA for generators, piping diameters) and designate whether shop drawings or testing & balancing are required. Ambiguous scope produces wide bid-price variance and delays evaluation.

2. Provide BOQs & Drawings

Attach tender drawings, single-line diagrams (SLDs), schematic layouts, and unpriced BOQ sheets so bidders can quote accurate unit rates. Use the Documents step of the wizard to upload PDFs / DWGs organised by discipline.

3. Realistic Deadlines

Allow at least 7–14 days for bidders to conduct site visits, calculate material takeoffs, and compile compliant technical proposals. Aggressive deadlines discourage established firms from participating.

4. Defined Milestones

Break down execution into standard engineering milestones (Design Submittal, First-Fix Inspection, Equipment Installation, Testing & Commissioning). Milestones automatically seed WBS tasks so your team can track progress once the project is awarded.

5. Set the Right PEC Tier

Match the PEC registration tier to your project value (C-6 up to PKR 25M, C-5 up to 65M, C-4 up to 200M, and so on). Setting the bar too high excludes qualified smaller firms; too low invites non-compliant bidders.

6. Competitive Quotation Model

Projects are posted without minimum or maximum budget constraints. Verified bidders review your technical specifications, drawings, and scope to propose their own competitive commercial pricing and payment milestones.

7. Compliance Requirements

Tick the compliance items that are mandatory for your tender (PEC, FBR / NTN, Bid Security, ISO 9001, Bank Statement). Bidders missing these documents are auto-flagged during evaluation.

8. Post-Award Communication

All bidder questions and client responses should happen through in-platform messaging. This preserves an auditable evaluation record and prevents off-platform back-channels from unbalancing the bidding process.