Lahore: The Punjab Housing Department on Wednesday (September 22) decided to implement an online system for tendering of government projects all over the province, news sources reported.
The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by the Provincial Minister for Housing Malik Asad Khokhar and attended by the Additional Secretary Housing Umar Farooq, Deputy Secretary Mumtaz Ahmed and PITB officials. The government will engage PITB for a centralised system to eradicate bribery culture. According to the information shared, the proposed E-tendering system would be implemented in the Housing Department, Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), and all other subordinate departments.
Following the system’s deployment, individuals will be able to bid for projects from the comfort of their own homes with a transparent system. A call centre will also be developed to help consumers with general questions. The tender applicants will be given a unique code, and the computer will designate the qualifying firm for the respective tender award. During a press conference, the housing minister stated that only firms on the department’s approved list will be able to participate in the tendering process.
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