Punjab government launches online tendering process

The decision would ensure transparency and bring convenience to contractors.

RAWALPINDI:

The Punjab government has launched an online system to bring transparency to the tendering process of government projects.

According to a district administration spokesperson on Sunday, to ensure transparency and convenience of the contractors in Punjab, the government had introduced an online system for the tendering process of projects. E-tendering system had been introduced on the direction of the chief minister, he added.

Under the first phase, the online tenders were received for the development projects worth Rs50 million and above while in the next phase, tendering of all the projects would be done online, the official maintained.

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With the help of this system, all the projects are being monitored at the provincial level and a central dashboard has also been set up for this purpose.

This system has helped in providing equal opportunities to all the contractors registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council to take part in the tendering process, he added.

The online system has also eliminated paperwork and made business easier besides ensuring transparency. Now, a contractor can take part in the tendering process of a project from any part of the world, the official informed.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2021.