【正文】 to regulate and streamline the procurement of engineering consultancy services and procurement of works. “Standard Form of Bidding Documents for Operation and Maintenances Works” is one such document prepared by a team of experts drawn from the Employers, Constructors and Consultants Organization in Pakistan. The document has been prepared following the international practices, but conforming to the respective PEC ByeLaws and Public Procurement Rules, 2020. It is expected that use of this document will provide an equitable and just basis for assigning of Operation and Maintenance Works/Services in line with the international practices, Public Procurement Rules, 2020 and relevant PEC ByeLaws. This document is primarily based on the Bidding Documents for Procurement of Services under SingleStage OneEnvelope bidding procedure. Any suggestions to improve this document are wele which may please be addressed to: Registrar Pakistan Engineering Council Ataturk Avenue (East) Sector G5/2 Islamabad Tel 92512276225 Fax 92512276225 Email: registrar (4) INSTRUCTIONS TO USERS OF THIS DOCUMENT (5) INSTRUCTIONS TO USERS OF THIS DOCUMENT (Not to be included in Bidding Documents) While preparing this bidding document, provision has been made to bid and award on Single StageOne Envelope (SSOE) bidding procedure. However, if it is to be bided under Single StageTwo Envelope (SSTE) bidding procedure or Two Stage bidding procedure or Two StageTwo Envelope bidding procedure, relevant provisions in Instructions to Bidders (ITB), Appendices to ITB, Form of Bid and Appendices to Bid should necessarily be amended. As stated in Clause of Instructions to Bidders, the plete Bidding Documents shall prise following items listed therein including any addendum to Bidding Documents issued in accordance with Clause . The Standard Form of Bidding Documents, in addition to “Invitation for Bids” include the following: 1. Instructions to Bidders (ITB) with Appendices to ITB 2. Form of Bid and Appendices to Bid Appendices to Bid are the following: (i) Appendix A: Scope of Services (ii) Appendix B: Reimbursable Costs (iii) Appendix C: Notice and munication protocols (ii) Appendix D: Work/Services to be Performed by Subcontractors (vi) Appendix E: Method of Performing Works/Services (vii) Appendix F: Proposed Organization (viii) Appendix G: Integrity Pact 3. Schedule of prices 4. General Conditions of Contract 5. Particular Conditions of Contract 6. Standard Forms (i) Form of Bid Security (ii) Form of Contract Agreement (iii) Form of Performance Security (iv) Form of Bank Guarantee/Bond for Advance Payment 7. Specifications Special Provisions 8. Specifications Technical Provisions 9. Drawings (6) The Instructions to Bidders can be used as given. User may have to make changes in the text under some special circumstances. However, blank spaces in Instructions to Bidders are required to be filled in by the user on bid to bid basis before issuance of Bidding Documents. The General Conditions of Contract should be retained as such except otherwise as amended by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) and indicated by the PEC either in the Particular Condition of Contract (PCC) or in the Instructions to Users. Any Further change in Clauses of Particular Conditions of Contract should be made with care. The user is required to prepare, inter alia, the following for pletion of the Bidding Documents: (i) Particular Conditions of Contract (As instructed herein) (ii) Appendices to Bid (iii) Specifications – Special Provision (iv) Specifications – Technical Provisions (v) Drawings The user?s attention is drawn to the Preface and it is emphasized that while preparing remaining part of Particular Conditions of Contract, no Clause of Particular Conditions of Contract prepared by PEC should be deleted or amended except as indicated by the PEC and that the changes included in Particular Conditions of Contract should be such as not to change the spirit of the document. A. Invitation for Bids 1. The “Invitation for Bids” is meant for publication in the national/ international newspapers and PEC Website as well as on PPRA Website in case of Federal Procuring Agencies and for other additional distribution to be decided by the Owner as notice for calling of bids. All the blank spaces are to be filled in by the Owner. The eligible bidders are defined in Clause 2 of Instructions to Bidders. Text of SubClause para (b) can be amended by the Owner on bid to bid basis. 2. The notice should be published so as to give the prospective bidders sufficient working period for preparation and submission of bids which may be 42 to 154 days depending on the size of the Works/Services. 3. If the Works/Services are not financed from loan/credit, Item 1 of Invitation for Bids should be modified by the Bidder accordingly. 4. The nonrefundable fee for the sale of Bidding Documents should be nominal so as to cover reproduction and mailing costs and to ensure that only bonafide bidders will apply. (7) 5. The amount of Bid Security should be a lump sum figure ranging from 1% to 3% of the likely cost of the Works/Services or and should be the same as given at SubClause of Instructions to Bidders. 6. The venue and time of receipt of bids and the venue and time of opening of bids are to be entered in the last para of the Invitation for Bids. However, date for the receipt and opening of bids shall be same. B. Instructions to Bidders 1. If the Works/Services are not financed from a loan/credit SubClause of Instructions to Bidders should be modified accordingly by the Owner. 2. The