Mechanical Features (Specidication)

The specified mechanical design, features and drawings appear to correspond to a particular manufacturer's existing meter design and may consequently restrict competition by providing an undue advantage to the manufacturer already possessing such design. In the interest of ensuring fair and open competition, it is requested that bidders be allowed to propose their own technically compliant mechanical design / solution, provided that all mandatory requirements, functional parameters and performance criteria specified in the bidding documents are fully satisfied.

Mechanical Features (Specification)

Please follow IESCO AMI Meter Specification.

Delivery Schedule

Bidder can only submit samples for testing within a specified time. However, the time required to conduct interoperability, and prototype testing is beyond bidder’s control. It is therefore requested to please amend to read as:

“For local bidders, 50% quantity within 90 days & balance 50% quantity within 120 days from the date of issuance of P.O, having valid prototype approval and interoperability certificate of offered type meter”

Delivery Schedule

Please follow the delivery schedule as prescribed in the bidding documents.

BDS Clause 4

Prototype testing and interoperability testing may be conducted independently or in parallel or in any sequence. Please confirm.

Prototype testing and interoperability testing may be conducted independently or in parallel or in any sequence. Please confirm.

Both tests could be arranged parallel.

Evaluation Criteria

There will be no witnesses in case the meters are type tested aboard? Please confirm.

There will be no witnesses in case the meters are type tested aboard? Please confirm.

The type tests of the meters tested abroad shall also be witnessed by the 2 IESCO Inspectors at cost and arrangement of manufacturer/bidder as mentioned in the BDS clause-1 evaluation criteria xiii of the bidding documents.

Eligibility Criteria

• Time required for prototype approval is beyond bidder control, it is therefore suggested that the bidder shall be liable for offering the meters for prototype within a desired period and the delivery period should be reckoned from the date of issuance of prototype approval. Please amend.
• If the meters are manufactured locally, prototype approval shall be carried out at manufacturer’s premises. Please confirm.

Eligibility Criteria

 Please follow the delivery schedule and other conditions pertaining to prototype as prescribed in bidding documents.

Evaluation Criteria

As conventional meters and smart meters are completely different technologies altogether, it is suggested that only AMI related experience should be considered for eligibility of a bidder. Please amend.

Evaluation Criteria- As conventional meters and smart meters are completely different technologies altogether, it is suggested that only AMI related experience should be considered for eligibility of a bidder. Please amend.

Please abide by the requirements mentioned in the bidding documents.

Table of Requirements (Mechanical Design)

Please confirm that table of requirement is still applicable, and bidders may propose their own technically compliant design / solution against requirements identified as desirable.

Table of Requirements (Mechanical Design)

IESCO AMI Meters Specifications along with table of requirement is to be followed. Additionally please refer to the Note mentioned on the last page of Pre-Bid minutes issued vide.6799-6810/P&PD/CE(MM)/IESCO/ dated:10.08.2026

Domestic Preference

Since it’s an NCB, how will domestic preference be applicable in this tender? Please clarify.

Since it’s an NCB, how will domestic preference be applicable in this tender? Please clarify.

As the invitation of bids is open for all prospective bidders foreign  as well as local, however if a local manufacturer wants to claim price preference over a foreign manufacturer    it has to obtain a dedicated Bonafide local manufacturer certificate of value addition according to IESCO's AMI Meters Specification for relevant type of meter from Engineering Development Board (EDB) and submit with the technical bid.

Eligible Bidders

As the tender is being invited under the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedure, foreign / international manufacturers should be eligible to participate only through a Joint Venture (JV) with a local bidder registered as a manufacturer under M5 category. Please confirm.

Eligible Bidders

Please be informed that requirement of registration under local manufacturing category M-5 stands lifted for the subject tender. Hence foreign bidders/manufacturers are eligible to participate both directly and indirectly.

Request for extension of the bid submission deadline.

Respected Sir,

CDigital is preparing a bid against the above procurement, for which the deadline is presently. We respectfully request an extension of four weeks.

Several distribution companies currently have AMI meter procurements open with closely spaced deadlines. Manufacturer's authorisations, capacity confirmations and firm offers are consequently taking considerably longer to obtain than they would for a single tender.

The remaining period is also short for the supporting documentation required from foreign principals, being type test reports, DLMS certification, supply records and performance certificates, some of which require attestation, and for the arrangement and physical lodgement of the bid security.

A modest extension would allow a greater number of substantially responsive bids to be received, which we respectfully submit would improve price competition without prejudice to any bidder. Instructions to Bidders clause [9.4] provides for the procuring agency to extend the deadline at its discretion. Should four weeks not be possible, we would be grateful for such shorter extension as you consider appropriate.

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours faithfully,

CDigital

Request for extension of the bid submission deadline.

The bid submission deadline has already been extended upto 21.09.2026 

Request for Clarifications

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Clarifications

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Clarification

Clarification

Clarification

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Request for Clarifications – Tender Documents.

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Request for Clarifications – Tender Documents.

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Price Schedule Forms

Clause: “50% quantity within 45 days & balance 50% quantity within 75 days from the date of issuance of P.O, where bidder (local / foreign) has valid prototype approval and Interoperability certificate of offered type meter” “Otherwise full quantity within 120 days from the date of issuance of PO inclusive of interoperability and prototype testing”

Question:  Please amend to read as “50% quantity within 90 days & balance 50% quantity within 150 days from the date of issuance of P.O or date of issuance of interoperability certificate or date of issuance of prototype approval which ever is later.”

Delivery schedule

“50% quantity within 60 days & balance 50% quantity within 90 days from the date of issuance of P.O where bidder has valid prototype approval and Interoperability certificate of offered type meter”, “Otherwise full quantity within 150 days from the date of issuance of PO inclusive of interoperability and prototype testing”

Price Schedule Forms

Clause: The Prices quoted by the bidder on the E-PADS in price schedule section shall be deemed inclusive of all applicable taxes, duties, and other statutory charges.

Question: Please shall be inclusive of GST too. Please confirm.

Price Schedule Forms

Yes, the price shall be inclusive of GST.

GCC Performance Security

Clause: Within Seven (07) days from the issuance of acceptance letter from the Procuring Agency, the successful Bidder shall furnish the Performance Guarantee

Question: Performance Guarantee should be submitted within 14 days as regular practice. Please amend

GCC Performance Security

Performance Guarantee should be submitted within 10 days.

TOR (Testing Fee)

Clause: Testing charges at the rate of PKR 500 (Pakistani Rupees five hundred) per single phase meter, applicable to the entire order quantity, in case of interoperability test conducted in IESCO Own Lab (if operational).

Question: If a bidder already has the interoperability certificate, new testing shall not be required and fee shall also not be paid. Please confirm.

TOR (Testing Fee) If a bidder already has the interoperability certificate, new testing shall not be required and fee shall also not be paid.

Agreed

TOR (Testing Fee)

Clause: Testing charges at the rate of PKR 500 (Pakistani Rupees five hundred) per single phase meter, applicable to the entire order quantity, in case of interoperability test conducted in IESCO Own Lab (if operational).

Question: Please confirm the applicable charges in case of independent lab.

TOR (Testing Fee) Applicable charges in case of independent lab.

In case of any lab other than IESCO in house lab, vendor will negotiate and pay charges to the lab at its own.

TOR (Interoperability Certificate)

Clause: This certificate may be utilized by the bidder for future procurements, subject to the validity period specified in the certificate.

Question: What will be the validity period of this interoperability certificate? It is suggested that certificate should be valid until or unless there is any change of component in the product.

TOR (Interoperability Certificate)

The certificate remains valid unless any change is proposed by manufacturer / IESCO.

TOR (Prototype)

Clause: If prototype is done by anyone other than PPMC, PPMC will not carry out witnessing of this proto-type testing and IESCO representatives will be nominated to witness and verify the same.

Question: Prototype testing is to done by IESCO inspectors only. Please confirm.

TOR (Prototype)

Yes, prototype testing is to be witnessed by IESCO.

TOR (DLMS)

Clause: DLMS certification of meter model proposed to be supplied to Employer from DLMS UA.

Question: DLMS certificate is to be provided by successful bidder only. Please confirm.

DLMS certification

Yes

General Requirements

Clasue: Type: Single-phase, 2-wire, whole current, bi-directional

Question: Single meters cannot be used for bi-directional applications as per NEPRA guidelines. Please amend.

General Requirements

Meter will be bi-directional as demanded in IESCO AMI specification.

SCC Performance Security

Clause: The amount of performance security (or guarantee), as a percentage of the Purchase Order Price, shall be ten (10%) percent of the Contract Price in favor of CEO IESCO.

Question: Performance guarantee should be 5% as per standard practice. Please amend.

Performance Guarantee

The amount of performance security (or guarantee), as a percentage of the Purchase Order Price, shall be five (5%) percent of the Contract Price in favor of CEO IESCO.