Region ID:
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Broadband HTR-1/2009
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Advertised On:
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2nd March 2009
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Bidders Registered:
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1. Multinet Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. 2. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) 3. Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd. 4. Wi-Tribe Pakistan Ltd. 5. Worldcall Telecom Ltd.
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Opening of Qualification & Services Proposals:
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Following three registered bidders submitted their Qualification & Services Proposals on 15th June 2009;
1. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) 2. Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd. 3. Worldcall Telecom Ltd.
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Financial Bid Opening of Technically Qualified Bidders:
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Following bidders were declared Technically Qualified and their Financial Bids were opened on 30thJuly 2009. Subsidy requested by each bidder, based on 100% target, is as follows;
Proposed Subsidy (PKR) per District
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S/No.
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Districts
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PTCL
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Wateen
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Worldcall
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1
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Abbottabad
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122,990,791
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110,098,000
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666,824,650
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2
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Batagram
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27,415,505
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27,836,000
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133,802,130
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3
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Haripur
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99,294,806
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97,361,000
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365,433,030
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4
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Kohistan
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36,930,580
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37,799,000
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133,653,260
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5
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Mansehra
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97,832,788
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99,234,000
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314,833,160
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Note: Lowest Bids are presented in bold.
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Result:
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After the process of matching lowest subsidy and selection of targets (as per USF Broadband Bidding documents – RFA clauses 47, 48, 50 and 51), the contracts that have been signed with the two bidders are summarized below.
Bidder
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Presence
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Target No. of Broadband Connections
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Target No. of EBCs
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Target No. of CBCs
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Subsidy Amount (PKR)
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Contract Signed on
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PTCL
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All 5 Districts
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7,500
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112
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19
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211,591,697
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24th Nov 2009
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Wateen
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Abbottabad Dist.*
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3,250
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33
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2
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54,799,000
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24th Nov 2009
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Total
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10,750
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145
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22
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266,390,697
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EBC=Educational Broadband Center CBC=Community Broadband Center
* LOI was sent to Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd for Abbottabad and Haripur Dists. however Wateen surrendered Haripur District, hence Haripur was offered to PTCL.
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Current Status
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PTCL
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Wateen
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Contracated
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Provided
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Audited
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Contracated
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Provided
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Audited
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Broadband Connections
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7,500
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7,199
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5,625
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3,250
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3,443
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3,250
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EBC
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112
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103
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103
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33
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33
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33
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CBC
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19
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19
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19
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2
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2
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2
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Cities and Towns Covered
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Contracted = 17 Covered= 17
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For details regarding selection of Technical Auditor click here
PTCL
Technical Audit
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Offer Date
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Audit Start Date
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Audit Completion Date
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TA of Milestone 1 (25% work)
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03-Jan-2011
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17-Jan-2011
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09-Apr-2011
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TA of Milestone 2 (50% work)
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03-Jan-2011
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17-Jan-2011
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18-Dec-2013
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TA of Milestone 3 (75% work)
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03-Jan-2011
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17-Jan-2011
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06-May-2014
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TA of Milestone 4 (100% work)
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15-jan-2018
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16-July-2018
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17-July-2018
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WATEEN
Technical Audit
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Offer Date
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Audit Start Date
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Audit Completion Date
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TA of Milestone 1 (25% work)
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12-Oct-2010
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06-Dec-2010
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11-Jan-2011
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TA of Milestone 2 (50% work)
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23-Feb-2011
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28-Feb-2011
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25-Mar-2011
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TA of Milestone 3 (75% work)
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15-Apr-2011
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09-May-2011
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30-May-2011
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TA of Milestone 4 (100% work)
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30-Jun-2011
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18-July-2011
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02-Dec-2011
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Pre-Bid Information Package
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