PROJECTS

BALOCHISTAN-PACKAGE-4 Map

BALOCHISTAN-PACKAGE-4

INTRODUCTION

The Balochistan-Package 4 is providing Optic Fiber Connectivity to un-served tehsils having a population of 1.7 Million with almost 1,400 kms of Optic Fiber Cable.

Auction Detail:

Package ID:	USF/SP/OpticFiber/2009/Balochistan-Package-4
Advertised On:	8^th October 2009
Bidders Registered:	1. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) 2. Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd.
Bid Submission & Opening of Qualification & Services Proposals:	Following registered bidder submitted its Proposals on 16^th August 2010; 1. Wateen Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd.
Financial Bid Opening of Technically Qualified Bidder(s):	Wateen was declared Technically qualified bidder and its Financial Bid was opened on 18^thOctober 2010. Subsidy requested by Wateen w as as follows; 1. Wateen Pak Rs. 2,200,000,000/- M/s Wateen Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd. further offered a voluntary discount and the final subsidy requested was Pak Rs. 1,975,000,000/-.
Result:	M/s Wateen Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd. was declared as the lowest qualified bidder and contract, worth Pak Rs. 1,975,000,000/-, was signed with Wateen on 13^th July 2011, after approval from USF Board of Directors.

Current Status

	Tehsil+Towns			Length of Optic Fiber (in kms)
Operator	Contracted	Connected	Audited	Contracted	Laid	Audited
Wateen	19	19	19	1438.739	1438.739	1438.739

Technical Audit:

	Offer Date	Audit Start Date
TA of Milestone 1 (25% work)	7 May 2013	10 Dec 2013
TA of Milestone 2 (50% work)	31 May 2013	10 Dec 2013
TA of Milestone 3 (75% work)	04 June 2014	10 June 2014
TA of Milestone 4 (100% work)	19 March 2015	30 March 2015