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Malakand division, which is part of the North West Frontier Province, covers one third of the total area of NWFP and includes remote areas like Chitral, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Swat, Buner, and Shangla districts of the Malakand division.
It is bounded by Afghanistan in the west, China in the extreme north, Northren Areas in the northeast, Batagram and Swabi districts in the southeast, Mardan district in the south, Malakand and Bajour agencies in the southwest. Swat, Panjkora, Chitral, and Ghurband are the main rivers that cater for the drainage of the tract. The most famous places of Malakand Division are Kalam, Madayan, Bahrain, Besham, Malam Jabba, Murghazar, Sharingal, and Kalash Valleyetc. The main languages are Pashto, Kohistani, Gujro, and Chitrali etc (Map).
Under the Rural Telecom Program, USF signed Contract of the pilot project on October 04, 2007 with Telenor that aims to provide services basic telephony and data services in Malakand Division. A subsidy of Rs. 310 Million is being provided to Telenor for this project.
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Lot ID:
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Bid Lot 01 of 2007
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Advertised On:
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26th June 2007
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Bidders Registered:
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1. CMPak Ltd.
2. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
3. Telenor Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
4. Warid Telecom Pvt. Ltd.
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Opening of Qualification & Services Proposals:
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Following registered bidders submitted their Qualification & Services Proposals on 27thAugust 2007;
1. CMPak Ltd.
2. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
3. Telenor Pakistan Pvt. Ltd.
4. Warid Telecom Pvt. 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 12th September 2007. Subsidy requested by each bidder is as follows;
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1.
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PTCL
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Pak Rs. 1,748,240,000/-
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2.
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Telenor
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Pak Rs. 310,148,725/-
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Result:
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M/s Telenor Pakistan Pvt. Ltd was declared as the lowest qualified bidder and contract,worth Pak Rs. 310,148,725/-, was signed with Telenor on 4th October 2007.
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