Introduction
This project aims at provision of Broadband services in unserved urban areas of Rawalpindi Telecom Region.
Rawalpindi Telecom Region (RTR) consists of the following districts:
1. Attock
2. Chakwal
3. Jhelum
4. Rawalpindi
This project targets an urban population of 1.5M in 4 districts and 26 Cities/Towns of RTR.
Auction Detail
Region ID: RTR-I-/2013
Advertised On: 29th Mar 2013
Bidders Registered:
1. Multinet Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
2. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd.
3. Witribe Pakistan Ltd.
4. Worldcall Telecom Ltd.
Opening of Qualification & Services Proposals:
Only following two registered bidders submitted their Qualification & Services Proposals on 18th April 2013;
1. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd.
2. Worldcall Telecom Ltd.
Financial Bid Opening of Technically Qualified Bidders:
Both bidders were declared Technically Qualified and their Financial Bids were opened on 8th May 2013. Subsidies requested by the bidders, based on 100% target, are as follow;
S/No
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USF Area
(Districts)
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PTCL
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Worldcall
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1
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Attock
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359,992,000
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458,748,000
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2
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Chakwal
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137,997,500
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206,711,500
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3
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Jhelum
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283,994,000
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397,806,000
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4
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Rawalpindi
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531,989,000
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671,294,000
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Total
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1,313,972,500
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1,734,559,500
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Note: Lowest Bids are marked 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 & SSA), the contract which has been signed with PTCL is summarized below.
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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 Districts
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27,500
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130
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16
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1,391,972,000
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11-12-2013
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PTCL
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Contracted
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Provided
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Audited
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Broadband Connections
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27,500
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85,680
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27,500
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EBC
|
130
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130
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130
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CBC
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16
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16
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16
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Cities & Towns Covered
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Contracted= 26 Covered=26
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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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16 Feb 2015
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2-March-2015
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22-June-2015
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TA of Milestone 2 (50% work)
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13-May -2015
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25-Jun-2015
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17-July-2015
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TA of Milestone 3 (75% work) |
13-May-2015 |
25-Jun-2015 |
29-Oct-2015 |
TA of Milestone 4 (100% work) |
21-Dec-2015 |
11-Jan-2016 |
31-May-2017 |
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