Procurement of Package 5:

Tender summary

KARACHI URBAN MOBILITY PROJECT (YELLOW LINE BRTS) Request for Bids Works (Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding Process) Employer: Sindh Mass Transit Authority, Karachi (SMTA) Project: Karachi Mobility Project, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) “Yellow Line Contract Title: Procurement of Package 5: Country: Islamic Republic of Pakistan LOT I: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 5, 6 &7 (From CH.0+000 at Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection to CH. 3+875 at Kala pull) LOT II: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 4 & 5 (From CH. 3+875 at Kala pull to CH. 7+571.000 at KPT interchange) Loan No.: IBRD-89950 RFB No: PK-SMTA-449988-CW-RFB Issued on: July 13th 2026 1. The Borrower “Islamic Republic of Pakistan” has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Karachi Mobility Project , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Package 5: LOT I: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 5, 6 &7 (From CH. 0+000 at Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection to CH. 3+875 at Kala pull) and LOT II: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 4 & 5 (From CH. 3+875 at Kala pull to CH. 7+571.000 at KPT interchange). For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. The Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) , Transport & Mass Transit Department, Government of Sindh, now invites sealed Bids from the eligible Bidders for Procurement of Package 5: LOT I: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 5, 6 & 7 (From CH.0+000 at Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection to CH. 3+875 at Kala Pull) and LOT II: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Corridor Segments 4 & 5 (From CH. 3+875 at Kala Pull to CH. 7+571 at KPT Interchange). 3. The Yellow Line BRT Corridor is approximately 21 km long, starting from Dawood Chowrangi to Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection, and is part of the overall planned Karachi Mass Transit System ( KMTS ). Currently, Yellow Line BRT Corridor divided into five (05) packages i.e., (i) Package-1 : Construction of Depots (Lot-I: Depot-I & Lot-II: Depot-II), which are (under implementation), (ii) Package-3B : Construction of Main BRT Corridor from Dawood Chowrangi to Indus Chowrangi approx. 6 km (Bid evaluation under process), (iii): Pacakge-3A : Construction of Main BRT Corridor from Brookes Chowrangi to Bilal Chowrangi approx. 6 km (Bid evaluation under process), (iv) Pacakge-4 : Construction of New Jam Sadiq Bridge (Currently Known as Taj Haider Bridge) (under implementation), and (v) Package-5 : Lot I: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Line Corridor Segments 5, 6 & 7 (From CH. 0+000 at Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection to CH. 3+875 at Kala Pull), and Lot II: Construction of Road Corridor and BRT Infrastructure Yellow BRT Line Corridor Segments 4 & 5 (From CH. 3+875 at Kala Pull to CH. 7+571 at KPT Interchange) (being tendered). 4. This Package 5, Lot-I: covers 3.875 km from Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection to Kala Pull. The scope includes construction of one underpass, one underground BRT station, three at-grade BRT stations, one pedestrian crossing bridge (V3), one vertical circulation (V5), Kala Pull Bridge, and one pump station at Tariq Road Underpass, BRT and mixed-traffic lanes, service roads, traffic signals, three electrical substations, street lighting, temporary traffic diversions, utility relocations and protection. The construction period shall be 660 days. Bidders must demonstrate financial capacity to meet the required construction cash flow of USD 6.30 million, supported by liquid and unencumbered assets, lines of credits, and other financial means, as well as sufficient funding

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• Issued by “Islamic Republic of Pakistan” has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Karachi Mobility.
• Located in Pakistan.
• Source notice P166732 on worldbank.
• Notice published 10 Jul 2026; Tenqual indexed it 23 Nov 2025.
• No closing date is listed yet.
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