PC EXTENDS LAST DATE FOR EOI FOR SALE OF FALETTI’S HOTEL LAHORE UPTO MAY 13, 2004-BIDDING TO BE HELD ON MAY 29, 2004

Islamabad, May 06, 2004

Privatisation Commission has extended the last date for receipt of Expression of Interest (EOI) from those prospective bidders for the sale of Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore on ‘as is where is’ basis who are interested in establishing/ maintaining it a quality hotel of international repute within reasonable timeframe while ensuring that the new design of the Hotel was in harmony with the existing architecture and preservation of its historic identity latest by May 13, 2004 for ensuring maximum participation from the quality players and to facilitate investors. However, the bidding date for Faletti’s Hotel targeted for May 29, 2004 remains unchanged.

In response to the recent invitation the Privatisation Commission had  received 16 more Expression of Interest from the prospective bidders for the sale of Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore on ‘as is where is’ basis. Sixteen parties had earlier submitted EOIs for this transaction. There are currently 32 total parties, which have expressed interest in this transaction.

The parties include Export International, Karachi, Popular Contracting,  Sialkot, Afzal & Co, Peshawar, Mohammad Khalid Randhawa, Islamabad, Associated Builders (Pvt) Limited, (Hashoo Group), Karachi, Hashwani Hotels  Ltd, Islamabad, Shahid Gul & company, Karachi, Haji Saifullah & Group, Islamabad, Bahria Town (Pvt) Limited, Rawalpindi, Tourism Promotion Services (Pakistan) Limited, Karachi, TasHeel Group of Saudi Arabia, Hilton Millineum Group, USA, AMZ Securtites (Pvt) Limited, Karachi, Emirates Global Investment Limited, Sharjah, UAE, Al-Hamra Trading Co, Karachi, LYNX Trading SDN, BHD, M/s Mushriq TV (Pvt) Ltd Lahore, M/s Imperial Builders Karachi, PACE (Pakistan) Ltd Lahore, Hotel Crown Plaza Islamabad, Bara Ghee Mills, Bara, S.B.Technologies. LLC, Lahore, Jahangir Siddique Capital Markets (Pvt) Ltd Karachi, Pharaon Commercial Investment Group Ltd Islamabad, Haji Khadim Hussain Rawalpindi, Elite Home Fashions (Pvt) Ltd Faisalabad, Lakson Tobacco Company Limited Karachi, Sapphire Group Lahore, CooKu Enterprise Islamabad, SAS (Pvt) Ltd Islamabad, Husnain Cotex Limited Lahore and Kaston Holdings Pte. Ltd Singapore.

The summary profile giving details of the property is available from PC offices at Islamabad and GM, Faletti’s Hotel, Lahore. Bidding documents comprising terms and conditions of sale and bidding procedure will provided on May 14, 2004 to those interested parties who will deposit a non-refundable processing fee of Rupees ten thousand only along with their EOI and details about themselves. The prospective bidders who will submit EOI can only visit the site during working hours on any working day on prior appointment with the Privatisation Commission.The prospective bidders who have already submitted their EOIs in response to PC’s earlier invitation in December 2003 and April 2004 will be sent a new set of bidding document.