PC INVITES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS FOR PECO LAND SELL OFF

Islamabad, July 27, 2005

The Privatisation Commission (PC) has inivited real state developers to sell the land owned by Pakistan Engineering Company Limited (PECO), (Badami Bagh Works), Lahore, on an “AS-IS-WHERE-IS” basis through competitive bidding process.

PC has offered the interested parties to participate in the bidding process for purchase of the land at Badami Bagh, Lahore. The property being offered is in two (2) lots namely Block A (159 Kanals, 07 Marlas and 207 Sq.ft.) and Block B (100 Kanals 12Marlas and 144 sq.ft). The plot of PECO, Badami Bagh land is situated in the South of Lahore Railway station and in the North of Badami Bagh Railway station. This is a commercial area, accessible by roads and railway siding. The site is ideally located in the heart of thriving steel market of Badami Bagh. The Badami Bagh timber market is also in close proximity of the site.

PC has asked the Interested parties to furnish their Expression of Interest (EOI) clearly stating which Block is of interest as described above alongwith non-refundable processing fee. The final date for bidding will be shortly announced and conveyed to the parties participating in the process through submission of EOIs latest by August 6, 2005.

The Interested parties submitting EOIs have been informed that they will be provided details of the land alongwith Bid Documents from the Privatisation Commission, in such form, time and manner as Privatisation Commission deems fit and will be given opportunity to visit the site on any working day on prior written appointment with the Privatisation Commission. THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR EOIS IN MAY, 2005 NEED NOT RE-APPLY, HOWEVER THEY MUST INFORM THE COMMISSION IN WRITING OF THEIR INTEREST IN BLOCK A OR BLOCK B LATEST BY 2ND AUGUST, 2005.