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SOUTHERN TELECOM REGION V-1 Map

SOUTHERN TELECOM REGION V-1

INTRODUCTION:

This region comprises of Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kashmor, Khairpur, Larkana, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah), Shahdatkot, Shikarpur and Sukkur Districts. STR-V has 73 towns that have a population of 3.8 Million.

Auction Details:

 

Region ID:

Broadband STR V-1/2011  

Advertised On:

1st July 2011

Bidders Registered:

 1.  Link Direct (Pvt.) Ltd.

 2.  Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)

  3.  Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

  4.  Warid Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

Opening of Qualification & Services Proposals:

Following two registered bidders submitted their Qualification & Services Proposals on  31stOct 2011;

  1.  Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)

  2.  Wateen Telecom Pvt. Ltd.

Financial Bid Opening of Technically Qualified Bidders:

Following bidders were declared Technically Qualified and their Financial Bids were opened on 4th Nov 2011. Subsidy requested by each bidder, based on 100% target,  is as follows;

 

S/No

USF Area 
(Districts)

 PTCL 

Wateen

1

Ghotki

         100,680,000

          665,744,000

2

Jacobabad

         159,090,000

          945,583,000

3

Kambar Shahdadkot

         119,975,000

          853,255,000

4

Kashmore

           78,295,000

          364,217,000

5

Khairpur

         233,800,000

       1,364,699,000

6

Larkana

         344,710,000

       2,775,133,000

7

Naushahro Feroze

         139,360,000

          670,055,000

8

Nawabshah

         186,480,000

       1,361,928,000

9

Shikarpur

         128,200,000

          667,665,000

10

Sukkur

248,610,000

       1,588,308,000

Totals

      1,739,200,000

 11,256,587,000

 

Note: Lowest Bids are marked in bold.

Result

After the process of matching lowest subsidy and selection of targets (as per USF Broadband Bidding documents – RFA & SSA), the contract that has been signed with PTCL is summarized below.


Bidder

Presence

Target No. of Broadband Connections

Target No. of EBCs

Target No. of CBCs

Subsidy Amount (PKR)

Contract Signed on

PTCL

 All Districts

56,500

125

55

1,206,175,000

8th May, 2012

EBC=Educational Broadband Center
CBC=Community Broadband Center

Current Status:

 

PTCL

Contracated

Provided

Audited

Broadband Connections

40,497

43,988

40,425

EBC

125

125

125

CBC

55

55

55

Cities and Towns Covered

Contracted = 73              
 

Technical Audit

Offer Date 

Audit Start Date

Audit Completion Date

TA of Milestone 1 (25% work)

10-Apr-2014

11-Jun-2014

25-July- 2014

TA of Milestone 2 (50% work)

05-May-2014

01-Aug-2014

10-Feb- 2015

TA of Milestone 3 (75% work)

29-Aug-2018

10-Feb-2019

15-May-2019

TA of Milestone 4 (100% work)

29-Aug-2018

10-Feb-2019

15-May-2019