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GHULAM MUHAMMAD & SONS vs WATER AND SANITATION AGENCY (WASA), FAISALABAD R — 2022 MLD 1216 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2022 MLD 1216 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2022
Reporter
MLD
Parties
GHULAM MUHAMMAD & SONS vs WATER AND SANITATION AGENCY (WASA), FAISALABAD R
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

GHULAM MUHAMMAD & SONS VS WATER AND SANITATION AGENCY (WASA), FAISALABAD R.56---Public procurement---Procurement agency sought declaration of invalidity of bid---Claim of additional performance security---Scope---Petitioners were successful bidders who were asked by procuring agency to provide additional performance security--- Provincial Government contended that rational for claiming additional performance security was to secure financial exposure and to avert financial losses to procuring agencies/government, in the events of contractual defaults---Effect---Petitioners / contractors could not be held liable for alleged failure to submit additional security, when procuring agencies did not act in accordance with relevant clause of bidding documents---High Court declined to make declaration of invalidity as provision of R.56 of Punjab Public Procurement Rules, 2014, was not available---Constitutional petition was disposed of accordingly.

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