Pakistan Infrastructure Program Management Services

The US Agency for International Development Pakistan established this Master IDIQ on October 1, 2012, to provide program management services, design, construction management, and construction for infrastructure projects throughout Pakistan; ordering closed on September 30, 2017, and the vehicle is no longer active.

The vehicle is closed to new orders. The last task order was awarded in August 2016, nearly a decade ago. Seven task orders totaling $75.8 million in combined potential value have been issued, with $62.4 million obligated (82% of potential). Activity peaked in 2013 and 2014, with two orders per year, declining to one order in 2016.

Awarded work spans infrastructure construction and renovation across Pakistan, including academic facilities at universities (10 academic blocks across multiple institutions), maternal and child healthcare center repairs in Sindh (15 districts), regional training institutes in Sindh (Hyderabad, Larkana, and Sukkur), and specialized facilities such as a maternity ward at Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center in Karachi and a Center for Advanced Studies building at the National University of Science and Technology in Islamabad. All task orders are priced on a time-and-materials basis except one firm fixed-price award.

Competition under this vehicle was concentrated. EA Consulting (Pvt) LTD held the largest share with 2 orders worth $38.6 million combined potential value (roughly 51% of the vehicle total). Qavi Engineers (Pvt) LIMITED, Izhar Construction (Pvt) LTD, and Echo West International (Private) LIMITED each received smaller award counts. All seven task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside used). USAID Pakistan was the sole customer agency.

Task-order ceilings ranged from approximately $2.7 million to $32.5 million, with durations extending five to eight years. The largest single order, Design/Construction Management/Construction of 10 Academic Blocks, was awarded to a contractor in May 2013 with a $32.5 million ceiling. A litigation settlement order for $217,000 to Echo West in 2015 suggests post-award disputes. The vehicle's shared ceiling was $300 million, with actual task-order potential value reaching only $75.8 million.

The purpose of this program is to provide comprehensive program management services, including the design, construction management, and construction services for infrastructure projects throughout Pakistan.