{"id":75074,"date":"2021-03-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=75074"},"modified":"2021-03-22T18:10:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T13:10:27","slug":"lda-to-introduce-e-tendering-to-ensure-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-to-introduce-e-tendering-to-ensure-transparency.html","title":{"rendered":"LDA to introduce e-tendering to ensure transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA), in response to public complaints regarding the lack of transparency in tendering and bidding for projects, has decided to introduce the e-tendering system, according to a news source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-allied-bank-sign-agreement-allow-online-payment-of-dues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LDA, Allied Bank sign agreement to allow online payment of dues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new system, any firm looking to participate in the bidding process can simply apply through the newly developed application, instead of visiting offices of the engineering section (Urban Development Wing), as explained by Governing Body member, Amir Riaz Qureshi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Qureshi stated that a development committee headed by him was tasked with the duty to monitor processes relating to bidding closely, including publishing electronic tenders in print media and monitoring processes related to the prequalification of contractors ahead of initiating the tendering\/bidding process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadia Sohail Rana, also a member of the LDA governing body, stated that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar disapproved of LDA\u2019s new deputation policy and constituted a committee in order to review the paper submitted by the administration of the authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-rules-for-approval-of-housing-schemes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LDA rules in effect to simplify approval process for housing schemes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also expressed that the chief minister was of the opinion that equal opportunities should be offered to all firms interested in the bidding process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA), in response to public complaints regarding the lack of transparency in tendering and bidding for projects, has decided to introduce the e-tendering system, according to a news source. Read: LDA, Allied Bank sign agreement to allow online payment of dues Under the new system, any firm looking to participate in the bidding process can simply apply through the newly developed application, instead of visiting offices of the engineering section (Urban Development Wing), as explained by Governing Body member, Amir Riaz Qureshi. Mr Qureshi stated that a development committee headed by him was tasked with the duty to monitor processes relating to bidding closely, including publishing electronic tenders in print media and monitoring processes related to the prequalification of contractors ahead of initiating the tendering\/bidding process. Sadia Sohail Rana, also a member of the LDA governing body, stated that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar disapproved of LDA\u2019s new deputation policy and constituted a committee in order to review the paper submitted by the administration of the authority. Read: LDA rules in effect to simplify approval process for housing schemes She also expressed that the chief minister was of the opinion that equal opportunities should be offered&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":60361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[45570,234],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-75074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-e-tendering","9":"tag-lda","10":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LDA to introduce e-tendering to ensure transparency - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sadia Sohail Rana, a member of the LDA governing body, stated that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar disapproved of LDA\u2019s new deputation policy.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-to-introduce-e-tendering-to-ensure-transparency.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LDA to introduce e-tendering to ensure transparency - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sadia Sohail Rana, a member of the LDA governing body, stated that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar disapproved of LDA\u2019s new deputation policy.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lda-to-introduce-e-tendering-to-ensure-transparency.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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