S.J. VAZIFDAR, J.

1. The petitioner has challenged the eligibility of respondent Nos. 4 and 5 in respect of the tenders invited by the official respondents.

As recorded in our order dated 24.05.2016, respondent No.4 stated that it was not entitled to be awarded the contract and desired, therefore, to be deleted from the array of parties. Respondent No.4 was accordingly deleted from the array of parties.

2. Respondent No.2 is the Chief Engineer, Punjab PWD (B&R). Respondent No.3 is the Punjab Road and Bridges Development Board. Respondent No.4 is RIPL-CEIGALL (JV) and respondent No.5 is MG-MCBSB- Joint Venture.

3. Respondent No.3-Punjab Road and Bridges Development Board received a loan from the World Bank towards the cost of the Punjab State Road Sector Project, a part of which it intends applying to payments under the Procurement of Works for Improvement of Black Spots on Core Road Network of Punjab (hereinafter to be referred to as “the said work”). Respondent No.3, as the implementing agency of the project, on 10th November, 2015, invited sealed bids from the eligibl