PEC Contractor Categories C-6 to C-A: Limits, Fees and Requirements

01The ladder at a glance

• C-6 — up to PKR 25M per project · net worth PKR 1.5M · 5 PCPs · one registered engineer · fee PKR 15,000
• C-5 — up to PKR 65M · net worth PKR 3M · 5 PCPs · one registered engineer · fee PKR 30,000
• C-4 — up to PKR 200M · net worth PKR 6M · 15 PCPs · 50% registered engineers · fee PKR 45,000
• C-3 — up to PKR 500M · net worth PKR 30M · 20 PCPs · 50% registered engineers · fee PKR 75,000
• C-2 — up to PKR 1,000M · net worth PKR 50M · 35 PCPs · one professional engineer plus registered engineers · fee PKR 125,000
• C-1 — up to PKR 2,500M · net worth PKR 80M · 90 PCPs · two professional engineers (10 years each) plus registered engineers · fee PKR 150,000
• C-B — up to PKR 4,000M · net worth PKR 100M · 120 PCPs · two professional engineers (15 years each) · fee PKR 250,000
• C-A — no published upper limit · net worth PKR 150M · 200 PCPs · two professional engineers (20 years each) · fee PKR 400,000

02What the project limit means

The project limit is the largest single contract your category lets you bid for. A C-6 firm can bid a PKR 20 million job but not a PKR 40 million one; for that it needs C-5. Procuring agencies check this against the tender value, so the category has to be right before you bid, not after.

03Professional credit points (PCPs)

PCPs come from the engineers attached to your firm. Each category needs a minimum total, and the requirement climbs steeply at the top: 5 at C-6, 35 at C-2, 200 at C-A. Upgrades usually stall on PCPs and engineers rather than on money.

04Net worth

Each category has a minimum net worth, shown through bank evidence such as a closing-balance or net-worth certificate. Plan this early: bank paperwork takes time to arrange.

05Where these numbers come from

Limits, PCPs, engineer requirements and council fees follow the PEC constructor schedule published on pec.org.pk, cited effective 1 January 2017 unless PEC notifies a new schedule. Alqaim Engineers does not set these numbers. Confirm the live challan on the official portal before you pay.