PEC category upgrade
A higher category letter, so you can bid above your current project cap.
- C-6 firms now bidding above the PKR 25 million cap
- Firms adding specialisation codes
- Turnaround
- 4–8 wk
- Documents
- 07
- Steps
- 04
- Council fee
- 45,000+
The work.
- 01Read your current letter against the tenders you actually want
- 02Assemble work orders, performance certificates and bank evidence for the destination category
- 03Add the engineers the destination category needs, then file the change
- 04Track the enrolment committee
4–8 weeks
Optimistic · 4 wkRealistic · 8 wk
Often four to eight weeks once the pack is complete. Committee calendars vary, and a jump of two or more steps costs two or three times the destination fee.
- Upgrade challan — C-6 to C-5, from PEC’s upgrade table; rises with the jumpPKR 45,000Varies by category · Source · Verified 2026-10-06
Council challans are paid to the authority. Our professional fee comes on WhatsApp.
PEC Ladder
The paperwork.
- Bank closing-balance / net-worth certificateFrom the bankClosing-balance or net-worth evidence for the destination category. Distinct from the maintenance certificate.
- NTN certificateFrom FBRFBR certificate whose name matches the bank title and the PEC file.
- Current PEC licenceFrom PECThe letter the firm already holds, including category and codes.
- Paid PEC challanFrom PECGenerated on the portal for the right category, paid in the firm name.
- Engineer’s PEC cardFrom the engineerA live Registered or Professional Engineer card — copy from the engineer, verify on the portal before you file.
- Work ordersOtherCompleted work in the firm’s name, for a category upgrade or a tender deck.
- Performance certificatesOtherIssued by the procuring agency or client for the work orders you are relying on.
Related files
Alqaim Engineers is an independent consultancy. We are not the Pakistan Engineering Council, FBR or SECP, and approvals are those bodies’ decisions.
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Ask on WhatsAppC-6 is the entry constructor category, with a published limit of PKR 25 million per project; C-A has no published upper limit and needs far more professional credit points and senior engineers. The full ladder, fees and engineer rules are on our categories page and on pec.org.pk.