The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved 10 proposals, including one for procuring 50,000 metric tonnes non-Basmati boiled rice from India.
The approval came from the CCGP held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair. Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Kamal said the Department of Food under the Ministry of Food would procure 50,000 metric tonnes non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Private Limited, India at a cost of around Tk 160.22 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Department of Food under the Ministry of Food for procuring one steel silo for rice at a cost of Tk around 320.23 crore for the construction of Steel Silo for Rice at Narayanganj, he added.
The finance minister informed that the meeting also approved a re-evaluation proposal of the Department of Roads and Highways for procuring public works materials of the Jhenaidah-Kushtia-Pakshi-Dashuria National Highway Kushtia Urban 4-Lane Upgradation Project Package No WD-05 from joint venture Reliable Builders Limited and Abaid Monsur Construction at a cost of Tk 145.49 crore.
Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics ( BANBEIS) under the Secondary and Higher Education Division would procure the construction work materials, machinery or equipment and service activities under the ‘Establishment of 160 Upazila ICT Training and Resource for Education Phase-II’ from Taihan Consortium, Korea, he added.
He mentioned that Taihan Electric Wire Company Limited is the main bidder of Taihan Consortium and the name has been changed to Taihan Cable and Solution Company Limited which was informed in the CCGP meeting.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Ministry of Industries to procure 30,000 metric tonnes of bagged granular urea fertilizer from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KAFCO), Bangladesh at a cost of Tk 111.59 crore, he added.
He informed that BCIC would procure 10,000 metric tonnes phosphoric acid for TSP Complex Limited at a cost of Tk 57.33 crore.
The meeting also approved another four proposals for the construction of multi-story residential flats for government officers or employees at Mirpur Paikpara.