Govt’s purchase committee okays 8 proposals

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BSS, Dhaka :
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved a total of eight proposals, including two for 1.50 lakh metric tons wheat import from Russian Federation and Argentina.
The approval came from a meeting of the CCGP held on Wednesday virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary Dr Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal said that the Food Authority will procure one lakh metric tons wheat from Prodintorg’ Myasnitskaya of Russian Federation at a cost of Taka 309.52 crore.
Through another proposal, he informed, the Food Authority will procure 50,000 metric tons wheat from Argentina through M/S Intra Business PTE Limited, Singapore at a cost of around Taka 149.66 crore.
The day’s CCGP meeting also approved a proposal of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Industries Ministry for importing 30,000 metric tons phosphoric acid through M/S Gentrade FZE, EU and M/S Arish Fertilizers Group PTE Limited Singapore at a cost of Taka 106.24 crore.
The meeting gave nod to a proposal for giving reprocessing approval for procuring 65 rakers from Ensol Multiclean Equipments Private Limited, India under “Procurement of equipment and machinery for construction, repair and maintenance of road infrastructure” project of the Roads and Highway Division at a cost of Taka 104.98 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal for establishing six substations under “Electricity Transmission Development Project” of the Power Development Board under the Power Division through Ideal Electrical Enterprise Limited, Bangladesh at a cost of Taka 69.04 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal for procuring 4.40 lakh metric tons DAP Fertilizer from Morocco through Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) at a cost of Taka 2,155.77 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal for procuring 3.60 lakh metric tons TSP Fertilizer from Morocco through Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) at a cost of Taka 1,337.19 crore.
The meeting also re-approved a proposal for construction work of the “Rajshahi WASA Surface Water Treatment Plant” under the Local Government Division through Hunan Construction Engineering Group Co Ltd at a cost of Taka 2,721.87 crore.

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