The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved 16 proposals, including six for procuring 2.30 lakh metric tons urea, MOP and DAP fertilizer.
The approval was given from a CCGP meeting with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division Md Syed Mahbub Khan said the meeting approved the six proposals of Industries Ministry and Agriculture Ministry to procure the urea, MOP and DAP fertilizer.
He said the meeting approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Ministry of Industries to procure 30,000 metric tons (10%+) bulk granular urea fertilizer from Muntajat, Qatar with a cost of Taka 99.11 crore.
The meeting also approved another proposal of the BCIC to procure 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KAFCO), Bangladesh with a cost of Taka 99.65 crore.
In addition, it also approved another proposal of the BCIC to procure 30,000 metric tons (10%+) bulk granular urea fertilizer from the SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia with a cost of Taka 95.25 crore.
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under the Ministry of Agriculture would procure some 1lakh metric tons of MOP fertilizer from Canadian Commercial Corporation, Canada under the 1st and 2nd lots with a cost of Taka 475.34 crore.
BADC will also procure another 40,000 metric tons DAP fertilizer from OCP, SA of Morocco with a cost of Taka 239.31 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Roads and Highways Department under the Road, Transport and Highways Division to procure construction works of package no-PW-03 under "Sherpur (Kanasakhola)-Bhimganj-Narayankhola-Rambhadrapur-Paranganj-Mymensingh (Rahmatpur) Road Development" Project from Toma Construction & Co Limited with a cost of Taka 269.82 crore.
CCGP also approved a proposal of the Wage Earners Welfare Board under the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry to appoint International Organisation for Migration (IOM) as consultant of the "Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment Reintegration of Returning Migrants" project with a cost of Taka 48.85 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Petrobangla under Energy and Mineral Resources Division to import 33.60 lakh MMBTU LNG from M/S Total Energies Gas & Power Limited, Switzerland with a cost of Taka 564.27 crore.
The meeting also approved another proposal of the Petrobangla to import 33.60 lakh MMBTU LNG from M/S Total Energies Gas & Power Limited, Switzerland with a cost of Taka 562.15 crore. Besides, it approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board to procure 5 lakh prepaid meter from joint venture JVCA of Oculin Tech BD Ltd and SQ Wire and Cable Co Ltd with a cost of Taka 1,235.13 crore.
The meeting also approved another proposal of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board to procure 10,000 CT/PT online three-phase smart meter from joint venture SQ Trading and Engineering and Wasion Group Ltd with a cost of Taka 30.58 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Electricity Development Board to sign agreement with Joules Power Ltd. for establishing 20MW (AC) solar power plant at Muktagacha upazila under Mymensingh district under no electricity, no payment basis for 20 years. The electricity rate is Taka 10.69 per kilowatt.
The meeting also approved another proposal of the Bangladesh Electricity Development Board to sign agreement with Consortium of Jiangsu ETERN Co. Ltd.; Liz Fashion Industry Ltd and Fuad Spinning Mills Ltd. Dhaka, for establishing 44MW (AC) solar power plant at Trishal upazila under Mymensingh district under no electricity, no payment basis for 20 years. The electricity rate is Taka 10.70 per kilowatt.
The meeting also approved a proposal of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) under the Commerce Ministry to import 12,500 metric tons sugar from Brizo Marine SDN BHD, Malaysia (Local Agent JI Traders, Dhaka) with a cost 68.67 lakh and a proposal of the TCB to import another 12,500 metric tons sugar from Brizo Marine SDN BHD, Malaysia (Local Agent JI Traders, Dhaka) with a cost 69.28 lakh.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha