The Cabinet Committee on government purchase on Wednesday approved procurement of 50,000 tonnes of boiled rice, 30,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser, and 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid to make TSP fertiliser along with seven other proposals.
The approval came from the 26th meeting of the committee this year held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Mustafa said the Department of Food would procure 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Private Limited of India at Tk 160.22 crore.
A proposal of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation to procure 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea fertiliser from Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited at Tk 111.59 crore and 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid for TSP Complex Limited, Chattogram at Tk 57.33 crore was also approved by the committee.
It also gave nod to a proposal of the Department of Food to construct a steel silo for rice at a cost of Tk 320.23 crore at Narayanganj, he added.
The minister informed that the meeting also approved a re-evaluation proposal of the Department of Roads and Highways for procuring public works of the Jhenaidah-Kushtia-Pakshi-Dashuria National Highway, Kushtia Urban 4-Lane Upgradation Project Package No WD-05 from a joint-venture of Reliable Builders Limited and Abaid Monsur Construction at a cost of Tk 145.49 crore.
Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics would carry out construction work, purchase machinery or equipment and services under the ‘Establishment of 160 Upazila ICT Training and Resource for Education Phase-II’ from Taihan Consortium, Korea, he added.
He said that Taihan Electric Wire Company Limited was the main bidder of Taihan Consortium and its name has been changed to Taihan Cable and Solution Company Limited and it was informed in the meeting.
The meeting also approved another four proposals for the construction of multi-story residential flats for government officers or employees at Paikpara in Mirpur.
