The government on Wednesday (March 20) approved
separate proposals for procuring some 10,000 metric tons of sugar and
8,000 metric tons of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country.
The
approval came at the 6th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government
Purchase (CCGP) this year held on Wednesday at the Cabinet Division at
Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in
the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet
Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) Md. Mahmudul Hossain Khan
said that the day's meeting approved a total of 13 proposals.
He
informed that following a proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, the
state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would procure some
10,000 metric tons of sugar from the Bangladesh Sugar and Food
Industries Corporation (BSFIC) under Direct Procurement Method (DPM)
considering the growing demand in the ongoing Holy Month of Ramadan with
Taka 160 crore where per kg sugar would cost Tk 160.
Mahmudul
said the TCB would also procure 8,000 metric tons of lentil under the
DPM method from Agrigo Trading Pvt Ltd, India with around Tk 76.65 crore
where per kg lentil would cost Tk 100.80.
He said in two
separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical
Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure 25,000 metric tons of rock
phosphate from M/S Desh Trading Corporation, Dhaka (Manufacturer: OCP,
SA, Morocco) with around Tk 94.51 crore where per ton fertilizer would
cost $342.89 while the BCIC would procure 30,000 metric tons of
phosphoric acid from M/S Agro Industrial Input, Dhaka, and M/S Desh
Trading Corporation, Dhaka with around Taka 189 crore where per ton
fertilizer would cost $342.89.
The Cabinet Division Secretary
said that following a proposal from the Ministry of Shipping, the work
titled "Design, Manufacture, Supply and Installation of Container
Handling, Equipment, Terminal Operation System and Security System
(package 2A)" with around Taka 799.49 crore under the 'Matarbari Port
Development Project' being implemented by Chattogram Port Authority has
been awarded to Mitsui E&S Machinery and Tec International
Consortium (Mitsui E&S), Japan.
The day's CCGP meeting also
approved one proposal from the Ministry of Industries, one proposal from
the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, three proposals from the
Local Government Division and three other proposals from the Ministry of
Shipping.
Meanwhile, prior to the CCGP meeting, the 5th meeting of
the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) this year was held
today with Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in the chair.
Mahmudul said the meeting approved a total of two proposals in principle.
He
said the meeting approved a proposal in principle from the Ministry of
Shipping for implementing the "Development of Container Terminal-1 of
Payra Port under PPP Model" under PPP initiative.
The meeting
also approved a proposal in principle from the Medical Education and
Family Welfare Division for implementing the "Establishment of
International Nurses and Midwives Skills Training Institute" also under
PPP initiative.
