The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Cabinet Division at Secretariat on Thursday approved several proposals for procuring commodities to meet domestic demands.
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting which approved proposals for procuring two cargos of LNG, 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice to meet the country's growing demand.
Petrobangla will procure one cargo LNG from M/S Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd through international quotation as per approval at a cost of Taka 675.28 crore where per MMBtu LNG will cost US$14.08.
Petrobangla will procure another cargo LNG from M/S Total Energies Gas and Power Limited, UK through international quotation at around Taka 691.59 crore where per MMBtu LNG will cost $14.42.
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will procure 30,000 tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP) fertiliser from Russia's JSC Foreign Economic Corporation "Prodintorg" under state-level agreement at around Taka 112.13 crore.
BADC will also procure 40,000 tonnes of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertiliser from MA'ADEN, Saudi Arabia under state-level agreement at a cost of Taka 306.22 crore.
The Directorate General of Food will procure 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Private Limited, India through international Open Tender Method (OTM) at around Taka 259.10 crore.
