The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGO) in a virtual meeting has approved six proposals including two for the procurement of soybean oil and import of fertilizer.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting.
As per one proposal, placed by the Commerce Ministry, the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 22 million litres of soybean oil from local suppliers for its open market sale (OMS) program.
However, it was not immediately known which companies are the suppliers and whether the companies are selected through direct procurement method (DPC) or through open tender process.
Sayeed Mahbub Khan, additional secretary of the Cabinet Division, who briefed reporters on the decisions of the CCGP meeting, said the proposal was placed on the table in an instant move and he had no detailed information on the matter.
Two proposals from the Agriculture Ministry on the import of a total 80,000 tons of fertilizer received the nod of the committee.
Of these, the state-owned Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) will import 50,000 tons of Muriate of Potash (MOP) from Canadian Commercial Corporation under a state-level contract at Tk358.48 crore.
Each ton of fertilizer will cost $679.65; the previous rate was $778.17.
The BADC will import 30,000 tons of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer from OCP, SA of Morocco at a cost of Tk150.67 crore under a state-level contract.
Each ton of TSP will cost $474; the previous rate was $687.25.
The committee approved three proposals of Dhaka Wasa, placed by the Local Government Division.
Of these, Dhaka Wasa (Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) will award a Tk420.06 crore contract to the Joint Venture of (1) CCECC, China; (2) SafBon, China and (3) SMEDI, China for civil works of package No WD-2 under the Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP).
Under the DSIP, Dhaka Wasa will award a Tk229.72 crore contract for civil works of package No 3 to the Joint Venture of (1) Gypsum Structural India Pvt Ltd, India; (2) EMIT Group Ercole Marelli Technologici, Italy and (3) Khilari Infrastructure Private Ltd, India.
Under the same project, Dhaka Wasa will appoint DOHWA Engineering Co Ltd, Korea as its consultant for Tk70.77 crore.