The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase (CCPP) in a meeting on Thursday approved a total of eight procurement proposals including construction of 10-km bi-level road in Munshiganj.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the virtual meeting while members of the committee attended it.

While briefing reporters on the outcomes of the meeting Additional secretary of the Cabinet Division Shamsul Arefin said the committee has approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) to award a contract for construction of the bi-road from Narayanganj's Panchabati to Munshiganj's Muktarpur Bridge.

Chinese joint-venture of (1) Shandong Iuqiao Group Co. Ltd and (2) China Shandong International Economic and Technical Cooperation group Ltd., obtained the project at a cost of Tk 1206.06 crore.

The widening of the existing road over which the bi-level will be built was also included in the project.

He said the bi-level road is not a new one in Bangladesh as the existing Dhaka Elevated Expressway is a similar kind of project.

He said that toll-plaza and other facilities are also included in the project.

Another Chinese firm - Joint Venture of (1) National Development Engineers Ltd and (2) China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd obtained a contract  for construction of new diagnostic imaging centres at medical colleges in 7 divisions at Tk 401.78 crore.

Two proposals of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) received the clearance of the cabinet body to award contracts for supplying suction dredgers.

Of these, the BIWTA will procure two 24-inch cutter suction dredgers and associated equipment from Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd at a cost of Tk 212.63 crore while it will procure two similar kinds of dredgers and associated equipment from  Karnafuly Shipbuilders Ltd at Tk 213.61 crore.

The Cabinet body approved a proposal of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to import 30,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid at a cost of Tk 231.68 crore.

Two proposals of the Bangladesh Computer Council under the ICT Division received nod for raising costs of its two projects for construction of computer infrastructure at 2600 unions across the country.

For this, Tk 42.83 crore will be raised for a project being implemented at 1293 unions while Tk 32,96 crore for another projects covering 1307 unions.