The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring one crore liters of refined soybean oil and 40,000 metric tons of fertiliser to meet the growing demand for the country.
The approval came from a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
During the meeting, a total of four purchase proposals from different ministries and divisions namely from the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries, and the Road Transport and Highways Division were approved.
As per a proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, the government would procure one crore litres of refined soybean oil through the local Open Tender Method (National) method from Sonargaon Seeds Crushing Mills Ltd., Dhaka at around Tk 180.85 crore with the per liter price at Tk 180.85.
In response to a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, the government would import 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertiliser from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia with around Tk 191.41 crore with per ton price at US$390.
Responding to another proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division, the day’s meeting entrusted with the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for procurement of non-consultancy service for delivery of commercial driver training under Package with around Tk 230.72 crore under the “Bangladesh Road Safety Project,” jointly financed by the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank.
Another proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division was placed for the construction of the Nalua–Baherchar Bridge over the Pandab–Paira River including approach road, service road, river training works, toll plaza, electro mechanical and ancillary works at the 27th km of the Barishal (Dinerarpool)–Laxmipasha–Dumki Road.
The project is being implemented by the Roads and Highways Department with joint financing from the Government of Bangladesh and the OPEC Fund.
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After detailed discussions, the work was awarded to the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), China with a total cost of Tk 899.62 crore.