Govt approves MOP fertiliser import, railway project variation
Five agendas were withdrawn from the meeting at the initiative of the requesting ministries.
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today (31 March) approved several key procurement proposals, including the import of a large consignment of MOP fertiliser from Russia and a cost variation for the rehabilitation of the Kulaura-Shahbazpur railway section.
The meeting, chaired by Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, also rejected a cost variation proposal for a government housing project in Narayanganj.
To strengthen the country's agricultural sector, the committee approved a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture to import 35,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Russia.
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The supplier is JSC "Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)," and the executing agency is the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC).
The total cost is estimated at Tk154.89 crore, with each tonne priced at $360.53.
The committee also approved a variation proposal from the Ministry of Railways for the rehabilitation of the Kulaura-Shahbazpur railway section.
The project scope covers embankment repair, bridges, station buildings, and track laying.
The contractor is Kalindee Rail Nirman, a division of Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. With the approved variation, the total contract value, including CD-VAT, now stands at Tk672.52 crore.
A proposal from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works for the construction of two 15-storey buildings for government employees in Aliganj, Narayanganj, was rejected.
The proposed variation of Tk14.12 crore would have increased the original contract by 14.837%, raising the total to Tk109.35 crore.
Five agendas were withdrawn from the meeting at the initiative of the requesting ministries.
These included the Ministry of Commerce's proposal to purchase 8,000 tonnes of lentils via local tender, and the Ministry of Science and Technology's plan to supply and install telecommunication equipment for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Two procurement packages (WP-02 and WP-04) under the World Bank-funded Bangladesh Road Safety Project were also withdrawn by the Road Transport and Highways Division.
Additionally, a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division to procure 100,000 tonnes of diesel from Maxwell International SPC through direct purchase was removed from the agenda.
