Purchase committee approves 13 proposals

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved separate proposals for procuring some 25,000 tonnes of sugar, 60,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser and 22 million litres of soybean oil.

The approval came from the 9th meeting of the CCGP this year on Thursday virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance after the meeting said that the CCGP meeting approved a total of 13 proposals, reports BSS.

Out of those proposals, 6 were from the Ministry of Shipping, 3 from the Ministry of Commerce, 2 from the Ministry of Industries, and 1 each from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and the Road Transport and Highways Division.

It said the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure some 12,500 tonnes of sugar under the local Direct Procurement Method (DPM) from Global Corporation, Dhaka with Tk 1.32 billion.

Besides, the TCB would also procure 12,500 tonnes of sugar from Golden Wings General Trading FZE, UAE (Local agent: Shanzaib Ltd Dhaka) under the international DPM method.

Apart from these, the government would procure some 22 million litres of soybean oil through the international DPM method.

Following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure some 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea fertiliser under the 13th lot from KAFCO, Bangladesh with around Tk 1.05 billion.

Besides, the BCIC would procure some 30,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertilizer from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia under the 19th lot under a state-level agreement with around Tk 1.07 billion.

Apart from these, Petrobangla following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division would procure some 336 million MMBtu LNG from M/S Total Energies Gas and Power Ltd Switzerland with around Tk 6.18 billion.