Chinese company to act as service provider for realizing tolls at Bangabandhu Tunnel
China Communications Construction Company Ltd will act as the service provider for ensuring maintenance and realizing tolls
at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Chattogram with a cost of
around Taka 983.82 crore.
The approval came from the 34th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on
Government Purchase (CCGP) in this year held today virtually with Finance
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, Cabinet Division Additional
Secretary Sayeed Mahbub Khan said that the day’s meeting approved a total of
eight proposals.
He informed that following a proposal from the Bangladesh Bridges Authority
under the Bridges Division, the CCGP meeting approved the proposal for
appointing the Chinese company as the service provider for the country’s
maiden tunnel in the port city.
Mahbub said under the proposal, around 65 percent or around Taka 656.99 crore
will be provided to the CCCC in local currency while the rest of 35 percent
or around Taka 326.84 crore will be provided in foreign currency.
He said under the proposal, the portion of the payment to be made in US
dollars has been specified.
The Cabinet Division Additional Secretary said that the day’s CCGP meeting
approved separate proposals for procuring 1.80 lakh metric tons of fertilizer
and another 30,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid.
He said following a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh
Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will procure 30,000 metric tons of
phosphoric acid from M/s Sun International FZE, UAE (local agent: M/s RK
Enterprise, Dhaka) with a cost of around Taka 215.15 crore where per ton
phosphoric acid will cost $674.
Mahbub said BCIC would purchase 30,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea
fertilizer from Fertiglobe Distribution Limited, UAE under the 5th lot with
around Taka 189.28 crore where per ton fertilizer would cost $794.17.
Besides, the BCIC would procure 30,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea
fertilizer from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia under the 13th lot
with around Taka 189.28 crore with per ton fertilizer costing $594.17 against
the previous per ton price of $625.83.
The state-run corporation will also procure another 30,000 metric tons of
bulk granular urea fertilizer from the same SABIC Agri-nutrients Company,
Saudi Arabia with around Taka 189.28 crore where per ton fertilizer would
cost $594.17 down from the previous price of $625.83.
Mahbub said Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under the
Ministry of Agriculture would procure 50,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer
from a Canadian company with around Taka 416.54 crore where per ton
fertilizer would cost $788 down from the previous price of $821.
Apart from these, the BADC would also procure another 40,000 metric tons of
DAP fertilizer from a Saudi company with a cost of around Taka 308.78 crore
where per ton fertilizer would cost $725.25 against the previous price of
$826.50.
Meanwhile, following a proposal from the Bangladesh Power Development Board
(BPDB) under the Power Division, the package number GD-1: Lot 5 under the
project for “Upgradation of power distribution system: Mymensingh Zone” has
been awarded to the Ideal Electrical Enterprise Ltd Bangladesh with around
Taka 102.62 crore.
