Govt approves 4 procurement proposals

The government has given approval to four separate procurement proposals in the road transport, shipping and housing and public works sectors.

The approvals were given in the 12th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) held virtually on Thursday with Finance Minister AM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

While briefing reporters after the meeting, Additional Secretary of Cabinet Division Sayeed Mahbub Khan said that the day's CCGP meeting approved two proposals from the Road Transport and Highways Division and one each from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and the Ministry of Shipping.

BSS adds: The meeting approved a proposal for awarding the contract for package number WP-01 to the National Development Engineers Ltd with Tk 290 crore under the project for upgrading the Aricha (Boroangail)-Gheor-Daulatpur-Nagarpur-Tangail regional highway to due standard and width.

The CCGP meeting gave nod to another proposal for awarding the contract of package number WP-01 to the Taher Brothers Ltd involving around Tk 136.83 crore under the project for upgrading the Gouripur-Anandaganj-Modhupur-Dewanganj Bazar-Hossainpur district highway to due standard and width.

The Cabinet Division additional secretary said that the meeting decided to award the "Remaining Works for Construction of RAB-3 Complex at Khilgaon, Dhaka" package to Mazid Sons Construction Ltd with around Tk 40.69 crore under the project for constructing five RAB Complexes and one RAB Forces Training School Complex.

Besides, the meeting approved a variation proposal of the capital and maintenance dredging of Payra Port Rabnabad Channel.