Govt. to procure 1 crore liters of soybean oil, 40,000 MTs fertilizer

The government today approved separate proposals for procuring one crore liters of refined soybean oil and 40,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand for the country.

The approval came from the 2nd meeting of the Advisirs Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat today 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.

Following 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 with around Taka 180.85 crore with the per liter price at Taka 180.85.

In response to a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, the government would import 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertilizer under the 16th lot for the FY 2025–26 from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia with around Taka 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 No: SP (BRTA)-04 with around Taka 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 (Z-8044).

The project is being implemented by the Roads and Highways Department with joint financing from the Government of Bangladesh and the OPEC Fund.

After detailed discussions, the work of Package No: PW-01 was awarded to the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), China with a total cost of Taka 899.62 crore.