NN Online:
The government has signed a contract with a Chinese firm to expand the facilities at Mongla Port, aiming to boost capacity and improve operations.
The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at a meeting, with Finance Advisor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair, approved a number of purchase proposals including awarding the contract to the Chinese firm and also importing one LNG cargo and awarding three separate contracts for power distribution network expansion in Khulna division.
Beijing-based China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) was given the contract for expanding the facilities of the Mongla Port and improving its service at a cost of Tk 4,046.48 crore.
The Ministry of Shipping had moved the proposal to award the contract to the Chinese firm through direct purchase method (DMP).
As per a proposal of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, the state-owned Petrobangla will import the LNG cargo from US-based Excelerate Energy LP at a total cost Tk 664.40 with per MMBtu at $14.30.
Three separate proposals of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) under the Power Division received the nod of the committee.
Under a project, the REB will procure a total of 72,897 SPC poles for Khulna Division through three separate tender proposals to modernise the electricity distribution network and capacity building.
