The government has moved to buy 10,000 tonnes of sugar and the same quantity of lentils to keep public stocks and supply steady. The total cost will be Tk 180.72 crore. The goods will be bought from two local companies through open tender.
The proposals to buy the two commodities were recommended for approval at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday (12 November).
Under the Ministry of Commerce’s proposal, buying 10,000 tonnes of sugar will cost Tk 103.95 crore. The sugar, supplied in 50 kg sacks, will cost Tk 103.95 a kg including VAT and tax. Meghna Sugar Refinery Limited, the lowest bidder in the open tender, has been recommended to supply the sugar. The company will supply sugar under the Fresh brand.
Buying 10,000 tonnes of lentils, meanwhile, is estimated to cost Tk 76.77 crore. The lentils, supplied in 50 kg sacks, will cost Tk 76.77 a kg. Shabnam Vegetable Oil Industries Limited has been recommended as supplier in the tender. The company’s office is in the TK Bhaban at Karwan Bazar in the capital.
Both sugar and lentils will be bought through local open tender on the government’s e-GP system. If the two proposals go ahead, the government will receive a total of 20,000 tonnes of goods from the two local companies.
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