Purchase body okays 2 peaking power plants

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The cabinet purchase committee Thursday approved seven proposals including two 50 megawatt (MW) peaking power plants at a cost of around Tk 6.32 billion, reports UNB.
The approval was given at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith at the Cabinet Division.
Furnace oil-fired Shantahar 50MW plant and Katakhali 50MW plant will be set up by Dongfang Electric Corporation of China.
Shantahar plant will cost Tk 3.1994 billion while Katakhali plant about Tk 3.1187 billion. The cabinet committee also approved procurement of 0.1 million tonnes of wheat and 30,000 tonnes of boiled Basmati rice.
The Food Department will procure 50,000 tonnes of wheat through M/S Honey B Private Limited at US$ 244.35 per tonne.
Another 50,000 tonnes of wheat would be procured through M/S Alam Trading Company at US$ 221.35 per tonne.
However, 30,000 tonnes of boiled Basmati rice would be procured through M/S Indo Sino Trade and its local agent M/S Zahara Grains at US$ 467.92 per tonne.
The meeting also approved the addendum of the consultation farm for the construction of Dopdopia Bridge on Barisal-Patuakhali highway (2nd revised) under the financial assistance of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED).
Kuwait Consulting Investment Company in association with ACE Egypt and DDC Bangladesh were given the consultancy at revised rate of Tk 149.2 million from Tk 87.9 million.
A proposal for appointment of consultants for Technical Feasibility
Studies and Detailed Design for Coastal Embankment Improvement Programme (CEIP) under the project of 'Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery & Restoration Project (ECRRP) involving Tk 114.4 million was also approved at the meeting.
Consultant Engineering Services India Private Limited is the lead
farm with DEV Consultant Limited Bangladesh, Design Planning and Management Consultant of Bangladesh and Kranti Associated Limited Bangladesh were awarded the consultancy.
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Water Resources Minister
Ramesh Chandra Sen and PM's Adviser Taufiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury attended the meeting.