BPPA plans to build green office building

The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) plans to construct a multi-storied green office building in the administrative hub of the city's Agargaon area, in line with the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) policy.

Green building is an approach to designing, constructing, and operating buildings in an environmentally responsible and resource-efficient manner throughout their entire life cycle, says a press release.

With this objective in view, BPPA organized a pre-procurement conference on the proposed construction of the new BPPA Bhaban at its conference room on the Bangladesh Planning Commission campus on Sunday.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BPPA and Secretary, Mr S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed, presided over the conference. Director of BPPA, Mr Shah Eyamin-Ul Islam, presented an overview of the plan to construct the new office building for BPPA.

A total of 30 participants representing private-sector builders and developers, architects, civil and electro-mechanical engineers, as well as officials from the Public Works Department (PWD), Department of Architecture, House Building Research Institute (HBRI), Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), Department of Environment (DoE), Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), and the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) attended the conference.

Chief Engineer of PWD Dr. Md Khalequezzaman Choudhury, Chief Architect of the Department of Architecture Mr. Md. Asifur Rahman Bhuiyan and Director General of HBRI Dr. Mohammad Giasuddin Haider, among others, were present in the conference. They gave suggestions on the proposed construction of the green office building of BPPA.

The event was the first of its kind held under the newly enacted Public Procurement Rules, 2025 (PPR, 2025).The PPR, 2025 provides for early market engagement or pre-procurement conferences to support the formulation of an appropriate procurement strategy at the outset of the procurement process.

In his address, the CEO said, "We have undertaken a feasibility study for the proposed construction of the building. Our focus will be on reducing the overall weight of the structure by using a lesser quantity of materials, thereby enhancing sustainability."

He added that this was the reason BPPA had engaged experts and practitioners through the pre-procurement conference to seek their professional opinions and suggestions.

Participants underscored the need for a comprehensive framework for sustainable building construction.