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Govt to build 1,202 flats in 3 years

Plans to sell those to public servants, middle-class people

Rejaul Karim Byron
The government is going to construct 1,202 flats and sell those to government officials and low and middle-income group people in Dhaka on hire-purchase basis in next three years.
A proposal for constructing 258 of these flats at a cost of Tk 73 crore would be placed at the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) meeting to be chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith today.
According to the project proposal, the government would construct total 1,020 flats (each 1,000 by 800 sq feet) in Mohammadpur A Block for sale to small and middle income-group people on hi re - purchases basis.
Seventeen buildings, each having 16 storeys, would be constructed on a piece of about 5.51 acres of land. Initially, a proposal for building
three such buildings is being placed al today’s meeting.
The three 16-storey buildings each having 60 flats would be constructed in Mohammadpur.
Reza Construction limited, the lowest bidder, would construct two buildings at a cost of about Tk 32 crore, while National Development Engineers Ltd will build another at a cost of Tk 16.72 crore.
Two proposals involving about Tk 550 crore including housing projects for lower and middle income-groups in Dhaka will be placed at today's CCGP meeting.
Besides, another proposal for constructing 182 flats at Lalmatia Housing Estate (1,250 by 1,060 sq feet each) for sale to government officials on hire-purchase basis would be placed at today's meeting. According to the proposal, National Development Engineers Ltd, being the lowest bidder, would initially construct a building having 78 Qats at a costofTk23.67 crore.
Three proposals related to construction of roads and drainage system at Purbachal housing project would also be placed at the meeting.
The 4 total work would be dope, in 10 packages.. Of xhese, tne firm M/s Ismail Hossain will work in three packages. Rafique Construction in two. Tanzir Construction in three and Niaz-Noona JVin two packages.
A proposal has been placed for the excess work of constructing Dapdapia Bridge on Barisal-Patuakhali road at a cost of about Tk 28 crore. Originally, the project cost was Tk 139 crore, but now an additional Tk 28 crore has been added to the original estimate.
Another proposal has been placed for procurement of 10 railway locomotive compartments. The lowest bidder Hyundai Rotem Company would supply the compan-ments forli 199 crore.
A proposal would be placed for procurement of 1 lakh tonnes of wheat at a cost of Tk 151 crore from Ampang Food Industries.
In the current fiscal year the government has set a target of importing 7.5 lakh tonnes of wheat. An agreement for 1 lakh tonne has already been signed. A proposal for import of another 1 lakh tonne has been placed in the meeting.
Another proposal would be placed for import of 1.5 lakh tonnes of Muret of Potash (MOP) to be imported by the state from a Belarus company.