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The cost of expanding Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is set to increase by Tk 765 crore, including Tk 360.65 crore for construction work and Tk 405 crore for consultancy services.
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved two separate variation proposals for the additional expenditure at a meeting on Wednesday. Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, who is currently abroad, chaired the meeting virtually.
According to the Finance Ministry, the construction cost of the project titled “Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Expansion (Phase I) (Third Revised)” will rise by Tk 360.65 crore, from Tk 20,598.64 crore to Tk 20,959.30 crore.
The project is being implemented by Aviation Dhaka Consortium, a joint venture comprising Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation and Fujita Corporation, and South Korea’s Samsung C&T.
The consultancy cost will increase by Tk 405 crore, raising the contract value from Tk 771.72 crore to Tk 1,176.72 crore.
The consultancy consortium comprises Japan’s Nippon Koei Company and Oriental Consultants Global Company, Singapore-based CPG Consultants, and Bangladesh’s Development Design Consultants.
Approval to import 237,000 tonnes of fertiliser
The committee approved six separate proposals to import a total of 237,000 tonnes of urea, muriate of potash (MOP) and diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilisers.
The approved purchases include:
Urea: 40,000 tonnes from Saudi Arabia’s SABIC Agri-Nutrients at $446.67 per tonne for Tk 220.66 crore, and 42,000 tonnes from Fertiglobe UAE at $531.67 per tonne for Tk 275.78 crore.
MOP: 40,000 tonnes from Russia’s JSC Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg) at $383.80 per tonne for Tk 166.10 crore, and 80,000 tonnes in two lots from the Canadian Commercial Corporation at $382.38 per tonne for Tk 377.79 crore.
DAP: 40,000 tonnes from Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden at $861.50 per tonne for Tk 425.58 crore.
Purchase of 10,000 tonnes of sugar
The committee also approved two proposals to purchase a total of 10,000 tonnes of sugar from the domestic market through the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system.
Meghna Sugar Refinery Ltd will supply 5,000 tonnes under each proposal.
Under the first proposal, the sugar will cost Tk 102.95 per kg, amounting to Tk 51.48 crore. Under the second, the price is Tk 103.95 per kg, with a total cost of Tk 51.98 crore.
The difference in expenditure between the two purchases is Tk 50 lakh.
Rates approved for nine LNG cargoes
The committee also approved the price proposal for importing nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from Trafigura Pte Ltd under a government-to-government arrangement.
The number of cargoes may be adjusted upward or downward subject to mutual agreement between the two parties.
The cargoes will be imported between December 2026 and December 2027. The approved price formula is JKM minus $0.10 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).