Desk Report,
No tenders will be invited for the July Uprising Memorial Museum.
The former Prime Minister’s residence, Ganabhaban, is being converted into a ‘July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum’ to commemorate the July 2024 uprising, commemorate the martyrs and highlight the Awami League government’s oppression.
No tenders will be invited for the July Uprising Memorial Museum.
The construction or renovation work that needs to be done to complete the museum’s transformation process by August 5 will be done through direct procurement, meaning no tenders will be called. The Economic Affairs Advisory Council Committee held at the Secretariat on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Financial Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed gave in-principle approval in this regard.
The Financial Advisor informed reporters after the meeting. The total cost will be 111.981 crore taka.
It is learned that the museum’s work will include an EM part. EM means the electrical and mechanical part. This will include various electrical and mechanical items including electrical wires, switches, etc. There will also be a construction part. This will include everything except the electrical and mechanical parts.
According to the meeting sources, the decision to convert Ganabhaban into the ‘July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum’ was approved in the advisory council meeting on December 24 last year. The museum may be inaugurated on August 5.
The Public Works Department of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works has decided to get the EM part of the museum done by Shuvra Traders. The cost for this has been estimated at Tk 400.83 crore. In addition, the contractor for the construction part will be The Civil Engineers Limited. The cost for this has been estimated at Tk 700.37 crore.
Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed also told reporters that due to inconsistencies, the agreements related to the Independent Power Plant (IPP) during the Awami League government will be reviewed. The Finance Advisor said that some agreements related to the IPP were made during the previous government. There were many inconsistencies in it. So it has been decided to review them.
The financial advisor said, there are many foreign companies here. There are instructions from the High Court to review their contracts. For that, it will be done through discussions. For that, legal assistance is needed. The proposal has been approved to do that. There are legal issues there; nothing can be done unilaterally.
