Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the CPTU mobile app, which has become available immediately after the inauguration, at the NEC auditorium yesterday.
Speaking at the event titled “Role of Banks in e-GP and Way-Forward”, the minister said the e-GP (e-Government Procurement) will help ensure equal access for the bidders, making the public procurement process efficient, transparent and accountable.
He urged the banks to take e-tendering charge rationally for providing services to the bidders under the e-GP system.
“Real owners of the bank are people...not its founders. The bank should provide services to the people first....not the family of the bank.”
Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor SK Sur Chowdhury suggested banks provide e-tendering services from their branches across the country. He urged the government to set service fee for e-tendering.
So far 63,737 tenders have been dropped using this system, according to the IMED Secretary Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury.
At present, 450 organisations are using the e-GP system and there are about 23,000 registered tenderer, he said.
State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan, World Bank Country Director Qimiao Fan, Agrani Bank Managing Director Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam, United Commercial Bank Limited Managing Director Muhammed Ali, senior executives of banks, officials of procuring entities and bidders were, among others, present at the event.
The e-GP is developed, owned and operated by the CPTU and provides an on-line platform to carry out the procurement activities by the public agencies.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
