The Container Company of Bangladesh Limited (CCBL) took on a project to build a multimodal inland container depot (ICD) on 20 acres of land for the transportation of import and export goods from the Chattogram and Mongla ports.
The CCBL issued a tender for the construction on 10 January. Though 12 companies purchased the tender forms, none of them submitted any bids.
After the first round failed, the CCBL, an affiliate of Bangladesh Railways, has issued a second tender today (10 December).
This revised tender aims to build the ICD at an estimated cost of around Tk500 crore.
Once constructed, it is expected to handle approximately 100,000 TEUs of containers annually.
The second round is set to close on 12 February 2025. The cost of the tender form is set at Tk30,000.
CCBL Company Secretary Md Rakibul Islam Komol told The Business Standard that in the first round, local companies such as Saif Powertec, Summit Group, Max Group, and international company PSA Singapore, among others, had purchased tender forms.
However, they had objections to some of the terms, he said, adding, “We relaxed those conditions this time. For example, the terminal operating period has been extended from 25 to 30 years, and the signing fee has been reduced from Tk10 crore to Tk6 crore. Revenue sharing will be determined through the tender.”
