31.1.2008
National interest to underline tender awards
President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance and Planning received cabinet approval for the memorandum submitted outlining steps that should be followed in recommending tender awards relating to procurements giving priority in securing the national interest.
Accordingly the Technical Evaluation Committees are required to submit to Procurement Committees all material and information that may be relevant among other factors, to ensure that the national interest is given consideration in the award of a tender, in addition to the technical aspects evaluated. Also, it is required that the Procurement Committee recognizes explicitly the national interest when submitting tender outcomes to the Cabinet for approval. Cabinet approval was sought upon a review of projects launched under the ‘Randora' infrastructure development programme.
The National Procurement Agency has issued a set of guidelines related to procurement, containing a set of selection criteria designed to streamline and make the process transparent. The guidelines require obtaining financially the most advantageous and qualitatively the best services and supplies for the country. More specifically, the guidelines require, among other things, that a tender process should ensure,
a. The least cost which brings maximum benefit to the Government
b. Optimum economic advantage to the nation
c. Maximum income in the disposal of assets or m granting of rights, concessions, or exclusive benefits
Road development projects at Nugegoda, Welikada and Colombo-Kandy road.
Cabinet has granted approval to a memorandum submitted by W.B. Ekanayake, Acting Minister of Highways and Road Development to implement three projects funded by the People's Republic of China. Under this programme, a flyover will be constructed at on the Colombo-Ratnapura Road, the Welikada junction on the Kollupitiya-Sri Jayewardenepura Road will be signallised and the Kiribatgoda- Kadawata section of the Colombo-Kandy Road rehabilitated.
The Government of the People's Republic of China has agreed to provide the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, A grant of US $ 10 million from China will help reduce traffic congestion along the main arteries to the City of Colombo.
Provision of annual allowance of Rs.50, 000/= and uniforms required for cadet platoon.
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum presented by the Minister of Education, A.D. Susil Premajayantha to provide an annual allowance of Rs.50,000/= and uniforms for cadet platoons in anticipation of the progress of cadet activities in schools under the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence.
Under the Manpower Mobilization and Supplementary Forces Act of 1985, the Cadet Movement, which was earlier under the Volunteer Force, was inaugurated as the National Cadet Corps in 1988, and started to operate under the Ministry of Defence as a separate project.
Accordingly, Cabinet has granted approval for
a) The provision of Rs. 50,000/- per platoon for maintenance, according to the number of platoons functioning in schools.
b) The allocation of funds to every boy/girl cadet for a complete uniform.
c) The provision of 3 meters of olive green uniform material to every officer.
The expenses are expected to be covered by the allocations to the Ministry of Education.
Importation of Murrah Buffaloes to Strengthen Dairy Development in Sri Lanka
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum presented by the Minister of Livestock Development, R.M.C.B. Ratnayake, to import of Murrah Buffaloes to strengthen dairy development in Sri Lanka.
A Cabinet Memorandum had been submitted by the then Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation on 14.06.2005 to import 200 breedable Murrah cows for the National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) to expand its breeding stock. These animals were to be maintained as a nucleus herd at NLDB and only their progeny to be issued to private farmers as breeding stock. In view of the accelerated dairy development program which is being launched to increase local milk production, it is very important to procure these animals and use them as a foundation stock to supply breeding materials to dairy farmers, the memorandum stated.
Accordingly, 200 Murrah buffaloes (180 pregnant heifers and 20 stud bulls) will be imported from India utilizing around Rs. 70 Million depending on the exchange rates. Also Rs. 25 Million will be allocated to Ministry expenditure for importation of buffaloes.
Anusha Palpita
Director of Government Information
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