The government has decided to construct a new 11-storey headquarters building for the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at an estimated cost of Tk171.90 crore.
The expenditure was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in a meeting presided over by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at Secretariat on Wednesday.
According to meeting sources, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works initiated the proposal under “Construction of RAB Forces Headquarters” project, which is being implemented by the Public Works Department.
A total of 10 tender proposals were submitted through e-GP open tender method for the civil works of the building’s construction. Among these, six bids were found technically acceptable.
Following the completion of all tender processes and based on the recommendations of the Tender Evaluation Committee, the contract was awarded to the lowest acceptable bidder, M Jamal & Company Limited, for Tk171,90,07,764.
The first revised proposal of the project was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on 15 October 2019. The project’s implementation period has been scheduled from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2028.
Under the project, the 11-storey RAB headquarters building will be built on a 15-storey foundation. The building will feature three basement floors, including the office of the Director General, ground-floor car parking, and other necessary amenities.
In addition, the infrastructure development under the project includes a three-storey magazine and kote building, a three-storey substation building, warehouses, a pump and water reservoir, a deep tube-well, water supply and distribution systems, internal roads, a car wash facility, a rainwater harvesting system, a salute stage, electrical and mechanical systems, an external electrical connection, lifts, an air-conditioning system, and a local area network (LAN).
The project, executed through government funding, aims to develop a modern and integrated infrastructure necessary for the RAB headquarters.
