Firms to build 988 flats for govt staff

The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday gave a go-ahead to five companies for constructing 988 flats for government employees in the capital at a cost of Tk 340.51 crore.

Ten 20-storey buildings will have 152 flats of 1,000 square feet, 304 flats of 800sft, and 532 of 650sft in Azimpur and Motijheel areas, according to a proposal of the housing and public works ministry.

The five companies are Kusholi Nirmata, Project Builders and Noorani Construction joint venture, TCCL-HSL JV, MSCL-GK Builders-PAEL JV, and Jamal & Company. They will construct two buildings each.