Islamabad  - In order to meet the demand of urea for Kharif season, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will open another tender of 50,000 metric tons of urea tomorrow (Friday), says a TCP official. According to the official, the TCP had already imported 0.25 million ton urea out of 0.3 million ton and the total imported quantity of urea has been lifted by the National Fertilizer Marketing Limited (NFML). "The urea import operation of overall 0.3 million ton can be completed till mid August," said the official., adding that TCP was importing urea in pursuance of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet directives to meet the supply and demand gap of the Urea fertilizer for Kharif season 2012.The state-owned Corporation had awarded tender for import of 0.1 million ton urea on May 21, 2012 in response to its international Tender Notice floated on April 18 2012 for which it awarded import contract at US$522.86 per metric ton (PMT) to the lowest bidder M/s. Gavilon Fertilizer LLC, USA.Trading Corporation of Pakistan in response to its Tender Notice opened on June 25, 2012 has awarded contract for import of another 0.1 Metric Tons of Urea at US$ 411.77 per metric tons to the lowest bidder M/s. Transammonia A.G. Switzerland. This tender was floated on May 21,2012 in all 15 bidders participated in the tender and quoted prices ranging from US$ 411.77 to US$ 488.00 PMT All the bids were found responsive in terms of prescribed evaluation criteria.For the import of 50,000 metric tons urea third tender was opened on July 13, 2012 and some 13 international suppliers participated in the tender and quoted price ranging $426.39 to $478.28 per ton. However, the lowest bid submitted by M/s CHS was for 50,000 tons against required quantity of 0.1 m tons. Lowest bidder offered to supply urea at $426.39 per ton and as per term and conditions also deposited a bid amount of $792,000.