Chevron, McLarens get government lube contracts

7 February 2019 12:06 am

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC has been awarded two tenders to supply lubricants to the government’s electricity utility.


The Cabinet of Ministers this week approved a proposal to award the contract of supplying 750,000 litres of cylinder lubricants and 175,000 litres of system lubricants needed for the barge-mounted power station of the Ceylon Electricity Board, to Chevron Lubricants.


The proposal was presented to the Cabinet by Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake.


Another proposal by Karunanayake to award the contract to Chevron Lubricants for the supply of 1.1 million litres of Taro 40 XL lubricants to the Sapugaskanda Power Station was also approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

Also, the Cabinet approval was granted to award a contract to McLarens Limited for the supply of oil and lubricants to the busses of the Sri Lanka Transport Board, based on the recommendation of a Cabinet-appointed procurement committee.


The proposal in this regard was presented to the Cabinet of Ministers by Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga.