Govt reviewing five projects worth RM650 mil, considers open tenders

PUTRAJAYA – The Transport Ministry has agreed to review five development projects with a total contract value of almost RM650 million so that they could be implemented via open or restricted tender.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, in a statement today, said these projects had been approved for procurement via direct negotiation but the letter of acceptance had not been issued yet.

The development projects involved include stabilisation and slope re-profiling works along the Pahang (Mentakab-Merapoh) and Kelantan (Gua Musang-Tumpat) railway tracks .

Other affected projects include the appointment of the independent checking consultant for the Klang Valley Double Tracking Upgrading Project Phase 2, rehabilitation and flood damage repair works of the Gua Musang-Tumpat Track (Package C), repairs and upgrading of the Gemas-Mentakab Track (Package A).

“The implementation of procurement by tender is also in line with the new government’s commitment to curb the practice of awarding tenders via direct negotiations,” Loke said. – Bernama, December 20, 2022