Johor government has never privatised road projects under local authority, exco says
Johor Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said only maintenance projects involving state roads under the Public Works Department had been privatised and carried out by two concessionaires.
“The Johor government admits that there were shortcomings in the distribution of state road maintenance projects particularly to Class F contractors, which was not consistent between the two concessionaires.
“Projects are awarded to Class F contractors via drawing lots, quotation or tender,” he said in a statement today.
Hasni said the Johor government would propose that the distribution of projects worth not more than RM200,000 by the concession companies to qualified Class F contractors be coordinated.
Yesterday, the Malaysian Class F Malay Contractors Association representing 1,900 registered companies submitted a memorandum to the Johor government voicing its objections to privatisation of projects under Marris in the state.
The association demanded among others, for the responsibility of maintaining roads to be returned to the PWD and local authority.
The memorandum was handed to the Mentri Besar’s development secretary Mohammad Nazrul Abd Rahim by the association’s deputy president Zabba Kassim at the Mentri Besar’s office in Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri. — Bernama
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