Monday October 26, 2009
RM9bil to build police facilities
PETALING JAYA: Over the past four years, Pembinaan BLT Sdn Bhd (PBLT) has dished out more than 140 projects worth over RM9bil to local contractors under a fast-track programme to build modern facilities for the Royal Malaysian Police.
PBLT was set up by the Finance Ministry in 2005 after more than RM500mil worth of projects for the police rolled out under the Eighth Malaysia Plan failed to meet construction deadlines.
At least 11 of these projects were abandoned by developers.
PBLT was one of the major projects under the private finance initiatives to take off the ground. It was reported that the construction of police facilities by PBLT was funded through loans from the Employees Provident Fund.
It is unclear, however, if PBLT has managed to raise the funds needed to fully cover the RM9bil projects. Most of the projects are expected to be completed by 2012.
PBLT managing director Mohd Hatar Ismail left the company recently, while chief operating officer Mohd Redza Mohd Yusof declined StarProbe’s request for comments.
Basically, PBLT was tasked with building the police facilities and to lease them out to the Government when completed. This means that projects by PBLT are not reflected in the Government’s development expenditure under the current Ninth Malaysia Plan.
Meanwhile, contractors that had previously participated in PBLT tender calls said that not all PBLT contracts were awarded via the open tender process. Some of these projects were awarded through direct negotiation, which gave rise to speculations about possible abuse and accusations of inflated price.
The company does not disclose all its projects.
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