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| Transport ministry has lodged a police report against the Sabahkini2 news portal |
Ministry goes to cops over RM456mil train set report
BERNAMA
7/4/2021
KUALA LUMPUR: The transport ministry has lodged a police report against the Sabahkini2 news portal over an article which it said linked its secretary-general to the awarding of projects under the ministry through direct negotiations.
In a statement issued today, the ministry refuted the claim and said it would seek legal advice in pursuing the next course of action.
It said it was the finance ministry that was responsible for approving procurements through direct negotiations.
“The tender on ‘Perolehan 10 Set (6 Car) Electric Train Set Baharu’ was advertised on Jan 23, 2020. After the tender period was closed, only three tenderers submitted proposals and the Tender Evaluation Report was presented to the Procurement Board on June 23, 2020.
“All the tenderers did not meet the passing marks for the financial and technical evaluation because they did not meet the criteria set out in the tender document,” it said.
As such, it said, the government proposed a process through direct negotiations since retendering would take time, besides the difficulty in getting companies that are registered under the train manufacturing category.
It said the government set the department’s estimate for the project procurement at RM587 million, but the procurement through direct negotiation with the company that was awarded the contract was RM456 million, a saving of RM131 million.
The statement claimed that the report by Sabahkini2 on April 1 last year was defamatory.
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