Tender process for flood mitigation projects fast-tracked, says PM

The tender process for flood mitigation projects, including in Johor, will be fast-tracked even though the government has introduced a limited tender system, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.

He said the projects needed to be expedited following the recent floods that hit several states.

"If we use the normal tender process, we cannot get it done in June and July. So I ask for the process to be fast-tracked so that it can be completed in June and (the projects) can take off in July," he said during the Minister’s Question Time in Parliament.

He was responding to a supplementary question from Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PN-Kubang Kerian) on the tender process and companies awarded the projects.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, said apart from Johor, the flood mitigation projects in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah would also be fast-tracked.

He also said that as of yesterday, no company had been awarded contracts for the projects.

When tabling Budget 2023 on Feb 24, the prime minister said six flood mitigation projects would be retendered by June this year.

The projects include flood-mitigation work at Sungai Johor, Kota Tinggi, Johor; the construction of the Sungai Klang-Sungai Rasau dual-function reservoir in Selangor; and the Sungai Golok Integrated River Basin Development Phase 3 in Kelantan.