Liow’s justification of ECRL cost raises more questions than answers, says Pua
Pua said Liow appeared to be desperately making up responses to questions as they arise, as his answers raised far too many more questions on the RM55 billion project.
Pua said Liow appeared to be desperately making up responses to questions as they arise, as his answers raised far too many more questions on the RM55 billion project.
In a statement today Pua, who is DAP national publicity secretary and MP for Petaling Jaya Utara said a cursory analysis has shown the project to be the most expensive in the world at RM91.7 million per kilometer.
MRT Corp said the tender for V204 work package, which is in the open category, commenced on June 2 and closed on Aug 16.
In a statement yesterday, Ekovest managing director Datuk Seri Lim Keng Cheng said with the latest contract, the group's total outstanding construction order book stands at RM5.7 billion.
The DAP’s Tony Pua questioned as to why the Malaysian government was awarding the 600km East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) at RM55 billion or RM91.7 million per kilometer without any open competitive tender exercise.
Gadang construction division managing director Khew Check Kiet said the projects the group is currently tendering for include several packages for MRT2, namely package V204, for the portion near Desa Waterpark and V207 at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang.
Central Plaza I-City Real Estate is the owner of the proposed shopping complex.
The project includes the construction of 300 units of 1Malaysia Civil Servants Housing (PPA1M), which will be priced between RM150,000 and RM240,000...
The group expects the project, the Eaton Residences, to contribute positively to its earnings during the duration of the 43-month project commencing Dec 1, 2016.
The company said the development will be completed by end-2019…