Former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng talks during a press conference at the Parliament building today. — BernamaA day after Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Zafrul Abdul Aziz released the list of 101 projects awarded via direct negotiations worth RM6.61 billion, Lim Guan Eng came forward to explain that the value of direct-negotiation projects approved during the Pakatan Harapan administration was only RM352 million.
This includes the project to upgrade the infrastructure for the Phase 2 Electrified Double Track Project in the Klang Valley awarded to Dhaya Maju Tabung Angkatan Tentera Sdn Bhd worth RM4.475 billion, he said. “However, the contractor appealed to the government and after thorough negotiation, the PH government agreed to proceed with a much lower price. This was also to avoid any court action between the company and the government, besides reducing the possibility of delays should the project undergo re-tendering process,” he told a press conference at the Parliament building here.
On the expenditure for the screening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup worth RM29.9 million, which captured public attention after being announced that it would not involve any cost to the government, Lim said the matter should not have been included in the list.
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