Penang sub-RM50k procurement contracts to be done on rotation basis (19/03/08)
GEORGE TOWN: All procurement contracts below RM50,000 will be done on a drawing by rotation basis. The Penang Exco decided this to avoid disruptions in efforts to carry out the open tender system.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said procurement contracts above RM50,000 would be carried out on an open tender basis.
“For both methods, the respective quarters will be given a period of two weeks to voice their objections. If the objections are accepted, the results of the open tender or drawing by rotation contracts will be reviewed,” he said after chairing the Exco meeting today.
Lim said the process required time but expressed hope that the system can be carried out as soon as possible.
The Exco also decided on the setting up of a land committee, which will be chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin and participated by deputy chief minister Dr P. Ramasamy and state Health, Welfare and Caring Society committee chairman Phee Boon Poh.
The committee would be responsible against any quarters involved in alleged land cheating cases as well as to draw up new guidelines to ensure cheating cases do not occur in future.
“There have been complaints on land cheating cases and these cases need to be investigated thoroughly,” he said.
On the missing documents and files in the state executive councillors’ offices, Lim said state Secretary Datuk Jamaludin Hasan would be carrying out an investigation into the matter.
It was reported that Jamaludin had directed the former executive councillors to clear out and vacate their offices to ensure a smooth transition in power. It was also reported that Phee had walked into his office, only to discover that files were missing and that there were no documents for reference.
