NSTnation: Works Minister Baru Bian said the WPCs would be replaced with new contracts instead. PanBorneo
“There should be no fear of them being terminated. There will be continuation of the project,” he told reporters after the handing over of the project for Reconstruction and Upgrading of Dilapidated Schools in Sarawak at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Bintangor here today.
Among the main contractors involved in the highway project are Maltimur Resources Sdn Bhd, Konsortium URW Sdn Bhd, Konsortium KPE Sdn Bhd, Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn Bhd, Samling Resources Sdn Bhd, Zecon Kimlun Consortium Sdn Bhd, HSL DMIA JV Sdn Bhd and Naim Gamuda JV Sdn Bhd. “The Minister of Finance had given his assurance that the amount saved would be given back to Sarawak and this is a good news for us. It can be used to implement other projects such as infrastructural development,” he said.
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