LANGKAWI, May 25 (Bernama) -- The Communications and Digital Ministry (KKD) takes a serious view of its development projects categorised as ‘sick’ because they could not be completed on schedule.
Minister Fahmi Fadzil said there are currently two sick projects under KKD - construction of the Langkawi RTM building here and Bintulu RTM building in Sarawak.
"To me and the ministry, we view seriously any projects which have been given allocations and issued with letters of acceptance but could not be implemented.
"This project in Langkawi is one of the two sick projects under KKD, and I will try to visit the project site of the other one in Bintulu later," he told reporters after inspecting the project site for the Langkawi RTM building in Kampung Buluh Penyumpit, Kuah, here today.
He said the Langkawi project should have been completed on Sept 19 last year but had to be retendered after the contractor failed to implement it despite being given three extensions of time.
He said KKD and the Public Works Department finally terminated the contractor’s contract in April this year and would undertake a fresh tender process to appoint a new contractor.
"Site works are expected to begin once the project has been tendered out again. We expect the Langkawi RTM project to resume in October or November this year and to be completed about two years later by October 2025," he said.
Earlier, Fahmi, who was accompanied by KKD secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, also visited the Langkawi District Information Office at the Langkawi Development Authority Complex.
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