Councillors in conflict over parking operators<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City councillors have recently been busy with
\nattempts to pave the way for private parking operators to manage
\nthe city's off-street parking.<\/p>\n
City spokesman Muhayat said on Tuesday that he had heard that
\ncertain factions at City Council favored certain parking
\noperators, but refused to mention further details.<\/p>\n
Even though parking generates large revenues, the City's
\nParking Body (BP Parkir) has suffered losses. Thus, the city
\nadministration has decided to hand over parking management to the
\nprivate sector.<\/p>\n
The parking body only contributed Rp 1.2 billion in revenue
\nlast year and has suffered average losses of Rp 4.5 billion over
\nthe previous two years.<\/p>\n
Four firms have joined the selection to take over parking
\nmanagement with the highest offer made by PT Adiwira Sembada, who
\npledged to contribute Rp 12 billion in their first year of
\ncooperation.<\/p>\n
Governor Sutiyoso decided on May 14 to appoint PT Adiwira
\nbased on the evaluation of a technology and management study
\nconducted by the University of Indonesia. The firm is the best
\namong four firms that have been nominated for selection.<\/p>\n
The remaining three companies: PT Mega Masagena Nusantara, PT
\nRodial Indonesia, PT Sumber Batu, according to the evaluation,
\nranked second, third and fourth respectively.<\/p>\n
On March 7, the city council recommended that the city appoint
\nthe two best companies to manage parking.<\/p>\n
It suggested that PT Adiwira manage the parking in Central and
\nSouth Jakarta, while Mega Masagena Nusantara could run parking in
\nWest, North and East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The recommendation was signed by City Council chairman
\nEdy Waluyo from the Indonesian Military\/Police faction.<\/p>\n
However, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle PDI
\nPerjuangan's faction at the council held a media conference at
\nSatay House cafe on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta on March 29
\nto oppose Waluyo's suggestion. They said that it would be best
\nfor the government to only appoint PT Adiwira.<\/p>\n
But the faction chairman, Audi I.Z. Tambunan, denied the
\nallegation that the faction had backed the party, saying that it
\nhad referred to the university study.<\/p>\n
On June 12, the council sent a letter to Sutiyoso, demanding
\nthe governor annul his decision to appoint PT Adiwira as the only
\nprivate parking operator to manage parking in the city. The
\ncouncil asked Sutiyoso to consider the council's recommendation.<\/p>\n
On Monday, PDI Perjuangan's faction sent a letter to the
\ncouncil chairman, backing the governor's decision to appoint PT
\nAdiwira.<\/p>\n
A reliable source said that certain councillors of PDI
\nPerjuangan backed PT Adiwira.<\/p>\n
City Council deputy chairman Djafar Badjeberm, who is also
\nchairman of the United Development Party's (PPP) city chapter,
\nbacked PT Masagena Nusantara.<\/p>\n
Two councillors, Posman Siahaan of the Unity and Justice Party
\nand M. Syamsuardi Botan, from the National Mandate Party claimed
\nthat the council never conducted any meeting to issue
\nrecommendations on parking matters.<\/p>\n
\"We've never been invited to discuss the recommendations. If
\nthe parking matter could not be settled, the administration
\nshould re-tender the parking management,\" Posman told reporters.<\/p>\n
City administration announced on Tuesday it would not change
\nthe appointment of a private parking operator to manage the
\ncity's off-street parking despite the council's demand to include
\nanother company.<\/p>\n
City Spokesman Muhayat said the decision to appoint PT Adiwira
\nSembada would not be changed as it had been stipulated in a
\ngubernatorial decree.<\/p>\n
\"It's a final decision and cannot be changed,\" Muhayat told
\nreporters at City Hall.(jun)<\/p>",
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