Legislator questions JORR project<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): There are allegations a Malaysian consortium was
\nawarded the delayed Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) toll road
\nproject through corruption, collusion and nepotism, a legislator
\nsaid on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"I was informed by a reliable source that there are
\nindications of the involvement of a government official's child
\nin the appointment of the consortium .... ,\" the deputy chairman
\nof House of Representatives Commission IV for infrastructure and
\ntransportation affairs, Rosyid Hidayat, was quoted by Antara as
\nsaying.<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for the Economy Rizal Ramli, who was
\nscheduled to discuss the issue with the commission, failed to
\nappear at the House.<\/p>\n
Rosyid, a member of the Reform Party faction, said the
\ngovernment had earlier consulted with the commission on the JORR
\nproject, but that no final agreement had been reached on the
\nappointment of the Malaysian consortium.<\/p>\n
Several commission members from the United Development Party
\nfaction said they suspected there were irregularities in the
\nprocess of awarding the project to the Malaysian consortium.<\/p>\n
The consortium, led by DRB HiCom, was awarded the project
\nfollowing 10 months of negotiations with the government.<\/p>\n
The 69.3-kilometer Jakarta Outer Ring Road was initially to be
\nconstructed by PT Citra Bhakti Margatama Persada, PT Citra
\nMataram Satriamarga Persada and PT Marga Nurindo Bhakti under a
\nbuild-operate-transfer scheme with state-owned toll operator PT
\nJasa Marga.<\/p>\n
The three private companies were partly owned by former
\npresident Soeharto's daughter Siti Hardijanti \"Tutut\" Rukmana.<\/p>\n
But the project, which will link all of the outlying areas of
\nJakarta when completed, was suspended in 1998 as part of the
\ngovernment's retrenchment program to cope with the economic
\ncrisis. At that time, only some 30 percent of the project had
\nbeen completed.<\/p>\n
An investment of about Rp 4 trillion will be needed to
\ncomplete the project. The Malaysian consortium has agreed to
\nprovide Rp 1.2 trillion, with the remaining funds to come from
\nnew bank loans. (sim)<\/p>",
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