Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto has asked major contractors grouped in the Indonesian Contractors` Association (AKI) to be more professional by improving their competence and competitiveness.<\/p>\n
"I call on the association not to be trapped in a prolonged conflict concerning the certification process," the minister said in remarks at the opening of a seminar organized in conjunction with AKI`s 33rd anniversary here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Certification was a public service process and therefore had to be regulated and implemented transparently and in an accountable way, the minister said.<\/p>\n
He hoped construction service providers would work professionally in obtaining job orders. The association was playing a significant role in keeping competition in the construction business healthy and professional, he added.<\/p>\n
Conflicts and unhealty competition often occurred since construction service providers mostly focused on government-funded construction projects which account for an average of 45 percent of the overall construction market.<\/p>\n
The public works ministry is currently developing an information system on job orders available in the construction sector, including private-funded works. The public would have free access to the information provided by the system.<\/p>\n
An Indonesia Infrastructure Conference & Exhibition (IICE) 2006 is currently going on at the JHCC, Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The IICE is being participated in by domestic and foreign investors. In the IICE 2006, the government is offering 10 model projects worth US$4.4 billion and was reported to be preparing some 101 potential projects worth US$ 14.7 billion.(*)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-asks-contractors-to-be-more-professional-1163089098", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }