Tanah Abang developer appointed<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
City traditional market operator PD Pasar Jaya has directly
\nappointed developer PT Priamanaya Djan International (PDI) to
\ncarry out the first phase of the complete renovation of Tanah
\nAbang textile market, Central Jakarta, estimated at Rp 600
\nbillion (US$70.59 million).<\/p>\n
PD Pasar Jaya president director Prabowo Soenirman said on
\nWednesday after meeting with City Council Commission B on
\neconomic affairs that PDI was one of four companies that had
\nsubmitted proposals to transform Tanah Abang's Block A into a
\nluxury shopping mall. The block was destroyed by fire on Feb. 19.<\/p>\n
He did not give details on the other companies, nor did he
\nprovide reasons for PDI's appointment. He only stressed that it
\nwas the best among the four and did not mention who was the main
\nforce behind PDI.<\/p>\n
When asked as to the developer's performance, Prabowo only
\nsaid, \"I cannot answer that question.\"<\/p>\n
Tanah Abang, the biggest textile market in Southeast Asia, was
\nrazed by a fire in February. It took firefighters five days to
\ncompletely extinguish the massive fire at the four-story market.
\nOf the market's 7,594 shops, 2,420 were gutted.<\/p>\n
PD Pasar Jaya had originally designed the renovated market to
\nbe seven-floors high with a seven-level basement. But advice from
\nthe Jakarta Fire Department, based upon its recent experience,
\nprompted the market operator to revise the design to 16 floors
\nabove ground and three below.<\/p>\n
A March article in Tempo magazine, which insinuated that
\nbusinessman Tomy Winata was behind the fire in order to win the
\nmarket renovation project, has ensued in an ongoing legal battle
\nbetween the weekly and the businessman.<\/p>\n
Prabowo said he held an open tender for the developers, but
\nhad cut the bidding in mid-process and directly appointed PT PDI.<\/p>\n
\"I exercised my legal rights to appoint the winning bidder,\"
\nhe argued, referring to Paragraph 5, Article 11, of Presidential
\nDecree No. 18\/2000 on procurements for government agencies.<\/p>\n
Another article in the decree stipulates that direct
\nappointments can be exercised in the case of a maximum Rp 50
\nbillion project.<\/p>\n
Prabowo claimed that the redesigned market building would be
\nthe most luxurious commercial complex in the capital.<\/p>\n
The ground-breaking ceremony is to take place on the evening
\nof Dec. 15, featuring fireworks.<\/p>\n
The tenancy rate at the new mall will be more expensive than
\nplush Plaza Senayan in Central Jakarta or Mal Taman Anggrek in
\nWest Jakarta.<\/p>\n
A report from Procon property consultant says that average
\nmonthly rent at primary shopping malls like Plaza Senayan and Mal
\nTaman Anggrek is Rp 675,042 per square meter.<\/p>\n
Tanah Abang market, which consists of six blocks and 7,600
\nkiosks, is to be replaced by a mega-complex of shopping malls in
\nthe future. The malls will face Tanah Abang railway station on
\nJl. Jati Baru, which is to become a monorail station.<\/p>\n
Prabowo promised that the 2,000 traders of Block A will be
\ngiven a special 20-year rate of Rp 20 million per square meter,
\nas well as special location among the 8,000 shops of the mall.<\/p>\n
\"It is part of our commitment to the old traders,\" he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tanah-abang-developer-appointed-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }