Defiant developers to be blacklisted

Defiant developers to be blacklisted

JAKARTA (JP): Bekasi Regent Moch. Djamhari has threatened to blacklist developers who sub-contract city-owned projects to other contractors.

Djamhari was quoted by the regency spokesman Yaya as saying in Bekasi that transferring the projects to other developers causes difficulties in checking on construction.

This practice has also led to the finishing touches of the buildings being of poor quality.

Last month several elementary school buildings owned by the regency collapsed because their construction was not in line with standard requirements. Some of them were built with second-hand materials.

Djamhari has ordered the developers who are responsible for the construction of the buildings to rebuild the damaged facilities.

Head of the Bekasi chapter of the Association of Indonesian Contractors, Zainal Arifin, hails the regent's remark, saying that he will also blacklist any members of his association who neglect the warning.

Arifin said that his office will form a committee to monitor the performance of the association's members. (25)