JORR project tender

JORR project tender

I would like to draw the attention of all parties, including
the government of this republic, to the currently growing
controversy about the development of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road
(JORR). From my observations in this case, it appears that the
government needs to review the project tender in a more
responsible way so that the process can be perceived by the
public as a transparent and fair one.

The following are some arguments to support the need to review
the tender in question:

1. The appointment of RHB Hicom Malaysia as a preferred bidder
in the tender was not considered transparent as it was not known
to the public.

2. As a preferred bidder, RHB Hicom, with its privileges, had a
greater chance of winning the tender.

3. The government's action in granting the privileges has
naturally aroused the public's curiosity. Is there anything
behind all this? This question is, I think, natural, because
actually there are many domestic developers. However, the door
for them has already been closed.

One of the domestic developers that has openly declared its
ability to undertake JORR is PT Citra Marga Nushaphala Per-
sada Tbk (CMNP). CMNP has in its televised statement said it made
a lower tender than the one payable by the government for the
JORR project.

Accordingly, for and on behalf of the Foreign Investment
Monitoring Community (MAPIA), I hereby propose and recommend the
following:

a) The government should review the tender policy, which has
caused a particular party to enjoy a profit or benefit, by
retendering the JORR project more transparently and more fairly.

b) Actually, the openness of information like that is easy to
achieve through advertising in the newspapers in more detail.
Perhaps they can adopt the spirit of transparency and fairness
demonstrated by the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam).

c) Openness of information that is handled as a genuinely full
disclosure will help the government to achieve the recovery of
the national economy and will not trap the government or anyone
else into corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) that has
obviously brought about the various crises our country has faced.

BUDI PURNOMO

MAPIA Coordinator

Jakarta