Rp 55 billion needed to rebuild market

Rp 55 billion needed to rebuild market

BOGOR (JP): The Bogor administration has appointed a private
developer to rebuild the Pasar Kembang market in Bogor destroyed
by fire last March.

PT Propindo Mulya Utama's president Aang Hamid Suganda said
the market's reconstruction would cost Rp 55 billion (US$32.1
million).

"The Bogor mayoralty has given us 24 months to reconstruct the
market," Aang said yesterday at the mayoralty's office.

He said his company had five alternative plans for the market
but refused to revealed details.

According to Aang, Mayor Eddy Gunardi told the company to
consider suggestions from the mayoralty and the Directorate
General of Human Settlement (Cipta Karya) of the Ministry of
Public Works.

Mayor Eddy confirmed the market, which covered five blocks
before the fire, would be rebuilt.

Eddy said the reconstruction project should consider the
directorate general's suggestion that two of the market's blocks
be renovated and the remaining three be totally rebuilt.

According to Eddy, the mayoralty was demolishing the remaining
sections of the gutted building.

"We need at least four months to clean up the market," Eddy
said.

The fire claimed the lives of 10 department store employees at
the market and forced thousands of small kiosk owners to move to
a road in front of the market, causing traffic jams along the
road. (24/jun)