Small firms seek to involve in JORR

Small firms seek to involve in JORR

JAKARTA: The Association of Indonesian General Contractors
(Askumindo) hopes that state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa
Marga will involve small and medium firms in developing the
Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR).

Chairman of the Association Tubagus Imron said on Thursday
that the 60-kilometer JORR project would cost trillions of
rupiah. It was planned to link the outer parts of Jakarta, from
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta, to Pondok Pinang, South
Jakarta, to Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, and on to Tanjung Priok,
North Jakarta.

"If Jasa Marga allocates parts of the construction work to
small and medium companies it will help regenerate the local
economy, which is still hit by the multi-faceted crisis," he was
quoted by Antara as saying.

Speaking to the media after launching the askumindo.or.id
website, he said that the government's decision to appoint Jasa
Marga as the JORR investor was right. If a foreign investor were
appointed, the local potential could simply have been ignored.

According to him, 80 percent of Askumindo's membership of
about 10,000 comprised small and medium enterprises.

Tubagus said that the website was aimed at providing
information on construction projects in all provinces of the
country so that its members would have a better chance of bidding
for the work.--JP