Tubagus Angke water project

JAKARTA (JP): French water management firm PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) signed a cooperation agreement with three local contractors on Tuesday to expand the water pipeline on Jl. Tubagus Angke in West Jakarta.

The three contractors -- PT Lepen Kencana Utama, PT Promits and PT Marlaneo -- will begin work on the four-kilometer pipeline in January 2001, the company said in a statement.

The cooperation agreement was signed by Palyja president Pierre Alla and the contractors' respective managing directors.

The statement did not provide details on the cost of the project or when it would be completed. The statement also failed to state whether the project was offered through an open tender. (jun)