Five HDC Projects Facing Problems
08/06/2005 bernama.com
KUCHING, June 8 (Bernama) -- Five Housing Development Commission (HDC) projects
worth nearly RM200 million are facing serious problems, said Housing Minister,
Datuk Seri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
He said the projects were the Rakyat Housing Project in Pusa, Bandar Baru
SibuJaya, in Song, Rangau III, Limbang and another project at Tanjung Manis
A.
The projects could not be completed in time due to the contractors' "under
capacity" and inability to complete them on time, he said.
Stressing that the project was under the Eighth Malaysia Plan (8MP), Abang
Johari said it had to be completed before the 8MP ended.
"We have to ensure that the projects are completed as soon as possible because
there will be more housing projects under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP),"
he told reporters at a Press conference on the problems facing the projects,
here, Wednesday.
Other problems faced in implementing the projects were buyers' dissatisfaction
with the designs, and poor coordination among the various agencies such as
the Fire and Rescue Department, Local authorities and the consultants.
"Based on inspections carried out since January this year, the five projects
were found to be in `critical' condition," he said.
Abang Johari said the Ministry had decided to award the tender to build houses
comprising 300 units and above to two contractors instead of one, to ensure
the projects could be finished on time.
He said only contractors with a proven track record would be awarded tenders
in future.
He added that a committee had been formed at state, federal-state and private
sector levels to look into the issuance of Occupancy Permits for houses.
According to the minister, the designs for housing projects at Permyjaya (Taman
Ceria), and Sibujaya (Garden Terrace) had been improved to cater to the taste
of buyers.
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