Muhyiddin trial: Witness says MOF wanted open tender, but PMO insisted on pre-qualification
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — The Finance Ministry (MOF) had initially wanted government projects under the Bumiputera co...
Datin Rosni Mohd Yusoff, who heads the Finance Ministry's government procurement division, testified that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) instructed the Finance Ministry to carry out Jana Wibawa projects through either direct negotiation or pre-qualification tenders, rather than open tender. Initially, the Finance Ministry wanted to award these projects through open tender, but the PMO intervened and directed the evaluation process.
Rosni was previously the deputy under secretary of the Finance Ministry's government procurement division and chaired a committee that evaluated proposed contractors forwarded by the PMO. The PMO provided a list of 54 proposed contractors for the Finance Ministry to evaluate through direct negotiation, resulting in the appointment of KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd for a RM62 million project to build a new road.
The PMO also submitted other companies for evaluation for pre-qualification tenders, leading to Sutracom winning a RM605.2 million contract and Nepturis winning a RM141 million contract. Rosni confirmed that the PMO did not interfere in the evaluation process but was simply informed of the outcomes.
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