Tak boleh sewenangnya tamat kerja kontraktor Pan Borneo

The Malaysian Labor Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi has stated that awarding a construction company's contract for the Pan Borneo Highway project in Malaysia cannot be done arbitrarily. The reason is that delays in completing a work package are not solely due to contractor incompetence. The minister emphasized that his office must investigate every request for time extension to identify the root cause, including government agency involvement or other factors.

So far, only one contract has been completed due to the project's delays after a thorough assessment. When contractors demand time extensions, investigators must thoroughly examine whether the issue stems from contractor negligence. The minister explained that this is because some contractors want to work on the site but cannot access it due to land acquisition and land reclamation work not yet completed by the relevant government department.

He told journalists after attending a Bernama TV news program, "Apart from land acquisition and land reclamation issues, site execution also faces constraints if utilities such as water pipes and underground cables are not transferred by the relevant parties, as this can cause damage." The minister said that the government has taken proactive steps to establish monitoring and guidance committees and personnel teams to prevent time wastage.

These committees allow problems on site to be continuously tracked and resolved without waiting, which would otherwise lead to wasted time. The minister added that project monitoring has been strengthened through regular visits by senior ministry management, in addition to close collaboration with the Sabah and Sarawak Labor Departments.

So far, only 11.4% of the Pan Borneo Highway work package in Sabah has been completed, while the Sarawak project is nearly finished.