Armizan gesa PAC teliti implikasi tamat PDP Pan Borneo Sabah

Sabah MP Armizan Mohd Ali urges the Parliamentary Advisory Council (PAC) to investigate not only the current status and performance of the Pan-Borneo Highway project but also the fundamental decisions from the past that have implications on its progress. The MP emphasizes that a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the delay of the project, coupled with inquiries into the consequences of the 2019 replacement of the Project Development Partner (PDP) mechanism, is crucial in identifying the root causes and seeking explanations from the involved parties.

He points out that the shift to the conventional method in September 2019, following a change in the Federal-State government, has caused a delay of over a year since May 2018 until the re-selection of the contractor in 2019. The MP wants the PAC to examine not just the present status and performance of the project, but also the fundamental decisions from the past that have implications on its current progress.

The MP highlights that the switch to the conventional method increased costs compared to the initial budget and disrupted the smooth selection of contractors, causing delays until 2021. He stresses that the implications of the PDP replacement in the LKAN Report 2/2026 should be thoroughly examined, especially as the Ministry of Works confirmed earlier that this change is among the main causes of the project's delay.

The MP also informs that the GRS MP will present a memorandum on this issue to the PAC. Earlier, the PAC Chairperson Mas Ermieyati Samsudin reported that only four out of 35 work packages were prepared in time, while the majority were categorized as delayed or problematic projects.