Works Minister: Almost RM3bil saved with govt takeover of Pan Borneo Highway

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KUCHING: The government will save an estimated RM2.865bil by taking over the Pan Borneo Highway project in Sarawak from project delivery partner (PDP) Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd (LBU), says Works Minister Baru Bian.

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Works Minister Baru Bian speaking to reporters at the state JKR headquarters in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STARThe government will save an estimated RM2.865bil by taking over the Pan Borneo Highway project in Sarawak from project delivery partner Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd , says Works Minister Baru Bian.

"Under the PDP, the construction cost itself is RM16.488bil. When you add in other things like PDP fees, independent consulting engineer fees, contingency cost and land acquisition, it becomes a total of RM21.857bil," he told reporters after handing over an appointment letter to the Sarawak Public Works Department as the superintending officer of the project here on Thursday .He said the final amount of savings would be obtained after a full evaluation later.

One of the work package contracts from Telok Melano to Sematan spanning 33km was completed early last year.With the Works Ministry's takeover coming into effect on Feb 20, Sarawak JKR has been appointed as the superintending officer responsible for monitoring and supervising the project and managing contracts.However, state JKR director Datuk Zuraimi Sabki said LBU's latest progress report as of January showed that the project was 44.21% completed against the scheduled 47.

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