Six flood mitigation projects will be re-tendered by June

KUALA LUMPUR - Six flood mitigation projects will be retendered immediately by June this year.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said it included the Flood Mitigation Projects in Sungai Johor, Kota Tinggi, Johor and construction of dual-function reservoir for flood mitigation and raw water supply in Sungai Rasau and Sungai Klang, Selangor.

He also mentioned another project namely the Phase 3 Integrated River Basin Development Project in Sungai Golok, Kelantan.

"Direct negotiations made in haste without any checks is only a waste of the people's money especially in regards to flood mitigation.

"While the project is urgent and costs a lot of money, the past reckless decisions to approve the flood mitigation project has been called off and it is currently under investigation by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC)," he said.

The Prime Minister said this while re-tabling Malaysia' revised Budget 2023 in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The Tambun MP said the high-impact projects must be conducted by tender to guarantee the best interest value and saves the government's money.

He said the action also aims to ensure the flood mitigation project can reach its goal.

"For example, the country is expected to be able to save RM2 billion from the total RM15 billion flood mitigation allocation previously provided.

"Therefore, the implementation must be done by tender," he said.