KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has urged the government to come up with a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) for maintenance of its assets so it can be used over a long period.
This was among the recommendations by the PAC after concluding its report on the Kuala Lumpur Sports City (KLSC), in the wake of safety issues raised in the Auditor-General's Report 2017 Series 2.
The KLSC Bukit Jalil includes the Bukit Jalil National Sports Complex (KSNBJ).
PAC chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said the Malaysia Stadium Corporation (PSM) should have allocated sufficient fund to cover the cost of maintenance for KSNBJ.
"PSM should prepare a revenue expenditure forecast to ensure that there is enough fund to cover the maintenance for all the stadiums under its watch.
"The PAC would also request that Youth and Sports Ministry prepare a budget and have enough additional allocations should PSM be unable to generate enough funds on its own," said Kiandee in a statement on Thursday (March 14).
The PAC's report on the KLSC was tabled in Parliament on Thursday (March 14).
Kiandee said the PAC also recommended that PSM worked closely with Rukun Juang Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), which carried out the rejuvenation project, to prepare a SOP and train PSM staff.
The PAC also recommended that the Youth and Sports Ministry and PSM obtain and safe-keep important documents related to the project, such as the as-built-drawings and maintenance records in digital formats.
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