KUALA LUMPUR: Awanbiru Technology Bhd
(Awantec) has announced that its unit, Prestariang SKIN Sdn Bhd (PSKIN), and the government have recorded a consent order regarding the unilateral termination of the National Immigration Control System (SKIN) project in 2019.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, it said pursuant to the consent order, the government will pay PSKIN RM201.45 million as a full and final settlement of the dispute between PSKIN and the government.
"The payment will be made by the government in a lump sum payment within three months from today.
"Parties have further agreed to withdraw all pending appeals in the Court of Appeal and pending applications in the High Court against each other as part of the terms of the consent order,” Awantec said.
PSKIN secured a 15-year concession from the government on August 9, 2017, to design, deliver, continuously maintain, and provide scheduled upgrades for a new and enhanced immigration and border control system for the Immigration Department.
On April 15, 2019, PSKIN filed a legal claim against the government, totalling RM732 million, for the unilateral termination of the SKIN project through expropriation. - Bernama
