Mohamad Zahri (front row, sixth from left) with guests at the handover ceremony for lorries involved in domestic waste collection and public cleaning at MBPJ headquarters. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has renewed its contract with KDEB Waste Management (KDEBWM) for another seven years to manage solid waste collection and perform public cleaning services in the city.
The previous contract, which began on Aug 1, 2018, ended on July 31.
Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon said this during a handover ceremony for lorries involved in domestic waste collection and public cleaning at MBPJ headquarters.
He said that under the new contract from Nov 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2032, KDEBWM would divide the city into 59 zones for domestic waste collection and 88 zones for public cleaning.
A total of 150 lorries will be used, including 56 compactor lorries, six mini compactor lorries and 88 roll-on, roll-off (RoRo) lorries to ensure efficient service delivery.
During the 2018 to 2025 contract period, the annual cost of rubbish collection and public cleaning services was RM55.27mil.
This amount increased to RM59.82mil per year, following 10 approved contract changes orders during the same period.
After negotiations with MBPJ’s Price Negotiation Committee, the cost for the new contract had been set at RM67.90mil per year, a 13.51% increase, said Mohamad Zahri.
“This adjustment takes into account the expansion of operational areas, the need for a larger workforce, the use of new assets and efforts to improve the overall quality of service delivery to Petaling Jaya residents.
“If the workers do not perform their duties properly, for example, if they are supposed to collect 10 loads of rubbish but only collect nine – then at the end of the month, we have to make the necessary deductions.”
On a separate matter, Mohammad Zahri said that 16 areas had been equipped with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to monitor illegal dumping activities.
Hotspots included PJS 1/21a, Jalan SS 2/45, Jalan Jenjarum, Jalan PJU 1/34, Jalan 1/10, PJU 1a/3b, Jalan 17/1, PJU 1a/18, Jalan PJS 6/3b, Jalan SS 7/2, Flat Impian Baiduri, Jalan 1/15, SS 3/29, PJS 5/26 and Jalan 17/13.
He stressed that enforcement was being strengthened to ensure Petaling Jaya is clean and well-maintained.
