Consortium Zenith best among eight bidders for RM6.3bil project, court hears


KUALA LUMPUR: A former Penang exco member said that Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) received the highest assessment scores of all shortlisted developers for a RM6.3bil project in Penang in the open tender process.

Datuk Lim Hock Seng, testifying as a witness in the corruption trial of Lim Guan Eng, said that the state exco also agreed to the former Penang chief minister's proposal to form two separate committees – technical and finance – to assess proposals for the project in 2012.

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