BANGI: A RM350mil allocation was set aside for 563 federal road maintenance projects in the peninsula this year, Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said.
Of this amount, he said RM275mil was for periodic pavement maintenance work and RM75mil for non-pavement maintenance work.
“The maintenance work is being offered to contractors from grade G1 to G4 through balloting,” he told reporters after the ballot draw under the programme to expedite road maintenance by grade G1 to G4 contractors for the Central and East zones.
He said the balloting process for the programme for the South Zone would be held in a few days while the balloting process for the North Zone would be on June 5-6.
This was to ensure equal opportunities to all contractors involved, he added.
“The balloting is done fairly and contractors can view the results online. Contractors chosen last year are not eligible this year,” he said, Bernama reported.
Ahmad said all the contractors involved in the balloting had also been vetted by the authorities to ensure that projects implemented later would run smoothly and be completed as scheduled.
“These contractors have been shortlisted as we consider them capable of doing the job.
“So, I feel there is no issue about contractors not being able to do the job ... even if there is, it may be isolated,” he added.
