Prove your worth and deliver or face the music is what the Communications Ministry will be telling Internet infrastructure contractors, says its minister.
Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the ministry had uncovered misconduct involving several companies awarded government projects with some projects not delivered two years past their deadlines.
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Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the ministry had uncovered misconduct involving several companies awarded government projects with some projects not delivered two years past their deadlines.
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00:00I heard that the Sabah project for the internet has been delayed.
00:06Can you tell us how the company has sold the project?
00:10I did not touch any country, but it has already happened.
00:18And I have asked Dato' KSU and the team to investigate.
00:23We don't want any mistakes.
00:27The issue is that the previous company was not in Sabah, but in several other places.
00:37And after they got the contract, they did not implement it.
00:41Until we gave the strongest warning.
00:44I saw that they got it, but they admitted that they sold it to another company.
00:51How did the company get it first?
00:53Unfortunately, many of the decisions were made before me and Dato' KSU joined the company.
01:00So we don't know how certain decisions were made.
01:03What action have you taken?
01:05We have asked them to speed up the process.
01:08If they fail, there will be a law and regulations that can be taken.
01:16So far, I have asked Dato' KSU to investigate and improve the implementation of the projects.
01:25You said that the contract will be delayed for a month after the contract was given.
01:32Will the same contract be implemented?
01:36Yes, I have asked them to investigate how to improve.
01:41For example, at PHMCMC, they want to appoint a project management consultant.
01:48To ensure that the implementation can be done well.
01:54So some issues need to be improved.
01:58It cannot be denied.
02:00What are some of the suggestions in the contract?
02:09What has been done so far is giving too much to a small number of companies.
02:19This is dangerous.
02:21Not only the integrity, but also the implementation.
02:25If there are too many sites that are only managed by one company,
02:30it is certain that the company will not be able to implement it in the time set.
02:37So we ask for this matter to be re-investigated.
02:42And one must show ability.
02:46The company that gets it must show ability.
02:49Failure to implement the project should be taken more firmly.
02:55For example, some projects should be ready by December 2022.
03:01But until today, it is not ready yet.
03:04How were these companies appointed? I don't know.
03:07Before.
03:09There are a few.
03:11We will find out later.
03:13But the important thing at this time,
03:15when people complain that there is no internet problem,
03:19they blame me, they blame YBTM, they blame the ministry.
03:23But honestly,
03:25the mistake or part of the problem
03:32is the contractors who have been appointed.
03:36Companies that accept the contract for the project.
03:43This is one of the things that we need to consider.