Failed Traffic System

In 2002, the RM365 mil ITIS project was launched. The tender award was given to a contractor who did not have any IT expertise.  In 2005, ITIS was operational with problems handed to DBKL.  Then the problems started....

- thieves stole million ringgit worth of computer chips and copper wires. I hope this was the real reason for the problem and not an excuse and way to cover other issues.

- Then ITIS Technology became out of date.

In 2013, another tender to revive ITIS was made and awarded to GTC Global Sdn Bhd at the quoted cost of RM200mil. Recently this company was acquired by TM.

SIGNS OF PROBLEMS
1. ITIS was down since 2013.
2. On 30 out of 1000 cameras are still functioning.
3. The Transport Management Center at Bukit Jalil had been turned to become a junkyard housing RM millions of obsolete equipment awaiting to be disposed.



Attachments
A: List Of DBKL Mayor...

B. The ITIS Web Page

C. The news in a local paper

The Star 11 Apr 2014 Friday

Water Tunnel Pahang to Selangor

With water rationing imposed in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in March 2014, the issues of water production was discussed.One of the proposed solution was to build a new water processing plant, known as langat 2, and to channel raw water from Pahang, Sungai Semantan.

The existing plants are:
- Langat 1
- Kelang Gate.
- Batu
- Semenyih
- Wangsa Maju - built on fast track basis in 1998.

The Tunnel - The Star 16 Apr 2014

The tunnel ia about 44.6 Km from Karak to Hulu Langat outlet. The water from Sungai Semantan will pass through the channel under the Titiwangsa mountain range.

Currently, the water uses is around 4351MLD and the production capability of the 34 treatment plants is 4686MLD. Wth Langat 2, the capacitity will be improved by 1,200MLD.

The Pahang Water Tunnel - the Star 16 Apr 2014

Kajang Hospital

TheStar 24 Feb 2014

The Health Minister announced the project allocation for Kajang Hospital. RM10m is immediately allocated as a short term measure to upgrade the facilities. He also stressed the the allocation has nothing to do with the coming election in Kajang.

According to the minister, the hospital management had made request to move the hospital to a new building and the estimate cost is rm800 to 1bil ringgit    

Water Treatment Langat 2 on the Way

It is nice to read the news about the progress of the negotiation on the water issues in Selangor.

theStar 27 Feb 2014

The Langat Plant is expected to cost around RM8.65bil. It is part of the Pahang- Selangor deal to transfer about 1130 million liters of water per day.

These are the points of the deal...

Federal Government Commitment
- rm2bil for Selangor to update the facilities.
- Facilitate the takeover of the concessionare of water companies.
- Federal will take over the water asset valued as RM7.68bil. 

KLIA 2 Uncertain Opening Date

The  opening of the Low Cost Terminal (LCT) remains uncertain. I cannot recall how many times it has been postponed.  As reported in theStar on 6 Feb 2014,   the operator, MAHB, has not received CCC ( completion and compliance certificate) from UEM - Bina Puri  for the terminal buildings. KLIA 2 had missed the deadlines since sept 2011. The last  one was Apr 30 and now May 2.

In the Star on 5 Mac, the scheduled completion dates are as follows:

1. Sept 2011 -- delayed
2. April 2012 -- delayed
3. Oct 2012  -- delayed
4. May 2013 -- delayed
5. Jun 2013 -- delayed
6. May 2, 2014 -- questionable.

I took pity of the Malaysian Airport Sdn Bhd, the operator of the airport, as the blame seemed to be focused on them, when we know that the majority of the decision were with the country's leaders. Just ask some simple questions, who control the fund, and who is selected the contractors.

Here are some of the causes that can delay the May 2014 opening...
- 65% of the buildings are not in compliance to the safety requirements. Whilst it can be argued that the local authorities can be pressured to enable compliance to the target date, we do not want the happenings of the Terrengganu Stadium to be repeated in KJIA2.

- Sewerage  pipe is cracking.
- 5-10% of the road and drainage systems require repairs

The contractor UEM- Bina Puri failed to obtain the Certificate of Completion and Compliance from the authorities on the promised date of 31 Jan 2014. The excuse quoted were... "unexpected issues"

Wasted $$ Flashed Down the Loos

It did not come as a surprise to hear that DBKL had been wasting precious $$ in unreasonable projects. Last month, DBKL announced the sharp rise of residential property assessments.

 The paper on 1 Jan 2014 carried the news that the City Hall is planning scrap the usage of automatic street toilets. It is quite recent when in 2006, it was planned to build 20 ultra-modern toilets.

Now, barely 6 years after installation, the city hall is deciding to scrap it on the pretext of high maintenance cost. If the mayor care to check, the initial investment cost is massive. At the quoted cost of RM400,000 per unit, and times that by 20, costing RM8 millions. You can build more toilets and have them maintained for year.

Something is wrong with the management team of DBKL. It is not surprising for the city when you have people like the Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor.

The Star 1 Jan 2014

   

Ten New Healthcare Projects under NKEA

The Malaysian Health Ministry has announced 10 new projects under the transformation programs parked under the Healthcare National Key Economic Area (NKEA) . The project is expected to attract investment in the region of RM1bil.

extracted from thestar, Friday 13 Dec 2013.   

KL - Singapore Rail Poject

Early this year, Malaysia and Singapore government had announce the interest to establish fast rail link connecting the two cities. The land travel will be cut to 90 minutes only. the project is expected to be completed by 2020 with the estimate cost of RM40bil.

The Malaysian PM is eyeing the investment from Japanese firm in the long term projects. A number of Japanese giant companies had shown interest. The Japanese had progresses well ahead in the rail transportation segment with Shinkansen high speed railway.

Penang Bridge to be opened in Feb 2014

The Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof announced that the second Penang Bridge will be opened on Feb 2014. Currently the bridge is 99.9%  completed and the only outstanding portion is the two toll plazas at Batu Kawan.

One of the toll plaza, at Bandar Cassia Interchange will the biggest tool plaza in Malaysia. It will have 28 toll booths, compared to the current biggest plaza at Sungai Besi with 18 lanes. The tolls complex will be managed by Jambatan kedua Sdn Bhd.

The bridge spans about 24 km with 16.9km over the sea.. 

Collapsed Roof - Universiti Tati Terrengganu

The roof of Chancellor Hall of a university in Terengganu had its roof collapsed. The add up to a list of collapsed building in the rich state.

thestar 4 Dec 2013

The latest was an incident at Kolej Universiti Tati on Monday 2 Dec 2013. Tati is owned by the State of Terengganu, located in Kemaman. It was opened by the PM Tun Mahathir  in 1993 as Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute (TATI). In 1997, it started to offer UTM double degree programs.

This matter was raised in Parliament by Kuala Terengganu MP, Raja Kamarul Bahrin and according to him that this was the third time such incidents had been happening. The company was involved in the Kampong Binjai Kertas Mosque project.