KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The Ministry of Finance blamed Prasarana Malaysia today for poorly managing the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project that caused projected costs to triple from RM10 billion to RM31.45 billion.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng noted that Prasarana Malaysia previously secured a government guarantee for an RM10 billion bond facility to fund the Klang Valley project in 2015, but the government-owned public transportation company requested for an additional RM22 billion in government guarantee on March 30 this year to ensure funding to complete the project.
“The Ministry of Finance has already requested Prasarana to drastically review the cost of the project to ensure its viability.
“The Ministry of Finance will not support any additional funding required for the project unless the cost of the LRT3 project is significantly rationalised without compromising on the integrity of the rail network as well as the safety and the quality of service provided,” said Lim in a statement.
lizi UMNO no more money bec not in power. So they ask G Kent raise LRT3 project cost so they gain from revised cost. Might be 50-50 share between UMNO and G Kent.
lizi gkent ah gkent, please explain how come 9b to 15b to 31b ah??
lizi UMNO no more money bec not in power. So they ask G Kent raise LRT3 project cost so they gain from revised cost. Might be 50-50 share between UMNO and G Kent.
lizi gkent ah gkent, please explain how come 9b to 15b to 31b ah??
Not sure how our MOF comes out with 30b calculation.
If the project cost really hit 30billion, well gkent can earn more. If the project cut cost to initial amount which is 9 billion , then I assume gkent earning is consistent with IB forecast.
Based on recent news, it seems unlikely lrt cost will lower than 9 billion ?
First things first, must understand why the LRT 3 cost will increased from 9bil to 30bil as per LGE says. If this is because rising materials cost, this is not PDP fault. If this is because improper cost management either by Prasarana or PDP, they need to bear the cost overruns. Because the job of PDP is to ensure the delivery of targeted cost and completion time. Based on LGE comments, it sounds like now is Prasarana issue, neither George Kent or MRCB.
The new Government minister must comment with facts and objective to avoid misinterpretations to the market.
if I am not mistaken, LRT3 has the most strigent deliverable control where those contractor who got the project must ensure complete on-time, any delayed will be penalised...and that penalty is not small, can cause bankrupt.....that's why not many dare to tender lrt3.....
KUALA LUMPUR (July 11): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd said today it will work closely with the Ministry of Finance and both its Project Delivery Partners to bring down the total cost of the light rail transit line (LRT3) project.
In a statement today, the state-owned transportation company said it took cognisanse of Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng’s statement with regards to increase in the total cost of the LRT3 project.
President and group chief executive officer of Prasarana, Masnizam Hisham – appointed in January this year in replacement of the outgoing Datuk Seri Azmi Abdul Aziz – said the management had in fact begun cost reduction processes since February.
“We will continue to work closely with the Ministry of Finance and Project Delivery Partners [Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd and George Kent (M) Bhd] to identify additional areas that may help reduce said cost,” said Masnizam.
Prasarana’s statement today came after Guan Eng’s call for a drastic cost reduction to make the project feasible and cost-effective, as the projected total cost of the light rail transit line 3 (LRT3) project has spiraled to a whopping RM31.45 billion.
To recap, the latest cost estimate is significantly higher than the RM15 billion cited in recent news reports. The original estimate when the project was launched in 2015 was RM9 billion.
Guan Eng blamed it on Prasarana's poor management, adding that the ministry will not support any additional funding required for the project unless the cost is “significantly rationalised without compromising the rail network’s integrity as well as the safety and quality of service provided”.
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Down trend still running!KLCI index go green can't help also.