Leaky RM18m aquatic centre shut downNST Report
10th July 2009
The RM18 million Aquatic Centre in Batu Burok here was ordered by the Works Ministry to close indefinitely yesterday. Works Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said too many flaws had been detected in the year-old centre, making it unsafe for public use.
"We inspected the lower ground level and found too many leaks.
"We also found rusty structures and faulty electrical connections that were exposed to water. All these have made the centre unsafe for use," Shaziman told reporters.
In an immediate response, Public Works Department director-general Datuk Seri Dr Judin Abdul Karim, who was also present, said action would be taken against the Terengganu PWD officers who were the supervisors of the project if they were found to be negligent.
The state PWD was in charge of the contract, which meant they implemented and managed the project.
The closure of the aquatic centre is the latest blow for the state government after another of its sporting facilities, the roof of the RM228 million Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium in Gong Badak, collapsed on June 2.
Shaziman expressed regret and questioned how two important and costly sporting projects ended up this way.
"We have asked the contractors (Pakatan Nadiwangsa Sdn Bhd) to conduct immediate remedial works as the project is still in its defect period."
Shaziman said, more importantly, the PWD found other weaknesses.
They included its design, the implementation of the project and the supervision of the project when it was being built.
"Maybe they hurried the project to meet the (Sukma) games deadline but this is not an excuse why the project did not meet the required standards. This is supposed to be a safe facility for the people."
Shaziman said PWD must, from now on, look seriously at how it conducts its projects.
He said the department must stop looking only at deadlines and instead ensure specifications and quality standards were met.
"We do not want projects that are unsafe and have short lifespans. This aquatic centre is a good example. It is just one year old and already there are so many problems. This is definitely not healthy."
Shaziman expected a preliminary finding on problems affecting the aquatic centre to be submitted to him by the federal PWD in 10 days.
Source: NST
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I felt sorry for my buddies in JKR Terengganu. They have now become the scapegoat for someone else.
Gaji sikit, kena tanggung dan jawab!
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9 comments:
this is just a begining...
when u guys hired pussies to run the country!
atb, to u assh8le voted for umno & bn, go suck pig dick & die in hell!
Anonymous 12.15am,
I never voted BN, my hubby too and all my siblings and cousins and my fellow teachers friend; but how did they win? Because of rigging. you see starting from 2004, the number of voters had been escalated to 5000 voters per constitution. All of them voted BN. Even though PAS gained more votes than it had gained in 1999, it still lost because of these newly add 5000 votes in each constituent.
This happened in our very own state, our beloved islamic state, but what choice do we have? As long as BN rules the federal, this would always happen in every poll.
So, pray and pray hard they will be doomed come GE 2012!
'Gaji sikit, kena tanggung dan jawab!'
R they scapegoat per se?
No, they r silent collaborators, who condone the actions!
Many civil servants think that their jobs r to follow orders ONLY.
If that's the case then they r no better than those Nazi soldiers, who carried out the termination of the Jews, just because they followed order only!
Pariah!!!!!!!!!!
there will be more such leaky projects but will those responsible be held to account?
the answer is obvious. it's NO! at least if they are bn members...
Maybe one day we may have to close down the new istanas being built?
there goes our tax payers monies...
and is the parliament still leaking? tooks millions and then again millions before a leaking roof was fixed...
malaysia betul-betul boleh lah!
I dont know for sure the real scenario here but I know much of development process. At initial stage normally a rudimentary scope is available to secure budget. Budget is normally done by a Client agency who have minimal knowledge of cost. When a budget is secured, the project is passed to JKR to implement and JKR have to compromise the scope and quality to meet the budget available.
Then local politics come in and demand the sky to be incorporated into the project in their are and JKR are hard put to make both ends meet. Under Treasury regulation, ceiling will not be adjusted, hence some sacrifices in material specs had to be made just to make the project possible.. This is when things go wrong..
Gukita,
Thanks for your insight's story and views.
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