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Chong Chieng Jen's Blog

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Pan Borneo Highway project costs has overrun by RM5 billion even before the project kicks off

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:22 PM PDT

By an answer dated 1-7-2013, to my question in Parliament, the Ministry of Public Works stated that:
1.         the full length of Pan Borneo is 2,239 km, out of which, 248 km has 4 or 6 lanes, while the remaining 1,991 km is still single carriageway.
2.         According to the Highway Network Development Plan (HNDP) report published in 2010, the total costs to upgrade the full stretch of Pan Borneo Highway into dual-carriageway is estimated to be RM22 billion.
3.         The Government shall upgrade the Highway by stages from 2011 till 2025.


However, on 10-10-2014, in his 2015 Budget speech, Najib said that "the government intends to start construction of the 1,663-km Pan-Borneo Highway comprising 936 km in Sarawak and 727 km in Sabah at a total construction cost of RM27 billion."


If one were to compare the answer given by the Public Works Minister in Parliament in 2013 and the figure stated in the 2015 Budget speech of Najib, it is shocking to note that the stretch of Pan Borneo Highway that will be upgraded has shortened by 328 km, but the costs of construction has increased by RM5 billion!


Though it may sound good and feel good to hear of the Pan Borneo Highway mentioned in Najib's 2015 Budget speech, there are 4 important points missing in his speech in this respect:


1.         When will the Project Commence?

In the whole of Najib's 190-para Budget speech, only 1 small paragraph talked about Pan Borneo Highway and yet there is no mention about when the construction work will begin.

If one were to read carefully what he said, for all the other projects mentioned in the Budget speech which will be implemented next year, he use the word "will".  But when he talked about Pan Borneo Highway, he used the words "intends to".

According to the 2013 Public Works Minister's reply, back in 2011, the Government has already had the intention to upgrade the Pan Borneo Highway.  Why is it that 4 years later, in 2015, the Government still remains at the stage of "intends to" but not committed to?

More importantly, as I glance through the Budget document, I can't find the expenditure item for Pan Borneo Highway.

As such, the mention of Pan Borneo Highway is mere hot air, to temporarily silence the demand of Sarawakian for the upgrading of Pan Borneo Highway into dual carriageway.



2.         Why, within a short span of 4 years, the roads shortened by 320 km (-16%)but the costs increased by RM5 billion (22%)?

According to the 2010 HNDP report, the estimated costs to upgrade the length of 1991 km Pan Borneo Highway is RM22 billion, ie. an average costs of RM11.05 million per km.  This is already a very high figure.

However, according to the figures mentioned by Najib in his 2015 Budget speech, the estimated costs to upgrade the length of 1663 km Pan Borneo Highway will be RM27 billion, ie. an average costs of RM16.23 million per km, a 46.8% increase in costs per km.

It is impossible for the costs of building material to sky-rocket so high within a mere 4-year period.  This is especially so, given that inflation rates in Malaysia as announced by the Government have been in the region of 3% in the past four years (only 2.1% in year 2013).

Such over-bloated costs is very typical of the transactions found in the annual Auditors-General's report where RM100 is spent for something worth RM10.


3.         How is the project going to be awarded?

Is the 1,663 km project going to be divided into packages and awarded through open tender system to numerous different contractors? Or, is it going to be directly awarded to one company without any open tender?

If it were the latter, the likely result will be that the single contractor will then sub-contract out the job, thereby keeping a certain percentage as its "Ali Baba commission".

If this happens, the contractor actually doing the job will have no choice but to cut corners and may even compromise the safety design.  The people in Sarawak will not get the Pan Borneo Highway value for money.  At the end of the day, we will have sub-standard Pan Borneo Highway.


4.         Do we have to pay tolls for the Highway?

In the past, when North-South Highway was built, it was also over-priced.  As a result, millions of road user in West Malaysia are still paying exorbitant toll rates till this day.


DAP Sarawak fully supports the construction and upgrading of the whole length of Pan Borneo Highway into dual carriageway.  However, such development should not bring along additional burden to the people.

In addition, the work must be spread out more fairly, rather than only ONE company getting the work.



Chong Chieng Jen
Member of Parliament for Bandar Kuching
ADUN Kota Sentosa
DAP Sarawak Chairman

DAP National Vice Chairman

泛婆大道，还未开工，已超额50亿令吉

Posted: 12 Oct 2014 10:20 PM PDT

在2013年7月1日，我于国会下议院，针对提升泛婆大道为全程4条车道的工程所提出的口头提问，工程部所给予的回答是：
1.       泛婆大道从砂州至沙巴州全程长达2239公里，其中248公里已是4（或6）车道了，余下的1991公里仍是单程单车道。
2.   根据2010年所公布的《公路网发展规划》报告书，要全程提升泛婆大道为双程双车道（dual-carriageway），估计将耗资220亿令吉。
3.       提升计划将从2011年至2025年分阶段进行。


但是，在2014年10月10日，纳吉在国会《2015年财政预算案》演词中却提到，政府"有意要以270亿令吉，开始施工1663公里的泛婆大道的工程，包括砂拉越的936公里和沙巴的727公里。" (the government intends to start construction of the 1,663-km Pan-Borneo Highway comprising 936 km in Sarawak and 727 km in Sabah at a total construction cost of RM27 billion.)

若比较之前（2013年）工程部在国会所给予的答案，和前天纳吉预算案演词里的数据，涉及提升的公路少了328公里，但是工程价格却增加了50亿令吉！


虽然咋听之下，好像泛婆大道工程将要施工了，但是，纳吉在其《2015年财政预算案》演词中所提到的泛婆大道工程计划，存有4大疑问：


1.         工程将在几时才开始？

在纳吉整份190段的演词中，只有一小段提到泛婆大道，而且，也没提到几时将开始施工。

若你详细读纳吉的演词，其他全部将在2015年落实的计划，其演词里所用的字眼是"will"，"将会"。但是，当他提到泛婆大道时，他所用的字眼是"intendsto"，即，"有意愿要"。

根据2013年工程部在国会下议院的回答，早在2011年政府就"有意愿要"提升泛婆大道，为何到了2015年的预算案，还是停留在"有意愿"的阶段。

最重要的是，在整个财政预算案开支项目中，并没有阐明"PanBorneo"的开支。

因此，明眼人一听就知道，纳吉只是在"敷衍"砂州人民，根本没诚意要积极提升泛婆大道，只是因为砂州人民有强烈要求泛婆大道的声音，而砂州又是国阵的大票仓，随便塞一句在其演词，暂时满足砂州人民而已。


2.         为何工程在短短4年间，路短了320公里（-16%），价钱却暴涨50亿令吉（22%）？

根据工程部2010年的报告书，估计需要220亿令吉提升1991公里路，平均是每1公里1105万令吉的开支。这已是一个令人咂舌的价格。

但是，根据纳吉前天的演词，估计需要270亿令吉提升1663公里路，平均是每1公里1623万令吉的开支，比之前的估计数额，暴增46.8%！

短短4年的时间，建筑成本不可能暴涨的这么高。更何况，国阵政府每年都称，马来西亚的通膨率只是介于3%左右（国家银行公布，2103年的通膨率只是2.1%）。

这种数额暴涨的现象，就如每年总稽查司报告中所出现的"超额"交易，100令吉买10令吉的东西。


3.         工程将以何方式进行？

这项长达1663公里建路工程是否将以公开招标方式，分十多个阶段由不同的承包商承建，或是将以没有招标的直接颁发给一家公司，再由这家公司转发给二手承包商或三手承包商的层层剥削？

若是后者，在这种层层剥削的情况下，真正建路的承包商肯定必须偷工减料，甚至妥协一些安全设施。最终，砂州人民将无法得到物有所值的泛婆大道。


4.         建路费是全由政府承担，还是人民需还过路费？

过去，西马的南北大道也是在没有公开招标方式下直接颁发给一家公司。结果，西马成千上万的道路使用者到今天还在付还昂贵的过路费，平均每个月需还百多两百的过路费。


行动党绝对支持扩建泛婆大道成为全程双程双车道的真正大道，因为这对砂州未来的发展将会带来极大好处。但是，这发展不应带给人民更重的负担，且，人民应得到物有所值的建设。另外，在政府拨款发展的当儿，应该更公平的分配给更多的本地承包商，这将更有效的达至刺激经济的效应，而不是由一两个朋党独肥。


12-10-2014

张健仁
古晋市国会议员兼哥打圣淘沙州议员
民主行动党砂州主席兼全国副主席
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