THE tender process for flood mitigation projects, including in Johor, will be fast-tracked, amid the government’s introduction of a limited tender system, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.

In giving his assurance, Anwar said the projects needed to be expedited following flooding in several states.

“If we use the normal tender process, we cannot get it done in June and July. So I ask for the process to be fast-tracked so that it can be completed in June and (the projects) can take off in July,” he said during the Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat.

He said this in reply to a supplementary question from Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (Kubang Kerian-PN) on the tender process and companies awarded with the projects.

Anwar, who is also finance minister, said besides Johor, the flood mitigation projects in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah will also be fast-tracked.

He also said as of yesterday, no company had been awarded the contract for the projects.

When tabling the Budget 2023 on February 24, the prime minister said six flood mitigation projects would be re-tendered by June.

The projects include flood-mitigation work at Sungai Johor, Kota Tinggi, Johor; the construction of the Sungai Klang-Sungai Rasau dual-function reservoir in Selangor; and the Sungai Golok Integrated River Basin Development Phase 3 in Kelantan. – Bernama, March 14, 2023.