MACC says no graft involved in overpriced binoculars purchase


UPDATED @ 01:33:21 PM 02-11-2011
By Lisa J. Ariffin
November 02, 2011

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 2 The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) currently found there were no monetary irregularities concerned in a Marine Parks Department's squeeze of binoculars for more than twenty-eight times a market price.

In his report final week, a Auditor-General had found that a Marine Parks Department paid RM56,350 for a pair of binoculars not worth more than RM1,940.

However, a MACC currently pronounced no crime charges have been filed opposite a Marine Parks military military military officer who approved a tender, as a price was manipulated by a association tasked with constructing a RM7.51 million "all-weather" aluminium vessel compulsory by a department.

"The contract was awarded to Kapal Masai Engineering Company Sdn Bhd, who had presented a lowest price to construct as well as build a "all-weather" boat. "This package enclosed a price of 'Bushnell Binoculars (Night Vision)'," MACC emissary supervision official of operations Datuk Haji Mohd Shukri Abdull told reporters currently here.

"Despite carrying an overall package during a lowest price, there were equipment in a package that were priced during unrealistic amounts," he added.

Mohd Shukri pronounced that nonetheless a Marine Parks military military military officer concerned was free from crime charges, a latter had violated Treasury instructions for a buying of supervision tenders, that states that market price investigate contingency be conducted prior to any approval is granted.

"The MACC would similar to to indicate that a Marine Parks Department takes action opposite a military military military officer who failed to determine a current market price for this proposal that resulted in a loss for a government," he said, adding that a MA! CC would not be concerned as there were no crime charges.

"Furthermore, a department contingency ensure tenders have been monitored to make certain any specification is settled so there is no chance for suppliers to manipulate a price of items," he added.

Mohd Shukri also pronounced a supervision should blacklist a association involved.

"The association should be blacklisted as they manipulated a prices of granted equipment that resulted in a big loss for a government," he said.

"MACC takes seriously a debility in a complement as well as a proposal buying process as well as you have been unchanging in questioning monetary abuse."

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