The Selangor state supervision under Pakatan Rakyat has been accused of giving out tenders for a supply of Hari Raya hampers value up to RM2 million since 2009 but starting by a open offer policy.
The placement of free hampers to a bad as well as underprivileged during Hari Raya as well as Deepavali was instituted as well as conducted by a state health, camp workers, misery as well as compassionate supervision committee headed by executive councillor Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
However, Xavier has denied a allegation.
The association which is pronounced to have received a greatest chunk of a tenders, amounting to RM1 million, is a rice placement organisation in which a Johor Umno assemblyperson is a director.
Well-placed sources in a Selangor supervision toldMalaysiakinithat a hamper tenders since out in 2009, 2010 as well as 2011 were value RM490,000, RM150,000 as well as RM1.44 million respectively.
"They were since out by approach negotiations," pronounced a source, who has access to central documents to behind a claim.
RM3 million bill for this year's supply
For this year, Xavier has submitted a bill for more than RM3 million for a purchase of 1,000 hampers for any of a 56 state constituencies in Selangor, but a offer is still under discussion, the! sources said.
According to a sources, solely for a single tender, all a others have been for more than RM50,000, trimming from RM52,000 to RM343,000 each.
These procurements have been obviously against a state supervision order which any buying above RM50,000! conting ency be finished by open offer - unless under special circumstances, such as an urgency or for highly specialised products.
The order was put in place by Pakatan Rakyat after it captured a Selangor supervision in 2008 in an bid to promote clarity as well as minimise corruption.
These tenders could not validate for grant because they concerned items such as Raya cookies, rice as well as every day necessities. Also a reserve have been not urgent, a sources claimed.
The sources further suggested which these tenders were since to opposite companies any year as well as among these were some distinguished sell stores such as Tesco, Giant, Econsave as well as Pasaraya 99 Speedmart.
However, a single association was since tenders in all three years, with a sum amount tighten to RM1 million, they revealed.
Malaysiakini's poke with a Companies Commission of Malaysia showed which this company, Wisebridge Sdn Bhd, was purebred in 2002 as an importer as well as exporter of food products as well as food solutions.
Interestingly, a single of a three directors is th! e Umno a ssemblyperson for Bukit Serampang in Johor, Tahir Mohd Taat. He is additionally a deputy arch of Pagoh Umno division, which is led by Deputy Prime Minister as well as Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin.
The company'swebsitestates which Tahir is a chairperson, as well as which he is an Umno multiplication personality as well as state assemblyperson.
When contacted on Tuesday, Xavier denied any bungle as well as upheld a sire to a state monetary body Selangor Economic Planning Unit (Upen).
He pronounced a buying routine was finished by Upen as well as his bureau had no purpose in it.!
"I have no say over who gets (the tenders) as well as who does not get... There have been so most companies out there, Upen people have a experience to check as well as select (the suppliers)," Xavier said.
'All procurements by open offer by Upen'
The Sri Andalas assemblyperson additionally stressed which all procurements were finished by open offer by Upen.
"It is open tender, not approach appointment, believe me. All go by open tender. If it is by approach negotiations, it contingency get approval from a state monetary officer."
Xavier explained which his committee would contention a plan paper with a prop! osed blossom get to a state exco for approval any year.
The placement of free hampers to a bad as well as underprivileged during Hari Raya as well as Deepavali was instituted as well as conducted by a state health, camp workers, misery as well as compassionate supervision committee headed by executive councillor Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
However, Xavier has denied a allegation.The association which is pronounced to have received a greatest chunk of a tenders, amounting to RM1 million, is a rice placement organisation in which a Johor Umno assemblyperson is a director.
Well-placed sources in a Selangor supervision toldMalaysiakinithat a hamper tenders since out in 2009, 2010 as well as 2011 were value RM490,000, RM150,000 as well as RM1.44 million respectively.
"They were since out by approach negotiations," pronounced a source, who has access to central documents to behind a claim.
RM3 million bill for this year's supply
For this year, Xavier has submitted a bill for more than RM3 million for a purchase of 1,000 hampers for any of a 56 state constituencies in Selangor, but a offer is still under discussion, the! sources said.
According to a sources, solely for a single tender, all a others have been for more than RM50,000, trimming from RM52,000 to RM343,000 each.
These procurements have been obviously against a state supervision order which any buying above RM50,000! conting ency be finished by open offer - unless under special circumstances, such as an urgency or for highly specialised products.
The order was put in place by Pakatan Rakyat after it captured a Selangor supervision in 2008 in an bid to promote clarity as well as minimise corruption.
These tenders could not validate for grant because they concerned items such as Raya cookies, rice as well as every day necessities. Also a reserve have been not urgent, a sources claimed.The sources further suggested which these tenders were since to opposite companies any year as well as among these were some distinguished sell stores such as Tesco, Giant, Econsave as well as Pasaraya 99 Speedmart.
However, a single association was since tenders in all three years, with a sum amount tighten to RM1 million, they revealed.
Malaysiakini's poke with a Companies Commission of Malaysia showed which this company, Wisebridge Sdn Bhd, was purebred in 2002 as an importer as well as exporter of food products as well as food solutions.
Interestingly, a single of a three directors is th! e Umno a ssemblyperson for Bukit Serampang in Johor, Tahir Mohd Taat. He is additionally a deputy arch of Pagoh Umno division, which is led by Deputy Prime Minister as well as Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin.
The company'swebsitestates which Tahir is a chairperson, as well as which he is an Umno multiplication personality as well as state assemblyperson.
When contacted on Tuesday, Xavier denied any bungle as well as upheld a sire to a state monetary body Selangor Economic Planning Unit (Upen).
He pronounced a buying routine was finished by Upen as well as his bureau had no purpose in it.!
"I have no say over who gets (the tenders) as well as who does not get... There have been so most companies out there, Upen people have a experience to check as well as select (the suppliers)," Xavier said.
'All procurements by open offer by Upen'
The Sri Andalas assemblyperson additionally stressed which all procurements were finished by open offer by Upen.
"It is open tender, not approach appointment, believe me. All go by open tender. If it is by approach negotiations, it contingency get approval from a state monetary officer."
Xavier explained which his committee would contention a plan paper with a prop! osed blossom get to a state exco for approval any year. Once approved, a procurements have been finished by Upen, as well as subsequently Upen officers would get behind to his committee on a doing of a programme.
Asked either he preferred open tenders or approach negotiations for a free hamper programme, Xavier replied: "It is not my opinion, it is a state Treasury regulation. Nothing to do with me."
He additionally reliable which a programme for this year is still under contention by a state government.
However, Xavier's evidence was rebutted by a sources who claimed which usually, a state exco submits a plan offer as well as additionally advises Upen on a buying routine as well as recommends several suppliers to Upen.
On Tahir's directorship in Wisebridge, Xavier pronounced he was not aware of it, as well as which a association may have won a offer with "a good price".
Malaysiakinicontacted Wisebridge ubiquitous manager T Rajakumar who explained which Tahir "is only a executive of a company".
"We have been a genuine company. From time to time, we have been asked (by a Sel! angor go vernment) to give quotations, as well as we give a quotations," Rajakumar said.
Tahir, when contacted, pronounced he was not aware which a association had commercial operation dealings with a Selangor government.
Read More @ Source Asked either he preferred open tenders or approach negotiations for a free hamper programme, Xavier replied: "It is not my opinion, it is a state Treasury regulation. Nothing to do with me."
He additionally reliable which a programme for this year is still under contention by a state government.
However, Xavier's evidence was rebutted by a sources who claimed which usually, a state exco submits a plan offer as well as additionally advises Upen on a buying routine as well as recommends several suppliers to Upen.
On Tahir's directorship in Wisebridge, Xavier pronounced he was not aware of it, as well as which a association may have won a offer with "a good price".
Malaysiakinicontacted Wisebridge ubiquitous manager T Rajakumar who explained which Tahir "is only a executive of a company".
"We have been a genuine company. From time to time, we have been asked (by a Sel! angor go vernment) to give quotations, as well as we give a quotations," Rajakumar said.
Tahir, when contacted, pronounced he was not aware which a association had commercial operation dealings with a Selangor government.
More Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | Sociopolitics Plus |
Courtesy of Bonology.com Politically Incorrect Buzz & Buzz
No comments:
Post a Comment