JPJ claims transparency in AES contract award

Nine firms vied for a job as well as a foe was fair, says a matter from a department.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has denied allegations of corruption in a endowment of a automated trade coercion system (AES) contract, claiming it was a pure process.

In a press matter released today, JPJ director-general Solah Mat Hassan said a stipulate was awarded after fair foe between nine companies.

He added that a supervision undertook endless research, together with visits to countries using a same system, prior to it deliberate implementing it. He dismissed accusations that it was finished in haste.

Among a countries visited were South Korea, Australia, a United States, Germany, Sweden, France, Britain as well as Switzerland.

"We found after a visits in December 2005 that you should exercise a AES," examination a statement.

It added that a steering cabinet was set up to oversee a project.

Putrajaya is struggling to deflect accusations of foul fool around in a pierce to exercise a AES, that detractors claimed was aimed at enriching companies linked to Barisan Nasional.

The dual firms awarded a stipulate to exercise a coercion system ATES Sdn Bhd as well as Beta Tegap will spend between RM300 million as well as RM400 million each to set up trade cameras at 831 "black spots" nationwide.

Thorough vetting

Both ATES as well as Beta Tegap have been entitled to RM16 per valid court order for a first 5 million issued. They will afterwards separate a superfluous income evenly with a supervision up to a cap of RM270 million each.

The firms will each embrace 7.5% from a superfluous income as well as a supervision will keep a rest.