By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Sept 23: Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap has instructed the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) to withhold payment to the contractor for the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) project at Lorong Sungai Tapang 4 until all outstanding works are satisfactorily completed and comply with contractual requirements.
Yap issued the instruction following a site inspection today with MPP officers to assess works carried out under the project.
The project involved upgrading drainage infrastructure in the area to address local drainage and flooding concerns.
During the inspection, Yap and MPP officers found that certain works carried out under the contract remained unsatisfactory and did not fully meet the required standards.
Yap said the contractor must rectify all deficiencies before any payment is released.
“Public funds must be spent responsibly, and projects funded under the RTP must be delivered according to the approved scope of works and Bill of Quantities.
“Completion cannot simply mean that physical works have been carried out. The works must also meet the required specifications and standards,” he said in a statement today.
Yap stressed that the contractor must ensure the entire project is completed in accordance with the contract requirements, approved scope of works and Bill of Quantities (BQ).
“I have instructed MPP to ensure that payment is not made until the outstanding works have been properly rectified and the project fully complies with the contractual requirements.
“This is about accountability and ensuring that every ringgit of public money delivers the intended benefit to the people,” he said.
Yap also thanked MPP officers for their continued monitoring and technical assessment of the project.
He said he would continue monitoring RTP projects on the ground, working with implementing agencies and following up on concerns raised by residents until they were properly addressed.
“We listen, we follow up, and we make sure the work is done properly,” he said. — DayakDaily
