Contract: Action To Be Taken

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 (Bernama) -- The Finance Ministry will take action against contractors who fail to complete their projects on time or fail to keep to schedule if it was informed by the ministries involved with the contractors.

Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said: "If we are told of the contractors who should be blacklisted we will do so," he told reporters when asked whether his ministry would blacklist contractors who failed to complete their work according to agreement. Earlier, Nor Mohamed closed a Young Leaders Forum held in conjunction with the World Islamic Economic Forum held at the Putra World Trade Centre here today.

Nor Mohamed said the contractors were not under the supervision of his ministry, adding that departments such as the Public Works Department under the Works Ministry were managing the contractors. He said if the PWD gave contracts to the contractors who later failed to follow the work schedule, the Works Ministry could take the appropriate action including informing the Finance Ministry to blacklist the contractors.

Several government buildings were found to have leaked or parts of their ceilings damaged recently. This had led to speculations that the contractors had failed to follow the proper schedule.

-- BERNAMA