Land acquisition delays and changes in project implementation methods have led to slower progress in the construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sabah compared to Sarawak.
To expedite the implementation of this highway project, Anwar announced that a new appointment process through transparent tenders would be initiated and that the decision would be made jointly with the Sabah state government to appoint contractors capable of completing the project.
The federal government has proposed the implementation of a pre-qualification tender process to speed up the works listed in the remaining packages under Sabah's section of Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1 development.
Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof today suggested that the finance and work ministries use prequalified tenders in the selection of contractors for the Pan Borneo Highway project.
