What’s happening in LRT 3 project?
WHEN contractors are unable to do their work because of lockdowns to contain the Covid 19 infections, nobody is at fault. It is something that is beyond the control of anyone.
However, when contractors are hampered due to not being paid for work done, somebody has to be answerable. Especially, if it is work related to the government and involving public funds.
Towards this end, contractors and consultants for the Light Rail Transit 3 project from Bandar Utama in Damansara to Johan Setia in Klang have written to the key officials in the government seeking to be paid for RM700mil worth of work done.
They are claiming for work that is done and certified by the client, which is Prasarana. To date, the contractors claimed that the value of work done is to the tune of RM1bil.
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