Malays winning majority of Penang open tender jobs
PENANG, Jan 31 – Some 70 per cent of two state firm’s open tenders have been won by Malay contractors, showing the community to be as competitive as others, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) said today
He said Malay contractors won 16 out of 23 tender awards, or 70 per cent, from the Penang Development Corporation(PDC) and 44 out of 66 or 67 per cent of contracts issued by the Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang(PBAPP) in open tenders since Pakatan Rakyat took over Penang in March 2008.
“The performance by Malay contractors in an open tender system with non-Malays proves that Malay contractors can compete with others and win tender awards on their own merit,” Lim said in a statement today.
The DAP secretary-general has been advocating open tenders under his “Competency, Accountability and Transparency” (CAT) programme since becoming chief minister although Umno and Malay rights groups accuse him of sidelining the community.
“Clearly it is not the race that is an issue but failed policies that encourage dependency especially when it helps Barisan Nasional maintain the status quo and its grip on power,” he added, referring to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government.
Lim accused the BN of instituting policies that “stifles initiative, creativity, hard work, drive and productivity which benefited only the few BN cronies at the expense of entire country”.
“For instance, a 30 per cent quota of publicly listed shares were reserved for Malays but only a few benefited as many ordinary Malays never received shares from the Federal government,” he added.
But the chief minister expressed regret that there were allies within PR Penang “is aligned with BN in opposing efforts to implement an open tender system and CAT governance”, referring to Bayan Baru MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, who had criticised his administration.
“We must remain steadfast as we are backed by results. The Penang state government has been able to turn a projected deficit of RM35 million in 2008 budget to a record surplus of RM88 million.
“A projected deficit of RM40 million in 2009 Budget has been turned around to record a surplus of RM77 million.
“In fact, the 2009 budget surplus would have been a record RM92 million were it not for the payment of RM14.7 million as a result of the Tang Hak Ju land scam of the previous administration,” he said.
民联槟州政府宣布，在其实施公开招标制度后，马来承包商非但没有一般认为那样被边缘化，相反地，他们成功证明自己具备竞争力，赢得槟州政府两机构约7成的合约。
槟州首长林冠英（右图）今天发表文告表示，事实证明，“通过公正的政策，可以让马来人以及马来西亚人参与竞争，也让他们脱颖而出”。
“尽管人们普遍认为马来人不能竞争，而非马来人承包商一定会获得全部公开招标的合约，但是，这种观念是错的。”
马来承包商成功获七成合约
“自从民联政府执政以来，槟州发展机构已经颁发了23项工程合约，其中7份（30%）合约由非马来人承包商获得，16份（70%）合约由马来人承包商获得。”
此外，槟州水务机构共颁发66项工程合约，其中22份（33%）由非马来人承包商获得，而另外44份（67%）由马来人承包商获得。
国阵鼓吹依赖企图保住政权
林冠英因此结论说，马来人承包商在公开招标制度里的表现，证明了马来人承包商也能够与其他人竞争，凭自己的实力与优点取胜。
他更批评国阵政府过去一直以马来人无法竞争的说法，坚拒开放公平竞争的做法。
“很明显地，这不是种族课题，而是鼓吹依赖的失败政策之问题，它协助国阵维持现状，保住权力。”
暗批再林人在民联心在国阵
不过，林冠英也话锋一转，不点名批评前槟州公正党主席再林（左图）。
“州政府对于槟州民联至今还有一部份‘人在民联、心在国阵’的人士感到遗憾，这些人反对公开招标及能干、公信及透明政策。”
坊间最近盛传，也是槟城峇央峇鲁国会议员的再林有跳槽之意。再林前天（29日）更公开倒戈炮轰林冠英是一名“独裁者、沙文主义者及拥有共产主义思维“，并未兑现竞选承诺。
槟州行动党昨天反击揭露，再林的倒戈行动是基于后者曾要求林冠英推荐其意属的某公司获得高球俱乐部管理权不果，因而挾怨报复。
“无需政治，只需电脑联系”
林冠英指出，槟州政府实施一系列的新合约发放措施，包括公开招标，直接付款而不是通过中间人、让槟城承包商优先、实施电子竞标系统、设下两个星期的反对期。
他表示，这些做法是为了“确保成功得标的承包商不再需要政治联系，而是电脑联系”。此外，公开招标不但省下许多钱也提升了素质。
“很多承包商已经在各阶层的公开招标获得自由。对只开放给土著的F级承包商而言，公开招标让槟州那些与巫统无关联的承包商第一次获得合约。从前，合约只保留给巫统朋党及外州承包商。”
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