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Laporan Liputan Media Berkaitan LKAN 2008contractor repaired all defects so that the government would not have to incur the cost. “The ministryshould also take stern action against project managers who fail to carry out their responsibilities byreporting them to the Finance Ministry and having their contracts terminated.”Ambrin said five sets of automated fare collection systems kept in the stores should be distributedto commuter stations which were in need of such systems. The project’s infrastructure work wasawarded to DRB-Hicom in 2000 but it was terminated after the ministry found that only 76 per centof the work had been completed by Dec 10, 2003. The project was subsequently awarded to UEMConstruction Sdn Bhd.Tuesday October 20, 2009Projek Landasan Berkembar Elektrik Antara Rawang Dan Ipoh - Kementerian PengangkutanDRB-Hicom May Have To Pay Sum Over Terminated ProjectPETALING JAYA: The Government can demand for compensation from DRB-Hicom Bhd for theestimated RM1.14bil loss over the Ipoh-Rawang double track railway. According to the Auditor-General’s Report 2008, the Government could do so if the contract for DRB-Hicom, as the originalcontractor of the Ipoh-Rawang double track railway project, was terminated due to its failure tocomplete the package. The project was subsequently delivered by UEM Construction Sdn Bhd.As such, the Government should provide a certificate showing clearly the total cost incurred tocomplete the entire package, such as the amount paid to DRB-Hicom, the cost to be paid to UEMConstruction and other monies involved. Any difference between the cost to complete the projectand its original amount should be claimed from DRB-Hicom, the original contractor. Based on the16Jabatan Audit Negara