The technology used for the construction of five incinerators across the country costing RM200 million was unproven while the contractor was unqualified and should have never been chosen through direct tender, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said.
In its report on the incinerator project which was highlighted in the 2012 audit report, which was tabled in Parliament today, PAC criticised the Housing and Local Government Ministry for the manner in which it evaluated the qualification of XCN Technology and the technology the company had proposed to use.
PAC chairperson Nur Jazlan Mohamed ( left ) said that all the four completed incinerators in Langkawi, Pulau Pangkor, Pulau Tioman, and Cameron Highlands are not functioning “according to specifications” and a proposed fifth one in Labuan was aborted.
“The PAC recommends action be taken against the secretary-general of the ministry because he was part of the evaluation process,” Nur Jazlan said.
He also recommended actions be taken against two experts who advised the ministry on the evaluation process, and the director-general of the National Solid Waste Management Department.
“The PAC cannot accept the excuse given by the ministry regarding the failure of XCNT in complying with the contract, that it had complied with international regulations,” the PAC said.
Nur Jazlan said that for future projects, the ministry must only award contracts through open tender, and must consider several technologies before choosing the best one.
The Housing, Local Government and Urban Well-being Ministry is now attempting to build an incinerator in Kepong through open tender, though the project is widely opposed by Kepong residents.
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