KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 – The failure of the appointed sub-contractor to carry out the wiring works is the reason why the construction of the combat diving pool at Iskandar Camp, Mersing, Johor is delayed.
Following that, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the process to appoint a new sub-contractor is being carried out by the Public Works Department (JKR) through an open tender to continue the project.
“The combat diving pool project had a problem with the appointed sub-contractor who could not carry out electrical work and so on and had to find a replacement.
“The appointed contractors usually have the expertise and ability, and it is not easy to find a replacement, the process needs to be tendered so it takes time. We got assurances from JKR that this matter will be given special attention… hope it can be implemented as soon as possible,” he said in Sungai Besi on Tuesday.
Mohamed Khaled said the project is now 98.4 per cent complete.
He said that although the project is a Ministry of Defence project, it is managed by JKR and if there is a delay in construction, the contractor involved will be penalised.
