Projects that have been awarded a letter of acceptance (SST) will not be cancelled, even if they were done via direct negotiations, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
He said it was an existing government policy and gave assurance that important and critical projects that required immediate action would not be cancelled.
On December 20, the media reported that the Transport Ministry has agreed to review five development projects involving a total contract value of nearly RM650 million to be implemented via open or restricted tender.
Loke said the five projects in question had been approved for procurement via direct negotiations but the letters of acceptance had not been issued yet.
In another development regarding the East Coast Rail Link project, Loke explained that the total development cost savings of RM11.01 billion was the result of two negotiations carried out since 2018.
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