Nation 14 Jul 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) beat seven other bidders for a RM6.3bil project in Penang when it received the highest assessment scores out of all shortlisted developers in the open tender process, the Sessions Court heard.
Former Penang executive councillor Datuk Lim Hock Seng, when testifying as a witness in the corruption trial of Lim Guan Eng, said the state exco also agreed to the former chief minister’s proposal to form two separate committees – Technical and Finance – to assess proposals for the project in 2012.
“To my knowledge, CZBUCG was recommended by both committees because the company fulfilled conditions at the request for proposal (RFP) stage,” said Hock Seng, who was previously in charge of public works, utilities and transportation.
Published on: Friday, July 16, 2021
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Kuala Lumpur: A former Penang executive councillor told the Sessions Court here Thursday that Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) had been appointed to carry out major road and undersea tunnel construction projects in the state as the company got the ‘highest marks’ for the overall technical and financial assessment.
Datuk Lim Hock Seng (pic), 73, said CZBUCG, which was set up as a joint venture between Zenith BUCG, Juteras Sdn Bhd and Sri Tinggi Sdn Bhd, had received a recommendation by the State Technical and Finance Committee as it had passed the conditions in the Request for Proposal (RFP).
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KUALA LUMPUR: A witness in Lim Guan Eng’s corruption trial revealed that the former Penang chief minister had instructed him to contact representatives from the Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) that were keen to help solve Penang’s traffic congestion problems.
Datuk Lim Hock Seng, who is the third witness called to testify in the trial, said on Jan 26, 2011, Guan Eng informed him of a private company that was interested in exploring solutions to Penang’s traffic problems, and keen to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
“I was told to contact BUCG’s Datuk Zarul (Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli). I got Zarul’s number from Guan Eng and we discussed a proposed project involving three main roads and a tunnel in Penang, ” he told the Sessions Court here yesterday.
KUALA LUMPUR: A former Penang exco member said that Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) had the highest score in the request for proposal (RFP) stage out of the eight companies shortlisted for a project involving three roads and a tunnel in Penang.
Datuk Lim Hock Seng said when testifying as a witness in the corruption trial of Lim Guan Eng that the state exco also agreed to Guan Eng s proposal to form two separate committees - Technical and Finance - to assess the proposals for the project in 2012. As far as I know, CZBUCG was recommended by the technical and finance committees because they fulfilled all the conditions of the RFP, said the former state exco in charge of public works, public utilities and transportation affairs