47 contractors in Ampang Jaya make the cut

47 contractors in Ampang Jaya make the cut

By FAZLEENA AZIZ
fazleena@thestar.com.my

A total of 47 contractors have been chosen for cleaning work in Ampang Jaya next month.

Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) president Datuk Mohammad Yacob said each area would have one contractor for cleaning and solid waste collection.

“We received about 1,300 applications through open tender and still need one more contractor as we have 48 areas.

“For the solid waste collection, we have received 1,290 applications for 36 areas. The closing date for the tenders was Jan 26.

New management: Garbage collection and cleaning services which were previously handled by Alam Flora have now been taken over by the local authorities.

“Previously, we have 36 areas for cleaning and 28 for solid waste collection.

“From what we have seen since the new system was imposed, the services have improved as there are fewer complaints,” he told the fullboard meeting yesterday.

Mohammad said the contracts were for three years and renewal for another two years but if they failed to comply with standards, the council could terminate their agreement.

MPAJ has seven back-up contractors in case of termination of contract.

It was mentioned in the meeting that five Cambodian families living in the MPAJ council homes will have to move out due to misuse of the premises.

MPAJ had given homes to 20 Cambodian refugee families for about three years under humanitarian grounds through a non-governmental organisation’s application.

“The council homes are to be used as transit shelters only. We had given these people the homes out of compassion.

“But some of them do not pay rent and sub-let it to others. We have identified the people and given them notice to move out. We have to do this because in case disaster strikes, we will need to use the council homes,” he said.

Mohammad added there were 60 council homes in Lembah Jaya.