What Have U Done With My Tax Money? 2

Collector's item or catalogue of shame?
Citizen Nades - By R. Nadeswaran
......The Selangor government owns bungalows in various holiday resorts, including Fraser's Hill and Morib. So, it was decided that some refurbishment was needed. Nothing wrong with that except that the AG has noted that the proper procurement procedures were not followed.

Besides, he outlined discrepancies and more importantly, how government officials paid much more than the market prices.

Some examples:
Three 14-inch television sets were purchased for the Sultan Sulaiman bungalow in Fraser's Hill for RM1,400 each;

A 29-inch set was purchased for the same bungalow for RM4,800;

RM6,800 was paid for a locally-made writing table and a chair;

A king-size bed and mattress and dressing table and cupboard were purchased for RM15,800;

Four single beds with mattresses were purchased at RM5,600 each for the same bungalow.

The AG notes that all rooms in the bungalow have built-in cupboards and yet, the officials purchased THREE cupboards for RM5,400.

"One of the cupboards has been placed in a double room resulting in the room becoming congested.

"The other two are being stored in the Sri Selangor Bungalow elsewhere ..." he notes.

If these revelations have surprised you, the AG's observations on construction of the RM45 million aquatic centre in Shah Alam is a catalogue of shame.

From the planning stages to the completion of the centre, the AG has not minced his words on serious shortcomings and failure to adhere to procedures.

He notes that while the community swimming pool in Subang Jaya, built at a cost of RM740,000, is being used without any major problem, the aquatic centre has been plagued with problems -- technical and operational -- from day one.

It was supposed to be completed in time for the Sukma Games in April 1998, but was officially handed over in August -- a delay of four months.

What is more sickening is that the objective of the State Sports Council was to have an international-standard pool, but it was subsequently discovered that it did not meet the specifications.

Hence, no national or international meets can be held there. If the centre was for the use of the community, why splurge such an astronomical sum when the Subang Jaya pool cost only a fraction?

Well, that's not the end of the story. What action has been taken against those who caused the state government so much loss?

<Wow...this is only the tips of an icebergs.It's an open secret that every govt purcase/tender mesti "muck up" tinggi-tinggi..habuan cover undertable nanti..biasale