11 vendors win awards for outstanding performance

BY ALEXANDRA LORNA & MA CHEE SENG KUCHING: Eleven vendors won recognition for excellent contract delivery at the Sarawak Energy Vendor Awards (SEVA) 2021, on Wednesday night. The award recipients were evaluated for their performance in health, security, safety & environmental excellence (HSSE), quality of works, delivery of services and integrity. There were seven categories, […]

RTP projects benefit Bumiputera contractors

PUSA: Apart from changing the rural development landscape, Rural Transformation Project (RTP) projects also benefit local Bumiputera contractors. Saribas assemblyman Mohammad Razi Sitam pointed this out during while inspecting the site of a new futsal court in Kampung Tuie here on Sunday (Feb 14). “This method of implementation actually helps grow a lot of Bumiputera […]

Bumiputera contractors told to buck up

KUCHING: Bumiputera contractors have been told once again to not be overly dependent on government projects to both expand and sustain their businesses. They were told to always increase their capacity and capability to bid for and implement other projects such as those in the private sector. On this issue, Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah […]

Give projects to eligible Bumiputera contractors

THE private sector has been urged to give projects to eligible and capable Bumiputera contractors. Assistant Minister for International Trade and Industry, Industry Terminal and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Malcolm Mussen Lamoh said the state government had a policy of imposing the condition that 30 percent of the annual development allocations of ministries/departments/agencies were specifically for […]

Give bumiputeras a share of the pie as well

KUCHING: Bumiputera contractors must be given a chance when it comes to awarding contracts for government projects, said Infrastructure and Ports Development Assistant Minister Datuk Julaihi Narawi. He said while the policy is to ensure a participation of 30 percent of bumiputera contractors in government projects, this was not fully enforced by government agencies. “We […]