Prolintas addresses allegations of non-payment of RM80 million to DASH freeway sub-contractors

There have been allegations that Prolintas, concessionaire of the just-opened Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway (DASH), has uncared for to pay its sub-contractors, and the non-payment quantity is to the tune of RM80 million. Now, Prolintas, which can also be the corporate behind SUKE, has launched an announcement to clarify its model of occasions.

First, the names of the events concerned. Projek Lintasan Damansara-Shah Alam Sdn Bhd (PLDASH) is the concession holder of the DASH. Turnpike Synergy Sdn Bhd is the primary contractor appointed by PLDASH to assemble and full DASH. PLDASH dan Turnpike are each wholly owned subsidiaries of Prolintas.

Prolintas explains that building of the DASH was divided into eight Work Package deal Contractors (WPC) by way of open tender. The WPC in flip appointed numerous sub-contractors and suppliers. Turnpike made fee by way of interim fee certificates to the WPC after certification from the lead engineering consultants and marketing consultant amount surveyors. All claims from the WPC shall be analysed, checked and licensed by way of a clear course of in keeping with the share of labor achieved and in response to contractual phrases and situations.

Prolintas says that Turnpike has discharged its duties and obligations as a accountable predominant contractor by making fee on all related claims which have been verified, licensed, and mutually agreed between the WPC and the consultants.

As well as, Turnpike carried out further initiatives to help the WPC. In initiated fee inside 30 days versus 60 days as supplied for within the contract, in addition to direct fee to the sub-contractors upon consent by the WPC. Additionally, to ease the cashflow of the WPC, Turnpike launched bi-monthly funds.

The concessionaire says that as DASH is now accomplished and is at the moment within the defect legal responsibility interval, the ultimate account shall be issued as quickly as all closing claims of the WPC have been analysed and licensed by Turnpike, the consultants and the WPC.

“Any claims, allegations of non-payment or disputes shall be addressed by way of the processes stipulated within the contract between all events together with decision by way of arbitration between Turnpike and the WPC. Within the circumstances, if the sub-contractors or any get together alleges that there are unpaid sums as a result of them from the WPC, the stated get together ought to confer with the phrases and situations of the contract between the WPC and the sub-contractors for decision of the identical,” the assertion learn.

“Turnpike is dedicated to resolving any points and disputes in accordance to the phrases and situations of the contract and the best requirements of company governance and transparency,” it added.

The DASH is a 20.1 km freeway connecting Puncak Perdana to Penchala, the place the now-famous spaghetti intersection is. There are 13 interchanges (Puncak Perdana, Alam Suria, Denai Alam, Kampung Melayu Subang, Pinggiran Subang, Subang 2, Subang Airport, RRIM (Kwasa Damansara), Surian, Seksyen 5 Kota Damansara, Sunway Damansara, Damansara Perdana and Penchala) and 90% of the route is above floor. It’s free from now until November 30. Full DASH information and figures right here.