'Winner of KLIA air traffic system bid not up to specs'

PKR has alleged the contract to build the air traffic control system for Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) second control tower has been awarded to a company that had failed to meet the tender requirements.

PKR vice president and Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar said this was despite the project’s consultant Aecom recommending a more capable company for the job.

“Although Aecom’s technical evaluation dated Dec 9, 2011 acknowledged AMP Corporation Sdn Bhd’s (Amcop) ability to execute the project properly and urged for it to be selected, the project was awarded to Advanced Air Traffic Systems (AAT).

“According to the same technical evaluation, the company (AAT) did not meet the technical specifications required for the project,” she said at a press conference today.

The project, awarded to AAT for the lowest bid of RM85.6 million, was to design, build and test the air traffic control system in 14 months at the expanded KLIA, dubbed KLIA 2.

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