KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is investigating Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) over a tender award related to the Covid-19 private screening and testing contract for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
In a bourse filing today, MAHB said the anti-graft commission visited its headquarters and requested information and documentation about the deal.
“The company has given full cooperation and complied with all MACC requirements. There has been no further enquiry from MACC.”
The Edge, in its July 19 edition, reported that MACC was investigating the screening and testing contract, which was awarded to BP Clinical Lab Sdn Bhd.
The weekly also said the graft buster was probing into the automated people mover system, or aerotrain, tender.
But MAHB has denied this, saying there has been no enquiry on the project.
“This article misrepresented the situation and has caused confusion among other media members who read it as MACC is investigating both the tenders, which is untrue.”
MAHB stressed that its procurement processes for all tenders are according to industry best practices, with its anti-bribery management system “serving as an additional safeguard to provide another layer of control within the company’s processes”.
The Edge claimed Pestech International Bhd, in partnership with Canada-based Bombardier, was the front runner for the aerotrain contract.
The Pestech-Bombardier bid was above the RM750 million mark and considerably higher than the lowest bid, which was less than RM600 million, it added.
MAHB’s share price stood at RM5.79 at 4.04pm, giving the national airport operator a market capitalisation of RM9.61 billion. – The Vibes, July 21, 2021
