ALSO KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT (PWD).

ESTABLISHED IN 1872 TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND

POLITICAL SYSTEMS.

THE FOREMOST TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT IN NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

JKR PROVIDES MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE THAT ENSURE BEST PRACTICE IN TECHNICAL

CONSULTANCY , PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT.

RESPONSIBILITY

To monitor the implementation of the development

project of the Client Ministries

To plan the development of the

federal road network nationwide.

To coordinate and monitor the

implementation of the project.To regulate the

privatized maintenance work

of Federal roads.

To plan and coordinate human

resource and financial.

The development of Bumiputera

entrepreneur in the construction sector.

The public works department(JKR)has been challenged to work

out a quick solution to the water woes faced by the people in Tarat.

Many people complaints have been received from the public about

not having enough water and they have to wait until night

and sometimes the water is dirty during the days.

Datuk Roland Sagah, who is deputy State Legislative

Assembly Speaker, ask to jkr to find the solution and do

something without having to wait for ministers to give

instructions because Sagah know a

water storage tank had had been built near SMK Tun Razak

was not utilized. The facility could not be used because the

piping had been vandalized. JKR given the answer that funding

was the problem .But, Sagah believe the government can always

get allocations from elsewhere and upgrade the treated

water system in Tarat . Current rainy season the water

pressure was still low. Many areas are hit by floods. Some people

had to turn to rain water or streams for their daily chores, it is

dangerous to their health considering that the water was untreated.

The public works department(PWD)needs about needs about

RM25million.

to repair roads that were damaged in the flood which occurred on

October 7.According to Datuk Seri Musa Aman the Chief

Minister , most of the fund needed is to repair the

badly damaged Penampang-Tambunan road which is now not

passable

to all traffic. The repair work is expected to take

about four months as the locations is steep and narrow.

Datuk Musa when speaking to the media later said that the

infrastructure

in flooded areas have suffered much damaged. PWD director

mentioned that roads were damaged and in some areas , bridges

were

also damaged. PWD that they are carrying out repairs on the

damaged

roads now.

The Public Works Department fully recovered 30

performance bonds – RM 20.97 million and 21 bons total

recovered RM26.97.The total amount recovered

RM15.77 million. If the contractor

fails to complete the project can be withdrawn. The

department reclaim RM 4.89 million in advance payments

from banks,

Financial institutions and insurance companies before

the bond expired. Three fails to complete the project also

never done via tender nor referred to the “Jawatankuasa

Penyelamat Projek Sakit” and contractor to claim to

payments following the termination of contracts .