Direct deals saved RM28m, says Yen Yen

Ng (centre) said her ministry was given approval to use direct negotiations in contravention of Treasury rules. — File pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — The Tourism Ministry saved RM28 million by conducting direct negotiations instead of open tenders for advertisements, Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen has said, disputing federal audit findings that such deals led to overpayments.

"The decision to conduct direct negotiations was made following our financial limitation in these two years. We received consent from the Finance Ministry to conduct direct negotiations.

"In 2008 we saved RM19 million and last year we saved RM9 million," she was quoted by The Star newspaper as saying today.

The Auditor-General's Report for 2010 showed the Tourism Ministry overpaid for advertisements when it chose to use direct bookings instead of open tenders.

The report noted that in doing so, the ministry had also breached the Treasury's regulations as laid down in a circular in 2007.

Tourism Minister Ng has denied the findings, but had not provided any explanation as to why the Auditor-General's Report for 2010 singled out her ministry for breaching Treasury rules.

The ministry also spent a whopping RM1.95 million to buy 1,000 racks — RM1,950 per rack — to hold its tourism pamphlets for the Visit Malaysia Year 2007 campaign, the report said, again pointing out the move was done without the treasury's approval.

Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang said the ministry must hold an open tender "so the price offered will be more competitive, transparent and provide better value for money".

"In addition, this method would have avoided power abuse as well as created internal controls and good governance in booking advertisement space," he said in the report.

He noted further that if the ministry had held an open tender, its advertising spending would have cost RM75.38 million.

The Auditor-General said it was also unable to confirm the distribution of 22 of the 1,000 racks as the ministry could not supply the note of delivery as proof of claim, while another 127 racks were also not accounted for.

It noted the ministry's explanation that 622 racks had been distributed to hotels, 127 were "expired" by the contracted company, Leo Communications Sdn Bhd, due to "financial complications" and lack of storage space, and as many as 85 racks were locked in the company's storage hold.

The Malaysian Insider :: Malaysia

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