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City audits construction of five low-cost apartments
The Jakarta administration is auditing the construction of five low-cost apartments that have been halted before it decides whether to resume or to abort the projects.
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Former squatters of the Ria-Rio reservoir carry furniture provided by the city administration to their new residence at the Pinus Elok low-cost apartments in Cakung, East Jakarta. (JP /P.J. Leo)
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he Jakarta administration is auditing the constructions of five low-cost apartments that have been halted before it decides whether to resume or to abort the projects.
"An internal team is auditing the [construction] of the five projects," Jakarta's Housing and Government Buildings Agency head Arifin said on Wednesday.
Arifin said the administration had also asked the help of the Public Work and Public Housing Ministry to conduct another audit on the five construction projects to get a second opinion.
"The acting governor [Sumarsono] has asked for help from the Public Work and Public Housing Ministry to help with testing of the physical condition of the buildings as a secondary opinion," he said.
Inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, who is on obligatory campaign leave, previously instructed to halt the construction of the five apartments after he was made aware that their construction quality was below the administration's standards.
Arifin said the administration had so far aborted the construction of two apartments and would hold a new bidding process to get new contractors to resume these projects.
The administration has planned to construct at least 10,000 units of apartments this year to be used to relocate people living illegally on riverbanks following its plan to widen and embank rivers in the capital to prevent overflooding.
However, Ahok previously expressed pessimism that the city would be able to reach the target following the discovery of the bad-quality construction. (bbn)
