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Three companies to start working for BMW stadium development amid land dispute
The construction continues despite an ongoing land dispute between the city administration and developer PT Buana Permata Hijau.
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Heavy equipment prepares land at the proposed BMW stadium project in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta in this file photo taken on Aprl 5, 2018. (Antara/Aprillio Akbar)
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he Jakarta administration will proceed with the construction of the long-awaited Jakarta International Stadium in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, following the completion of the tender process that saw three construction companies assigned for the city’s flagship mega project amid ongoing legal disputes pertaining to land ownership in the location.
City-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro), which oversees the Rp 4 trillion (US$ 281 million) project, has declared state-owned contractor PT Wijaya Karya, property developer PT PP Properti and construction firm PT Jaya Konstruksi the winners of the bid to work on the project, known as the BMW stadium.
Jakpro’s project director for the Jakarta International Stadium Iwan Takwin said the company had only followed instructions from Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan in regard to the continuation of the project amid the legal challenges.
“We followed the governor’s instructions and worked on it in accordance with the target,” he said adding that Jakpro’s work was based on its official appointment in a 2018 gubernatorial regulation.
Anies previously said that his administration would continue the construction of the stadium despite a ruling issued by the North Jakarta State Administrative Court in May in favor of private developer PT Buana Permata Hijau (BPH). The company won the lawsuit against the North Jakarta National Land Agency over the 6.9 hectares of land under separate certificates to be used for the BMW Stadium. The verdict annulled two separate land-use right certificates for the Jakarta administration issued by the National Land Agency in 2017 for the location of the stadium.
The legal battle continues as the city has filed an appeal against the ruling.
Iwan added that the successful construction firms would start working this month. Jakpro will supervise the building specifications and personnel qualifications and to ensure everything runs according to schedule.
