Jakarta, Feb 26 (Antara) - Last October, Jakarta commuters welcomed the
start of construction of the Jakarta monorail project, marked by the
groundbreaking inauguration by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo.
"With thank God, today, that we will resume construction on the
project. There will be no more pillars lying around idle and unused,"
Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, said while inaugurating the
groundbreaking ceremony in the Kuningan area, South Jakarta, on October
16, 2013.
Before the groundbreaking, the Jakarta monorail project had previously
begun work five years ago but was halted later, although pillars in some
sections had been erected. Since then, the pillars have been left idle
for about five years.
However, the construction has again been disrupted because of
difference calculations about the cost invested in building the pillars.
State-owned PT Adhi Karya already erected pillars in a number of
sections of the elevated monorail tracks, when it was involved earlier
in the construction of the mass transport project.
Later, Adhi Karya quit and PT JM agreed to take over and repay the costs spent by Adhi Karya in building the pillars.
However, due to different calculation, PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) still
refuses to refund the construction cost of the pillars,
"There
have been statement that the amount we have to pay is Rp190 billion, but
it has no legal basis," JM President Director John Aryananda told
reporters last week.
On April 21, 2010, the government's development finance comptroller
(BPKP) conducted due diligence of the project. The result of the
assessment indicated the value of the project was US$14.88 million. The
BPKP used an exchange rate of Rp9,161 against the US dollar.
An independent assessment carried out as of January 31, 2013 indicated
the value of the monorail pillars was Rp193 billion.
Therefore, Jakarta Governor Jokowi asked the two sides (PT JM and PT
Adhi Karya) to negotiate and resolve their differences so the monorail
project would not be delayed for a second time.
"Adhi Karya
should have followed the value made by the BPKP. But they should sit
together and meet in mind on that point. They should not make the matter
too difficult," Jokowi said.
He said he would continue to ask PT JM to settle the conflict with
regard to the monorail pillars. "I will continue to urge PT JM to finish
the problem soon and complete the required conditions," the Governor
said.
Besides meeting with PT Adhi Karya officials, the Jakarta governor will
also renegotiate with PT JM regarding passenger targets and
advertisements.
"If passengers of the monorail do not reach 160 thousand, the Jakarta
regional government is requested to provide a subsidy for PT JM. We do
not want this and we have to negotiate this point," Jokowi said on
Wednesday.
The second point, he said, is related to the use of the Jakarta
government's assets, classified as properties. This point in the
contract should be changed because not all of the Jakarta government's
assets could be included as properties in that case. "The monorail
pillars are over the green line," he asserted.
Jokowi said that the locations for billboards to be erected should be
made clear, who will advertise on them, and who owns the billboards.
With the physical construction of the Jakarta monorail project, which
will spend a fund of US$1.5 billion, the monorail will have 200 rail
cars for both green and blue lines. One monorail will consist of about
six to eight rail cars.
"The question is that whether billboards will be put on spaces around
the monorail areas or other spaces outside the monorail areas. We need
to make this clear, as well," Jokowi said.
The monorail will serve routes consisting of a green line stretching
14.3 kilometers with 16 stations and of a blue line spanning 13.7 km
with 14 stations.
According to plans, the green line will cover a route passing through
the Jakarta police headquarters, Kusuma Candra, the Jakarta Stock
Exchange, Bung Karno sports complex, Plaza Senayan, TVRI station,
Senayan Taman Ria Park, the Parliament building, Pejompongan, Karet,
Sudirman, Setiabudi Utara, Kuningan Sentral, Taman, Rasuna, Casablanca,
Grand Melia and Satria Mandala.
In the meantime, the blue line will travel the route of Kampung
Melayu-Tebet-Dr Sahardjo-Menteng Dalam-Casablanca-Ambassador-Dharmala
Sakti-Menara Batavia-Karet-Kebon Kacang-Tanah Abang-Cideng-Roxy-Grogol.
Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has also asked PT
Jakarta Monorail to complete the construction of the project in three
years.
"If PT JM fails to accomplish the construction of the project in three
years, we will stop it and all facilities that have been built will be
owned by the Jakarta regional government," Basuki, better known as Ahok,
said at the City Hall on Wednesday.
Ahok said that the previous agreement between the Jakarta regional
government and PT JM, in principle, contained technical matters on the
construction of the project.
He said that there must be clear regulations regarding the termination
of the agreement if PT JM failed to meet its commitment, so that it
would not become a disadvantage for the regional government.
"That is why we have to conclude a new agreement with PT JM. We do not
want the monorail project to be neglected again, and we do not want to
become the party who suffers the losses," the Jakarta deputy governor
said.
Ahok explained that one of the clauses that would be added to the new
agreement concerned the termination of the project if PT JM failed to
finish it in three years, and facilities already built would be handed
over to the Jakarta regional government.
"We will include the clause in the new agreement as a guarantee. If PT
JM has a serious intention, it must be able to finish the project in
three years," the Jakarta deputy governor said.
He reiterated that his side would only offer a three-year deadline to
PT JM to build one corridor and an additional time would only reach a
maximum of six months.
"In essence, we will give PT JM three years, and an additional time of
six months. It is up to the company which of the two corridors it will
develop in the first place, the green or the blue line," Ahok
said.***2***
(T.A014/INE/B003)
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