00:00The Ministry of Transport would like to inform that the Government has decided to appoint
00:07three new companies to carry out the maintenance of motor vehicle inspections,
00:12apart from PUSPACOM.
00:15This appointment was made in accordance with the decision of the Ministerial Council on 17 March 2023,
00:23which has agreed to open the maintenance of motor vehicle inspections
00:28which is required under the Road Transport Act 1987 to other qualified companies.
00:36As previously announced,
00:39the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport have developed and established the requirements,
00:45regulations and procedures for the selection of qualified companies.
00:51The application for the maintenance of motor vehicle inspections
00:56has been opened on 1 July 2024 until 31 October 2024.
01:04During this period,
01:06JPJ has received 12 applications from interested companies
01:11to be the providers of maintenance of motor vehicle inspections.
01:16For the first phase, after a thorough investigation process,
01:21the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport has agreed to appoint
01:26three companies to carry out the maintenance of PUSPACOM in the first phase as follows.
01:32The first is Puawasan Bintang Senedan Bahat,
01:36where this company will open this inspection centre in three locations,
01:45namely Kelang Selangor Port, Gua Musang, Kelantan and Mesing, Johor.
01:51The second company is Petroleum Senedan Bahat,
01:55located in Lawang, Serangor and Temelur, Pahang.
01:59The third company is Beriman Goh Senedan Bahat,
02:03located in Kuching and Serian, Sarawak.
02:06The company that received the PPKM application today
02:10will be given a 24-month period to complete the infrastructure requirements,
02:15including the construction of premises,
02:17processing of equipment, inspection,
02:19as well as obtaining approval from the relevant authorities.
02:23Throughout this development period,
02:25the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport will carry out continuous monitoring
02:29to ensure that the companies appointed
02:31comply with all the conditions and operating standards that have been established.
02:36The operating license will only be given after the company has fully completed
02:41the requirements, regulations and equipment and is ready to start operations.
02:46I have emphasized that although we give the companies a 24-month period
02:52to open their centres,
02:54but if they can build their centres
02:58and provide all facilities in a shorter period of time,
03:05then we are ready to give them their license earlier.
03:08So, the 24-month period is the maximum.
03:11If they cannot provide the infrastructure within 24 months,
03:15then the license will be withdrawn.
03:17So, they only have 24 months to show their seriousness
03:22and provide all facilities earlier.
03:26For the second phase,
03:27for the expansion of services,
03:29the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport will reopen applications
03:32for the Motor Vehicle Services Centre.
03:35For the second phase,
03:37starting from 1st March 2025 until 31st June 2025,
03:42companies that failed in the first phase
03:44as well as any other companies interested
03:46will be invited to open applications for the second phase.
03:52Will the Ministry of Transport and Road Transport
03:54have a plan to ensure that the standards
03:56and level of service are the same for all companies?
04:00Of course, we have a service agreement
04:03on the quality that needs to be maintained.
04:06And we will monitor from time to time
04:09if they need to be audited by JPJ
04:11in terms of their level of service.
04:14So, as I said,
04:16we have changed from the concession mode
04:19to the licensing mode.
04:21So, for this license,
04:23the first step is to renew
04:26and they have to pay a fee for each year
04:29for each branch.
04:31If these companies do not meet the standard,
04:34will their license be revoked in between the contract?
04:37Of course.
04:38So, as I said,
04:39the good thing about this is that it's not a concession anymore.
04:42Because the concession was once for 15 years.
04:46The previous concession was for 15 years.
04:48So, if they do not perform their duties
04:51or do not achieve quality,
04:53the concession is still there.
04:55Whereas this one is a license.
04:57So, this license is for a year.
04:59Maybe we renew it in three years.
05:02Once in three years.
05:04They renew it every three years.
05:07But it can be revoked
05:10if the quality of the service is not good.
05:14So, of course, they are taking risks as well.
05:17So, if they want to renew a branch,
05:19it may cost millions of ringgit
05:21to buy equipment,
05:23to buy machines, etc.
05:25So, the company that renews this,
05:27they also have to make sure
05:29that the quality of the service reaches the level that we want.
05:32If not, if they lose their license,
05:34then their investment will be lost.
05:37So, it is a risk that they have to take as well.
05:40What is the status of Pakom?
05:43Maybe before this, there have been a lot of delays.
05:46What is the status of Pakom after this?
05:48Pakom is still operating.
05:50We have given Pakom the first right of refusal.
05:53Meaning, all the branches that they have,
05:57they can continue.
05:59So, we license them all.
06:01Every branch.
06:03So, every branch can continue to operate.
06:06So, Pakom is not closed.
06:10It will continue to operate.
06:12The only difference is,
06:14we want to introduce new operators.
06:16So that in this service,
06:18there are choices and competition.
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