The quality of work during the development of the IKN must be maintained by following the (determined) working methods and procedures to minimize construction failure,
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry is implementing risk management strategies to prevent fraud in goods and service procurement for the development of Indonesia’s future capital (IKN), Nusantara, in East Kalimantan.

Secretary general of the PUPR Ministry, Mohammad Zainal Fatah, said that before starting the construction of the IKN, the ministry carried out risk management through nine fraud prevention strategies, in accordance with PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono's directives.

"Regarding the risk management strategy, the PUPR Ministry has issued the PUPR Minister’s Circular Letter Number 04 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for Risk Management Implementation throughout the PUPR Ministry,” he said in a statement issued on Friday.

It has also established the Internal Compliance Unit and Inspectorate for Investigation (IBI) as part of the risk management strategies.

In addition, the PUPR Ministry is continuously strengthening the competence and independence of the auditors of the ministry’s inspectorate general as well as monitoring the goods and service procurement fraud prevention system, he said.

"It (the attempts) prove that the PUPR Ministry is concerned with risk management, including in the development of IKN,” he added.

The PUPR Ministry is currently carrying out the early stage of the IKN establishment, which comprises about 50 construction projects, with a total cost of US$4.5 billion (Rp68.7 trillion) sourced from the State Budget (APBN).

The first phase of the IKN development, which began in August 2022 and is targeted to be completed in 2024, includes land preparation for the Central Government Core Area (KIPP) as well as the construction of Segments 3B and 5A of the IKN Toll Road.

In addition, it consists of the construction of the Western National Axis Road; Segments 2 and 4 of the Sepaku Ring Road; the construction workers' housing; water intake and distribution pipelines of the Sepaku River; the Mentawir Nursery water supply facility; and Sepaku Semoi Dam.

Hadimuljono has instructed that the establishment of the IKN be carried out on time with the right quality, cost, quantity, benefit, target, and administration, the ministry’s secretary general said.

"The quality of work during the development of the IKN must be maintained by following the (determined) working methods and procedures to minimize construction failure,” Fatah added.

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