Five Companies Sent Direct Letters for Project to Former PM Muhyiddin, Court Hears

Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz informed the High Court that five contracting companies directly submitted letters to former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin concerning the Lingkaran Pulau Indah project. Tengku Zafrul stated he was unaware of how these companies obtained information about the project, as it was never advertised.

The five companies were identified as Multi Skilled Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Majulia Sdn. Bhd., ANR Ventures Sdn. Bhd., Sejagat Bakti Sdn. Bhd., and Sutracom Sdn. Bhd. An additional company, Smart Reliance Sdn. Bhd., was named in a letter requesting participation in the pre-qualification tender for "Mem bina Dan Menaiktaraf Lingkaran Pulau Indah Fasa 3 Klang Selangor Secara Reka Dan Bina" (Building and Upgrading Lingkaran Pulau Indah Phase 3 Klang Selangor via Design and Build).

Tengku Zafrul confirmed that all five letters referred to the same project. He noted that these letters were cover letters for applications addressed to Muhyiddin, who was the Prime Minister at the time. "I don't know why the companies sent the letters directly to Tan Sri Mahiaddin," Tengku Zafrul said, adding that the companies could have also sent their applications to him or the Ministry of Finance.

He further confirmed that one of the six companies, Multi Skilled Engineering Sdn. Bhd., had a minute note on its supporting letter from Muhyiddin, then Prime Minister, stating "Agree with the pre-qualification method" and signed by Muhyiddin on March 16, 2021. Tengku Zafrul understood that Muhyiddin agreed for the project's procurement to be handled through a pre-qualification tender. He explained that this type of tender is limited to selected companies without an open bidding process, meaning competition was restricted to the listed companies.