Changi Motorsports Hub tender under investigation
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Changi Motorsports Hub tender under investigation
By Angela Lim – January 6th, 2011
Officials at the Singapore Sports Council are involved in a probe into the tender for the Changi Motorsports Hub. (SSC photo)
In a move that has shocked the motorsports industry in Singapore, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) has launched a probe into the tender for the S$380 million Changi Motorsports Hub.
According to The Straits Times, a senior official at the motorsports development arm of the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) and a few others have been summoned for interviews and lie detector tests.
The CPIB launched investigations last year, after it was tipped off about possible irregularities in the tender — won by the SG Changi consortium in March last year – for the upcoming motorsports hub.
SG Changi, led by home-grown Jurong Kart World along with its Japanese partners, edged out two other bidders for the right to build the 40,000 square metre-large facility off Changi Coast Road.
The two other consortia who submitted bids were Singapore Agro Agriculture and Sports Services, which was backed by Haw Par Corporation, a public-listed leisure and health-care products firm.
Last March, government officials were impressed by the winning bid’s innovative 3.7km track design that allows two races to be staged simultaneously, the quality of the international and local events to be brought in and the group’s financial strength.
The tendering process for the mega-project was handled by the sports council’s motorsports department, which was set up in recent years to promote the sport here.
It is staffed by a small group of officials, including those seconded from other government departments.
According to reports, the senior official at the heart of the probe is known as a passionate champion of motorsports and his involvement in the investigations has come as a shock.
After months of investigation, the CPIB case is believed to have been extended to include the consortium, which received its permit to start work from the authorities last month.
Last month, SG Changi’s director Genji Hashimoto, a former race driver, was reported to have suddenly resigned. Businessman Moto Sakuma has since taken over.
When contacted on Wednesday by the same paper, both the CPIB and Mr Sakuma declined comment. Mr Alvin Hang, SSC’s director of corporate communications and relations, said, “We are unable to comment on this matter at this point in time.”
The motorsports hub - aimed at cementing Singapore’s reputation as a regional motorsports hub following the Formula One (F1) night race here in 2008 – is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The Changi track is set to host its first race early next year, and there has been talk of it staging a MotoGP leg, motorcycle’s equivalent of F1.
It remains unknown if the investigations have been conclusive thus far, but according to Mr Chia Boon Teck, a partner at Chia Wong law firm, lie detector tests are standard procedure in graft cases where the evidence is not clear-cut.
“These tests are not compulsory, and it is up to the suspect whether or not to undergo it,” he added.
Source:
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Sg getting corrupted..
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*rubs his hands*
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I think procedure issues.
Why why why.. whole day got all these procedure scandals
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Originally posted by sbst275:
I think procedure issues.
Why why why.. whole day got all these procedure scandals
Procedure to self-enrichment?
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Procedure to self-enrichment?
Enrichment to the pockets.
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if it's monetary, it's very simple for any charge.
tis one, is e type tat's....
dun want to carry on
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Sg getting corrupted..
Yah no wonder many bookies scot free.Police high rank maybe gt take bribes.
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Damn lot of corruption cases in Sg now.
We are slipping backwards.
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