Megawati Workspace Renovation Reaches IDR 6 Billion, PDIP: That's BRIN's Business

JAKARTA - PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto responded to the news about the repair of the work space of the Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee, Megawati Soekarnoputri, which was valued at Rp. 6 billion. So, his office was made in such a way to make it feel comfortable. "When I was assigned him to design the Party School in Lenteng Agung, the Party School including Megawati's room was designed comfortably and simply. Likewise at the PDI-P DPP office," said Hasto to reporters, Sunday, July 17th.

"For Mrs. Megawati, her work space prioritizes function. At the Party School, for example, the guest chair for Mrs. Megawati's room was designed simply by Mrs. Risma, using a woven cloth wrap from NTT. With this design, Mrs. Megawati turned out to be very comfortable," he continued. Meanwhile, at the BRIN Office, Hasto assessed that repairing the workspace for the chairman of the steering committee is the agency's business. "That's why the renovation of the office at BRIN is entirely BRIN's business," he said. Meanwhile, Megawati will work according to her capacity to encourage increased political sovereignty to accelerate an independent Indonesia. Especially in the economic field. "Mrs. Mega in her capacity as Chair of the Steering Committee is more about providing basic policies or a direction so that all research and innovation activities can encourage the improvement of the country's political sovereignty and also accelerate Indonesia's independence in the economy," said Hasto. Previously, information circulated from the Electronic Procurement Service (LPSE) of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) regarding the repair of the work space of the Chairperson of the BRIN Steering Committee, Megawati Soekarnoputri, whose value reached Rp. 6 billion.

The room for the Steering Committee that will receive renovations is located on Jalan MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta or the central BRIN office. Information on the tender is obtained from the lpse.brin.go.id page quoted on Sunday, July 17, 2022. In the document, the opening of the tender for the renovation of the space Megawati Soekarnoputri's work as the Head of the BRIN Steering Committee has started on 27 May 2022. This project will be financed from the APBN with a package ceiling value of Rp. 6,109,000,000.00 and the value of HPS (Self Estimated Price) of Rp. 6,063,492,327.00.

“Procurement Method: Tender – One File Post-Qualification – Lowest Price Drop System,” reads a quote in one of the columns of the tender file.