Join The Re-Auction Of The Getaci Toll Road, BUMN Karya Asked To See Financial Conditions First

Illustration. The Purbaleunyi Toll Road is connected to the Cileunyi-Sumedang-Dawuan (Cisumdawu) Toll Road in Cileunyi, Bandung Regency. (Between-Raisan Al Farisi)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) has invited state-owned companies to participate in the re-auction of the construction of the Gedebage-Tasikmalaya-Cilacap (Getaci) Toll Road.

Special Staff III of BUMN Arya Sinulingga said that his party did not prohibit BUMN from being interested in participating in the project auction. However, with a note that the company's corporate condition is healthy.

"Please come. But look at the financial and health condition of the BUMN," he told reporters, written on Sunday, February 19.

For your information, the Getaci Toll Road along 206.65 km passes through two provinces, namely West Java Province with a length of 171.4 km and Central Java Province with a length of 35.25 km.

For stage 1, it consists of Section 1 JC Gedebage-SS Garut Utara, and Section 2 SS Garut Utara-SS Tasikmalaya. Then, stage 2, consists of Section 3 SS Tasikmalaya-SS Patimuan, and Section 4 SS Patimuan-SS Cilacap.

As previously reported, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will re-tender the business of the Getaci Toll Road starting next April.

Director General of Highways of the Ministry of PUPR Hedy Rahadian explained that this re-auction was carried out because there had been a default contract that had been previously determined.

"We are asking the Minister for directions regarding the Getaci Toll Road (tender), hopefully, it will take about two months (April) to re-auction," he told reporters, Wednesday, February 8.

Hedy said that the auction for the construction of the toll road would no longer be an initiative, but a solicited project.

"So, we auctioned it with solicited. It is likely to be made gradual, so the first stage we auctioned was Gedebage up to Tasikmalaya," he said.

Furthermore, said Hedy, the construction work will experience setbacks and cannot be carried out starting this year. Constructions are likely early next year for stage 1, he said.