Penajam Regency Government Continues Construction Of Regent's Office House, Total Budget IDR 34 Billion

The office house of the Regent of North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan, which was built was instructed by the KPK to function immediately (ANTARA/Nyaman Bagus Purwaniawan)

PENAJAM - The North Penajam Paser Regency Government, East Kalimantan, has resumed the construction of the regent's office house so that it can immediately function according to the recommendations of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with a budget of IDR 6 billion.

According to the Head of the Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) of North Penajam Paser Regency, Riviana Noor, further work on the construction of the regent's office house was carried out this year because of the KPK's recommendation so that the regent's office can be functioned immediately.

The continued funds for the construction of the house for the office of the North Penajam Paser Regent are allocated to the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget or the 2023 APBD, around Rp. 6 billion.

The budget is for the completion of the construction of part of the garden structure, parking, fence, jogging track, interior and stake of the building.

The funds of around Rp. 6 billion have not been able to complete the design of the regent's house as a whole because there are several buildings that cannot be worked on this year, such as guard posts and pavilions.

"Although it has not been completed as a whole, it is certain that the regent's office house can still function, because some further work will be completed this year so that it can be used according to function," said Riviana.

The construction of the regent's office on Jalan Pesisir Pantai, Sungai Paret Village, Penajam District was proposed and approved in 2019. The construction project for the office house began in 2020 and was highlighted by the KPK when the North Market Regent's arrest operation case was carried out at that time.

The budget for the construction of the regent's office is Rp. 31 billion plus VAT (a value added tax) of Rp. 3 billion, bringing the total cost or development funds to Rp. 34 billion.

The work on the regent's office house consists of the construction of a main building of Rp6.1 billion and a guard post, parking, and a ME room of Rp831 million. The installation of medium voltage electricity networks and transformers for the office house of the North Penajam Paser Regent is Rp1.9 billion.

Meanwhile, for land use appropriate developments such as retaining walls, concrete drainage channels (u-dicth), two hectares of environmental roads and fence walls cost Rp22.1 billion.