raises questions about energy garbage trucks
PUBLISHED: 4 Jul 2024 at 05: 00
The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC ) is urging the Cabinet Secretariat to examine the 3.99 billion baht projects to lease electric rubbish trucks to stop corruption.
On Monday, NACC Chairman Pol Gen Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit wrote a notice to the Cabinet Secretariat to give it suggestions for what it should look out for to stop fraud in the projects.
In response to complaints, the NACC requested that four BMA plans to license 842 energy garbage trucks for five years in order to replace the current gasoline trucks whose rent agreements will expire this year. With the funds allocated in the last governmental season, the tasks full are for 3.99 billion baht.
The text suggests that changes to the projects could cause the BMA to pay higher fees because they might not be in line with the BMA budget rules.
In the email, the concerns about uncertainty in the task management are also addressed.
The uncertainty is reflected in the truck’s requirements, the lease’s duration, the building and management of charging stations, the truck’s maintenance costs, and the truck’s pilot projects.
According to the letter, these uncertainties could lead to the incapacity of energy trucks, the isolation of a vehicle supplier, and adverse effects on the BMA’s good waste management.
In response, the NACC gave the BMA and the cabinet three recommendations to prevent fraud in the projects, as per Part 35 of the Organic Act on Anti-Corruption 2018, which allows the NACC to look into any circumstance it considers to be dishonest.
According to the NACC, the new projects will cause significant modifications to the BMA’s licensing of solid waste vehicles. As a result, the tasks may fall outside the Bangkok president’s expert.
The NACC suggested that the effectiveness of the cars may be related to the trucks ‘ specifications in order to give all truck suppliers the same opportunities to bid.
The NACC added that the BMA may create crystal-clear and efficient management programs for the projects. A lack of planning may impact the BMA’s designed objectives, it said.