SHAH ALAM: The Procurement Division of the Home Ministry has issued two separate tenders for the supply and delivery of two-hundred and twenty-one double-cab and fifty single-cab four-wheel drive vehicles. The tender for the 221 vehicles was published on February 26 and closes on April 7.
These vehicles would be replacing similar ones already in service at the 221 police stations across the country for operational duties. A similar tender for the same number of vehicles was published last year but it did not result in a winning bidder as this tender was published on February 26.
As with the previous tender, the 4WD being sought is the double cab version with a bed liner cargo deck and fitted with an engine between 2.4 litre and 3.0 litre. The police pick-up will however carry the PDRM logo; snorkel exhaust and equipped with an integrated light and siren system.
Unfortunately, UMW Toyota Sdn Bhd, the local assembler for this vehicles cannot enter the tender as it does not meet the local procurement regulations. The indicative cost for the tender is RM39 million plus change which means a single pick-up will cost some RM176 thousand plus change.
As for the 50 single cab, the specifications call for it to be a general service cargo vehicle with six passengers including the driver. The rear cargo deck will be fitted with a canopy, seats for four people and be able to accomodate a full length strecther with the tailboard closed.
Based on this specifications, I believed the the vehicles will be used to carry dead bodies as part of its daily operational duties. The meat wagon has been taken over the GS cargo trucks previously which can carry up to eight passengers. It is likely the fifty vehicles will be the forerunner for similar vehicles in the future to replace the eight seat GS cargo trucks. In the past, the police used Land Rovers for such duties which resulted in bodies being seen from behind as the vehicle has short rear cargo beds.
The trucks will also need special bumpers in the front and rear, fitted with a winch, snorkel exhaust and an integrated light and siren system. An easily removable and install motorcycle ramp is also part of the equipment list. This means that truck will also be used to move damaged motorcycles as part of its duties.
The indicative cost for the fifty vehicles is RM15.5 million meaning the trucks will cost RM310,000 each.
Apart from these vehicles, a tender for a single CBRNE mitigation vehicle for the police was also published February 26. The tender for the 7.5 tonne vehicle closes on March 19. The indicative cost for the vehicle is RM650,000.
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"These vehicles would be replacing similar ones already in service at the 221 police stations across the country for operational duties."
The question is why need to buy the same make,to replace the similar vehicles.?So this is a smart procurement is?
If PDRM,buys a new vehicles bigger size,with extra lifting winch that would be a boost to existing vehicles,but buying same make,same capability...I smell kickbacks somehow.
By buying the same vehicles, just new ones, training will be less costly and support will be easier as every one knows how to maintain them. It is a vehicle to be used until retirement.
"By buying the same vehicles, just new ones, training will be less costly and support will be easier...."🤔🤔that is not good enough reasoning.for normal vehicles,radiators,carburettors,transmission,engine blocks are all the same in an exprience hands,its no o rocket science.Its either diesel injection or petrol injection.Even if no police maintenace able to repair civilian workshop are plenty who can do the job.
If Hilux wins, they will have a new variant of Hilux, afaik since 2014, Toyota had introduced 3 versions into MY market.
Cars dont really expand in size significantly these days unless it jump up one tier above & Hilux is ady a big truck. The purpose of these new pickups is to replace existing ones, basically taking up the same jobs as done before. You dont need a bigger or better vehicle to do the same ol job.
The reason for replacement is mundane. These Hilux are prolly worn out with use and its time to replace. While a civvie workshop could work them back to functionality the cost for refurb will nearly be the same as buying new, bear in mind it has to be done simultaneously for 200+ trucks. Even in haulage industry, trucks are used 20-30 years but comes time its no longer economical to repair it gets replaced without question.
As Marhalim said, it will be use until retirement.
Why not Land Rover Defender? Can use for 30 years plus we have local assembly for 110 double cab.
Land Rover has stopped making the old Defenders. More over the Defender load bed is not long enough to accomodate a dead body without opening its latch.
Generally it's not viable to continue operating commercial vehicles past 10 years so replacing a Hilux with a Hilux is not a problem
The problem is they wanted Hilux but excluding UMW Toyota from the supply contract and thus add in 50k cost per Hilux for the mailman.
Because UMWT doesnt meet the Govt criteria for supplying to Govt.
Maybe they should change their supply contract criteria so they avoid overpaying 50k a pop.
It's not like the other party provided any value added services beyond being a mailman
"they avoid overpaying 50k a pop" maybe can be claimed a portion thru SST, income tax...
"Maybe they should change their supply contract criteria so they avoid overpaying 50k a pop."
That would need to dismantle the whole NEP doctrine. Would that be acceptable? You & me know very well what they will say.