KUCHING: Local contractors who have completed their projects should not be left struggling to pay workers and suppliers while waiting for the government to pay them, says the Kabong assemblyman Dato Mohd Chee Kadir.
He called on implementing agencies to take payment delays seriously, stressing that contractors who have fulfilled their contractual obligations deserve to be paid within a reasonable timeframe.
“When contractors have fulfilled their responsibilities, the government must also fulfil its responsibility to make payments within a reasonable period,” he said during his debate on the Sarawak Budget 2027 in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) sitting today.
He said delayed payments were putting pressure on contractors’ cash flow, affecting their ability to pay workers’ wages, settle bills with construction material suppliers and meet other financial commitments.
