MEET-THE-PEOPLE : Lai (seated fourth right) with staff of MCC at the session in Krokop 10 market.
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) has terminated the service of seven contractors this year, after they failed to perform according to the standard stipulated in their contract.
Miri mayor Lawrence Lai said the council would not hesitate to terminate the contract of any contractors if they fail to deliver the services according to their agreement.
“We view this matter as serious because the contractors are being paid using the taxpayers’ money.
“If they do not perform according to the requirement of the contract or if their services are bad, we have to terminate them,” he told reporters here after a meet-the-people session at Krokop 10 market yesterday.
Lai said the strict move on contractors was one of the ways to improve the council’s services to the people, including the services provided to the people through appointed contractors.
In view of this, he said the council will also list out the names of its contractors for all the areas here and announce them to the public so that they can get in touch directly with them for matters related to their services.
“We are still in the midst of compiling all the names. Once it is ready, we will announce it to the public so that they can know which contractors are working in their area.
“The public can contact the contractors directly. But if the contractor fails to response, the public must let us know so that we can handle the matter accordingly,” he disclosed.
Meanwhile, Lai said the council had received 24 different complaints from the public during the meet-the-people session held yesterday.
Most complaints (10 complaints) were received by the Public Cleanliness and Maintenance Section, followed by nine complaints filed with the Engineering Section, three under the Public Health Section and two under the Landscaping Section.
“Many complained about rubbish, especially illegal dumping. There is also a complaint by a man saying his neighbour is breeding chickens and ducks in their house compound.
“You are not supposed to breed livestock in residential areas. This is a health issue,” he said.
Other issues were about overgrown grass, illegal farming by the roadside which obstruct the view of road users, drainage problems and others.