PETALING JAYA, June 1 -- DAP's Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng has urged the state government to explain why no open tender was held for the 70 acre land reclamation project in front of Karpal Singh Drive.

Lim said the Penang State Assembly's written reply to his question on May 8 only referred to the 84 acre Jelutong Dumpsite rehabilitation project, which was conducted via a Request for Proposal (RFP). A joint development agreement worth RM1 billion was signed in February 2020 for that landfill project.

"There was no mention of an RFP for the 70 acres of land reclamation in front of Karpal Singh Drive," he said, adding that checks on public records also showed no open tender was advertised for the reclamation.

Lim stressed that ope...