Chief Secretary to the Government Ali Hamsa said this was to reduce corruption when carrying out these projects, New Straits Times Online said.
He said such a mechanism was first used in the Mass Rapid Transit mega project in 2012.
“We find this mechanism to be very good in procurement and other matters involving major projects.
“In the MRT project, the auditor-general and deputy chief of MACC were roped in at the committee level.”
Ali also commented on the recent corruption cases highlighted by the MACC.
“First and foremost, I must thank MACC for being alert and catching these individuals.
“The arrests and uncovering of suspects are good for the 1.6 million civil servants who are doing their work with integrity.
“We will not protect any corrupt officers and practices.”
Referring to the multi-million ringgit graft case in Sabah and detention of a director and a deputy director of a government department, Ali said those involved had tarnished the name of the civil service.
Yesterday, it was reported that the MACC had recorded one of its largest ever seizures, totalling RM112 million, following its probe on four people, including two senior officers of a Sabah government agency.
MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (operations) Azam Baki said RM45 million was seized from a director and RM7.2 million from a deputy director.
“This is the biggest seizure involving civil servants. The most we had confiscated in the past was RM10 million,” he said.
MACC seized another RM750,000 in cash and some jewellery after opening three safe deposit boxes today at two banks in Kota Kinabalu. They were in the name of the wife of one of the suspects, NST Online reported.
The three boxes were part of six safe deposit boxes identified.
The news portal also said MACC had discovered links between 38 different companies and one of the suspects.