KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry has signed a RM28 million contract to acquire body cameras for the police.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said tentatively, the first delivery of the body cams would be next month.
"I have asked for the procurement to not be delayed as the budget has been prepared for a long time. There were also changes in the procurement process and I have asked to solve it immediately.
He said this after the contract signing ceremony at the Defence Services Asia (DSA) and National Security (Natsec) Asia 2024 exhibitions.
Earlier, Saifuddin was reported to have said the tender process for procuring body cameras for the police was in its final stages.
Separately, Saifuddin also told Parliament that the police force was expected to fully utilise body cameras from 2025.
The contract for the body cameras was signed between the Home Ministry and Mindwave Consultancy Sdn Bhd.
Another high-value agreement signed was for the acquisition of a multipurpose police transport vessel.
Among the other contracts inked were for the network rental services for PDRMnet with TM Technology Services Sdn Bhd, the development of a disaster recovery centre for the police's system with Telekom Malaysia Bhd, the upgrading of a two-way communication police net with SY Trisilco Sdn Bhd and others.
In total, the ministry signed 12 contracts for the police (RM1.5 billion), one contract for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) (RM529 million) and one contract for the national registry department (RM52.3 million).
The deals are worth RM2,156,453,991.77 in total.
The contract for MMEA was signed with Galaxy Aerospace (M) Sdn Bhd for the acquisition of four medium-lift helicopters.
Meanwhile, the contract for the National Registry Department (NRD) was for the comprehensive maintenance of application systems and primary business technical support with Infomina Bhd.
The contracts are signed by the Home Ministry secretary-general Datuk Ruji Ubi together with representatives of local companies.
It was witnessed by Saifuddin, his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, Home Ministry deputy secretary-general (Management) Dr Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar, MMEA deputy director-general Laksamana Madya Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim and NRD director-geberal Badrul Hisham Alias.