The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has identified two additional companies suspected of securing data centre construction projects by bribing a project manager from a prominent construction firm who was recently arrested.
According to sources, several company directors have also been identified and will be summoned to assist in the investigation.
“The investigation revealed that the main suspect, the project manager admitted to demanding about three per cent of the project value from any company seeking to obtain projects from the firm,” the source said.
The bribes reportedly involved leaking tender prices and ensuring that the paying companies were given priority in winning tenders.
“The payments were made in stages, aligned with project progress payments, and it is understood that several million ringgit are still owed to the suspect,” the source added.
Earlier reports revealed that during a raid under “Op Ways” at his home in Petaling Jaya, the project manager attempted to burn nearly RM1 million in cash to destroy evidence. Officers found bundles of RM100 notes in flames.
Further inspection uncovered approximately RM7.5 million in cash hidden in pillow boxes, along with three luxury watches, Rolex, Omega, and Cartier, and jewellery such as rings and gold coins.
On Friday, media also reported that MACC arrested a contract manager, his wife and two men in their 40s to 60s around the Klang Valley, believed to be linked to a corruption case involving a RM180 million data centre tender in Johor.
