BALIKPAPAN  - Makes a fuss about the lack supply cement which have an impact on the delaying work is not only felt by the contractors who worked on a number of projects funded by APBD Balikpapan.  Mega-Projects Sepinggan Airport expansion is also spared. Entering second week in late 2013, development projects Sepinggan Airport PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) has entered 90 percent. But unfortunately, for the process would hindered cement as one of the raw materials for projects.

This was revealed by the Public Relations Sepinggan Airport Project, on Friday (13/12) yesterday. To this daily newspaper, Agus Rahardjo said that if the project still needs cement up to 2 million tons. While in the field, there is fleeting.

"We have always difficulty to supply cement. In East Kalimantan is very difficult, moreover the needs is very big," he said.

In a day, Agus explained, at least the need to 500 cubic meters while cement project is expected to be ended works in January 2014.  Anticipation is well prepared. Previously, the accomplishment of local need was supplied by PT Tonasa as main supplier, but the contractors also buying cement from the existing local stores. Although there is a co-operation with other parties in fulfilling the basic necessities cement, however the fact that the available stocks is unfulfilled. "At this time, the rest is 10 percent more. Parking area also continued to be sped up," he added.

Further Agus explained, parking area itself would be made buildings and now been included in the package V. "Parking lot was built as high as 5nd floor and was almost finished. While the supporting equipment such as CCTV has already been done," he added.

At the main entrance, he added, the main road as wide as there are 30 meters that had been entered the foundry re-emerge. Road Divider that changed was eventually aims to ease the access for check-out-check in-vehicles in airport.

A day before when conducted a seminar discussed inflation organized by Balikpapan Post Event Organizer in The New Hotel Benakutai, Vice Chairman I BPC's Indonesian National Contractors Association Balikpapan, Ir Patman Parakkasi expressed, unresolved work may causes this project. In some lack of the stock availability cement has serious impact to work projects accomplishment that is not reached 100 percent at the end.

"The lack of cement I suspect that there had been on the market accumulation so for those who have no more funds will be prioritized. So I think cement is not rare but there are already speculators who play," he said.

Regarding to this condition, said Patman, is required for the role of government to find a solution that is not impressed blame each other.

Chairman of the Council Representatives from the region (DPW) Association of Logistic and Forwarder of Indonesia (ALFI/ILFA), Faisyal Tola denied the rumor whispered behind hampering distribution of goods, including the scarcity cement.

Distribution of goods he admits that it is failed, because infrastructure roads were insufficiencies, the distance check-in to the port that far, and several regulations that have lost the entrepreneurs. Also, the truck driver trucks carrier must turn toward because there are many repair roads that are done As in Km 5 where vehicles must turn and most of the time he was stuck in a traffic jam among others at Hospital Kanujoso Djatiwibowo.

"Gasoline and diesel fuel is restricted, but the distance to the port. Not to mention the forbidden unloaded load in some area," he sighed. (Rem)

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