The Directorate of Bridges Ministry of PUPR Work Inspection on Excavator Procurement Contract

PT Pindad (Persero) received a visit from the Directorate of Bridges Ministry of on Thursday, 22 October 2020 at the head office of Pindad Bandung, led by the Head of Sub-Directorate of Planning and Programming of the Bridge Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), Bowo Sudiatmanto, and was greeted by the Chief Executive Officer of PT Pindad (Persero), Abraham Mose who was accompanied by Chief Business Industrial Product, Heri Heriswan.

This visit was carried out to see the extent of the manufacturing process for the 20 units Pindad Excava 200 (20 ton) excavator, with a contract value of IDR 28,056,000,000,- (twenty-eight billion, fifty-six million rupiahs).

The excavator will be donated to outstanding regional offices to helping the development of regional infrastructure to support economic equity and disaster mitigation.

In his remarks, Abraham Mose expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the PUPR Ministry for consistently prioritizing the use of domestic products.

“Thank you for the trust of the PUPR Ministry in domestic products. It is Pindad’s commitment that in its implementation if there are deficiencies, complaints and suggestions are conveyed to continue to develop product quality because we prioritize service to comsumers,” said Abraham.

Abraham also hope that the well-established cooperation will continue and provide benefits for the nation.

Meanwhile Bowo Sudiatmanto expressed his appreciation for Pindad. This ongoing procurement contract is the second time contract with Pindad that was carried out in 2018.

“Insyaallah, next year will be more (purchases) to Pindad, in accordance with the direction of the PUPR Minister to use heavy domestic products,” Bowo explained.

The activity continued with a review of Pindad’s heavy equipment production facilities and the product variants. For the excavator variant, Pindad has produced Excava Amphibious, Mini Excavator and Long Arm. Pindad will continue to develop industrial products to support national development.