By Yasmin Ramlan
SHAH ALAM, July 15 — Parking rates in Selangor will remain unchanged under the state’s Smart Intelligent Parking (SIP), which aims to improve safety with advanced technology and reduced reliance on manual enforcement.
State executive councillor for local government and tourism Dato’ Ng Suee Lim said the private concessionaire, to be appointed later, will invest RM200 million to implement the system.
The investment includes the installation of 1,800 closed-circuit cameras to strengthen monitoring and assist in crime prevention.
“The enforcement authority remains with the local councils under existing laws, while the concessionaire will handle technical operations and customer service.
“This collaboration reduces the need for excessive manpower while introducing digitalisation and AI-driven enforcement,” he told reporters in a press conference at the State Secretariat Building here today.
He added that future increases in parking rates will require approval from the state government and consent from local councils.
Ng said the concession agreement will be formalised through an agreement between the local councils, Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) subsidiary Rantaian Mesra Sdn Bhd, and the concessionaire.
This differs from his July 9 statement when he announced the privatisation of municipal parking through the SIP. Ng had said that under the new arrangement, MBI had appointed Rantaian Mesra to execute the SIP, with 10 per cent of parking revenue going to MBI, 40 per cent to local councils, and 50 per cent to Rantaian Mesra.
The first phase is set to start August 1, involving four local authorities: the Petaling Jaya City Council, the Subang Jaya City Council, the Shah Alam City Council, and the Selayang Municipal Council.
Among the system’s main objectives is to increase the parking rate, which now stands at just 30 per cent, and to minimise issues like double parking and lack of enforcement.
Ng said the idea behind the SIP was inspired by the state’s waste management model, where KDEB Waste Management, a subsidiary of MBI, was appointed to take over waste collection in the state following years of subpar performance by previous contractors.
“We want to implement an approach similar to our waste management. Over seven years ago, waste collection was handled by Alam Flora and Hebat Abadi, but problems persisted.
“Eventually, we established the KDEB Waste Management concession and appointed them to manage waste across all local councils. This is the kind of model we want to apply with parking, where MBI will have a role in its management,” he said.
