SHAH ALAM: Back in November 2021, Malaysian Defence wrote a post on the MTO to ship two new Fire Rescue Tenders (FRT) or fire engines from Austria. The MTO was for two FRTs even though the tender for the RMN Lumut Bomba was for two vehicles only.
From the original post:
The tender for the FRTs was published in April 2021. The company awarded the contract is Star Fest Sdn Bhd and the award price is RM4.45 million.
On May 5, the RMN Lumut naval base took delivery of four FRTs. According to the release, the four were part of two separate orders, two in 2022 and another four in 2024. However, checks on Eperolehan only showed one tender in 2021 for two FRTs, which according to the release was delivered in 2022.
Another tender was published in January 2023 for four FRTs but it subsequently cancelled. It is likely that Star Fest was given a VO order for the 2021 contract to supply the four FRTs to the Bomba TLDM. Two of the newly delivered FRTs will be based at the Lumut naval base with one each in at KD Sri Kuantan, Kuantan, and KD Sultan Ismail in Tangjung Pengelih, Johor. The MTO tender for the four FRT was published in March, this year.
As reported in the original post, the FRTs are from Rosenbauer of Austria with the chassis from MAN.
𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗔𝗡 𝟰 𝗕𝗨𝗔𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗝𝗔𝗞 𝗞𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔 𝗧𝗟𝗗𝗠
Lumut, 5 Mei 25 – Jabatan Bomba TLDM telah menerima 4 buah aset terbaru secara rasmi semasa majlis penyerahan kunci Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) di Pangkalan TLDM Lumut pada hari ini. Majlis penyerahan kunci FRT telah disempurnakan oleh Laksamana Pertama Hj Jamaludin bin Hj Sairi selaku Komander Pangkalan Lumut. Turut hadir, Pegawai Memerintah KD MALAYA, Pegawai Memerintah Depot Senggara Kenderaan Barat, Wakil PERO 3 dan wakil Bahagian Material Markas Tentera Laut.
Projek Pembekalan 4 buah FRT ini adalah kesinambungan daripada pembekalan 2 buah unit yang telah diserahkan pada November 2022 yang lalu. Projek ini telah bermula pada bulan April 2024 yang lalu dan dianugerahkan kepada sebuah syarikat tempatan yang juga merupakan agensi pembekal Rosenbauer. Pada asalnya, tarikh penghantaran yang direncana adalah pada atau sebelum 1 Disember 2025, namun atas komitmen Bahagian Material Markas Tentera Laut, Tim Projek dan syarikat pembekal, kesemua unit FRT ini telah dapat disiapkan lebih awal.
Kini, pasukan Bomba dan Penyelamat TLDM telah memperolehi 6 buah FRT (2 buah perolehan 2022 dan 4 buah perolehan 2024) yang dilengkapi teknologi terkini dari pembuat kenderaan Bomba iaitu Rosenbauer Group dari Austria. Kenderaan baru ini dilengkapi dengan sebuah pam mudah alih, sebuah janakuasa mudah alih, set lengkap Hydraulic Cutter, kapasiti tangki 3600 liter, 500 liter foam dan 135 kg Dry Powder. Ianya juga dilengkapi dengan Hose Reel sepanjang 30 meter dan Turret.
Komposisi penempatan FRT baru ini adalah seperti berikut:
1. 2 buah di Bomba Pangkalan TLDM Lumut.
2. 1 buah di Bomba KD SRI KUANTAN.
3. 1 buah di Bomba KD SULTAN ISMAIL.
Perolehan jentera BOMBA terbaru ini akan menyumbang kepada peningkatan tahap kesiagaan serta keupayaan TLDM dalam menghadapi insiden yang tidak diingini seperti kebakaran dan sebarang bencana.
— Malaysian Defence
For how long needed replace a new one. I believe the usage not that high compare others military vehicles. Their life span should be much longer.
I believed the old FRTs have been in service for the 20 years.
Strikes me odd that initial ordered in 2021 which delivered in 2022, then a tender goes out in 2023 but cancelled, effective the original tender would have closed once delivered in 2022 so how did they managed to VO onto the 1st order after it has closed, i wonder. More creative accounting and for beancounters to look the other way? 🤔
Or maybe direct nego for new order hence why didnt see a tender out for 2nd batch?