PONTIANAK, thekabarnews.com—Barisan Pemuda Melayu West Kalimantan (BPM Kalbar) has questioned the provincial government’s decision to allocate Rp19.1 billion ($1.1 million) from the 2026 regional budget for a building project at the West Kalimantan High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati Kalbar) complex.

BPM Chair Gusti Eddy said the provincial administration should explain why it prioritized the project. Meanwhile, communities across West Kalimantan continue to report problems involving roads, bridges and other public infrastructure.

“We strongly condemn the position taken by the Kejati Kalbar and its assistant for intelligence. We believe the intelligence function and its working approach should be evaluated in connection with this grant issue,” Gusti said in a statement released Friday, August 21.

The criticism concerns a procurement package officially titled “Construction of the West Kalimantan High Prosecutor’s Office Parking Building.” Public procurement records place the project under the West Kalimantan Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency (PUPR).

The package has a budget ceiling of Rp19.1 billion and an owner’s estimate, known as the HPS, of Rp19,099,920,000. The procurement listing identifies the 2026 regional budget (APBD) as its funding source. It places the construction site on Ahmad Yani Road in Pontianak. Procurement records list the tender under code 10154150000.

Reports based on the electronic procurement system identified PT Aneka Tata Sarana as the selected contractor. The company submitted a corrected bid of approximately Rp19.017 billion, while the final negotiated amount reached Rp19,014,789,930.78.

Gusti argued that the government should direct limited regional funds toward programs that residents consider more urgent.

“Many urgent problems remain in West Kalimantan, including roads, infrastructure, bridges and other facilities. These are the issues that residents continue to complain about,” he said.

“Every spending plan, particularly a major project, calls for careful consideration. Almost every region is implementing budget-efficiency measures,” Gusti added.

BPM asked the Attorney General’s Office supervisory division to evaluate the matter. In addition, they called on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to review the use of public funds.

The BPM also threatened to organize a large demonstration if authorities failed to provide what it considered an adequate explanation.

The request for a review does not establish that corruption or a procurement violation occurred. Publicly available information reviewed for this report contained no announcement of a criminal investigation into the project.

West Kalimantan Attorney General’s Office legal information chief I Wayan Gedin Arianta said the provincial government controls the project’s budget and technical implementation.

“It is not the prosecutor’s office; the provincial government is building everything. It is not merely constructing a parking area but a building whose lower level will serve as parking,” Wayan said, as quoted by RUAI TV on Wednesday, August 19.

He said the planned building would support asset-recovery activities. However, he referred questions about its design, construction schedule and specifications to the provincial government.

West Kalimantan PUPR Agency Head Iskandar Zulkarnaen separately said his agency was implementing an activity included in its budget implementation document.

Authorities had not publicly released a detailed needs assessment explaining the project’s capacity, expected public benefits or selection as a 2026 budget priority when this article was prepared.