Credit : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's X
KUALA LUMPUR, November 11, 2026 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Madani government has raised the allocation for Bumiputera contractors in grades G1 to G4 to RM7.5 billion under Budget 2027, from RM4 billion this year, and urged that the extra opportunities be used to build firms that are competitive and have integrity.
In a post shared on X on Wednesday evening, Anwar said the remarks were made during an engagement session with representatives of Bumiputera contractors’ associations. He said the discussion had focused on making sure Budget 2027 initiatives can be put to the best use, especially by small contractors.
“The Madani government is raising the allocation for Bumiputera contractors from G1 to G4 to RM7.5 billion, compared with RM4 billion this year,” he wrote. “This step is intended to open more opportunities for them to build capacity, expand their businesses and carry out projects needed by the people.”
He said procurement procedures had also been simplified. That included raising the direct-appointment limit for maintenance and repair works on government facilities to RM200,000, as well as financing facilities and measures to deal with higher diesel and bitumen costs. He did not set out those financing or cost measures in detail in the post.
“I want this opportunity to be used to produce more Bumiputera contractors who are competitive and have integrity,” Anwar said. “Every project is a trust owed to the people, and must be carried out to the highest quality, on schedule and with full responsibility.”
Official photographs released with the post, carrying the seal of the Prime Minister’s Department, show Anwar addressing participants in a formal meeting room and later greeting those present. In one image he is seated beside Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, whose place card was visible.
The RM7.5 billion figure and the RM200,000 direct-appointment threshold were first announced when Anwar, who is also finance minister, tabled Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat on October 9, 2026. In that budget speech he said the higher government procurement set aside for Bumiputera contractors in grades G1 to G4 followed an earlier engagement with association and company representatives. Coverage at the time, including by Bernama and Malay Mail, also recorded a quotation threshold of up to RM3 million for maintenance, repair and upgrading works on government facilities. Anwar did not repeat the quotation figure in Wednesday’s post.
Grades G1 to G4 are the lower bands of contractor registration under the Construction Industry Development Board, typically covering smaller firms with lower tendering limits than the higher G5 to G7 grades. The increase to RM7.5 billion therefore matters most to smaller Bumiputera contractors, which was the focus Anwar described in his post.
On September 30, 2026, Anwar held a pre-budget engagement in Putrajaya with the Persatuan Kontraktor Bumiputera Malaysia, also attended by Amir Hamzah and Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Johan Mahmood Merican. The Finance Ministry said that session heard concerns about cash flow, revolving capital, higher building-material costs, financing and project delivery. Wednesday’s post pointed instead to the implementation of Budget 2027 measures already announced, and to the standard of work expected once projects are awarded.
Source: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on X, with additional reporting from the Budget 2027 speech, the Finance Ministry, Bernama and Malay Mail.
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