41.   Commanders said they planned to remove unexploded bombs and booby traps left by the Taliban before rebuilding the airport with the help of local contractors.

42.   Construction will utilize BOC technology and many local contractors, the company said in a media release.

43.   Earlier in his speech, Nazri said the direct involvement of local contractors in projects is necessary if expertise and skills are to be further developed.

44.   He said companies should also give local contractors a chance to bid for projects.

45.   He also said the parks service will seek to employ local contractors wherever possible, rather than favoring big, nationwide companies.

46.   He said he had done research and investigation on rockbursts recently when he was called by the local contractors who were constructing a dam at Teluk Bahang in Penang.

47.   He said, usually local contractors will be passed over in a situation when there is a tendering system, even when they are among the lowest bidders.

48.   He said CIDB has also ventured into Bosnia-Herzegovina through the setting up of a consortium of local contractors.

49.   In addition, Nazri said, Petronas projects are important with regard to efforts to increase the participation of local contractors in the oil and gas industry.

50.   Local contractors also complain they are getting only a small slice of the pie, with major projects going to international developers.