KUALA LUMPUR: Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has won a contract via open tendering from the Sarawak Government for the construction of the Batang Paloh Bridge in Mukah, Sarawak worth RM298.98 million.
The company said the contract is under package 3 of the RM11 billion allocation for the state’s coastal road upgrading, secondary trunk road network and water supply project.
In a statement, the company said the project will see existing ferry services at river crossings replaced with permanent bridges, enabling better accessibility and connectivity.
Construction of the 1.9-kilometre balanced cantilever reinforced concrete bridge will require substantial marine piling works with the scope of works to include earthworks, geotechnical works, drainage, pavement works and the associated mechanical and electrical works, it said.
HSL said the contract period is for 48 months, with physical construction work expected to commence in May 2019.
Managing director Datuk Paul Yu Chee Hoe said the latest contracts in Mukah will contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of HSL.
“The outlook for the group is promising given the Batang Paloh Bridge project was bagged shortly after HSL won RM54.3million worth of contracts from Sarawak Energy Bhd for earthworks, facilities and residences for the Balingian coal-fired power plant, also in Mukah.
“We are pleased to have secured these new projects and are confident that our marine engineering expertise and marine-based machinery portfolio will be an added advantage in their execution,” he said.
Yu said the latest contract win has boosted the group’s order book to a record RM3.2 billion, of which RM2.5 billion is unbilled.
“We therefore have sufficient work to keep us busy and will remain selective in our procurement initiatives, bidding when projects align with our core strengths, capacity and capabilities,” Yu added. – Bernama
