KUCHING: The Construction of the nine- storey high “Panggau Dayak” twin towers project is on course for completion by end of December this year.
Its chairman and Sarawak deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said this after visiting the site at Ong Tiang Swee Road here today.
He said the project, on a two-hectare site, was a joint venture development between the foundation and the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Each will have its own tower as their headquarters offices.
“The project including its residency components cost RM103 million. On behalf of DCF and the state dayak community, I would like to again express our gratitude to the state government under the leadership of Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg,” he said.
Joining him were chairman of DCF Board of Trustee Tan Sri Leonard Linggi Tun Jugah and its member Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom.
Uggah said, firstly, the state government had alienated a prime site in the city for the project.
“Then it had graciously allocated a sum of RM28million to support the construction. These had allowed us to carry out this project on time,” he said.
He was also very happy to note the project management had managed its construction to proceed on time despite the constraints brought by the Covid-19 situation in the last two years.
“This Panggau Dayak is a symbol of the dayak community participation in the development of Kuching,” he said.
Abang Johari officiated at the tower’s launching ceremony on October 20, 2020.
Meanwhile, according to the Panggau Dayak Sendirian Berhad general manager Allistar Hilton Smith, the project had its residency components known as the PD Residence.
It consists of the “Kapitan” for the apartment and “The Grange”, for the condominiums blocks.
He said the “Kapitan” is a five storey block of 30 units of apartment and its construction was expected to begin by the first quarter of next year.
For the 80-unit condominium, Allistar said its construction was targeted toward the end of 2023.
“We are looking at 30months construction period for the apartments and the condominiums.” he said.
