KUALA LUMPUR: Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) has clinched a RM298.98 million contract from Sarawak state government of Sarawak via Jabatan Kerja Raya for the proposed construction of the Batang Paloh Bridge in Mukah.
In an exchange filing today, HSL said the project was awarded through an open tender under Package 3.
It was part of the RM11 billion allocated for the upgrading works for the coastal road, second trunk road and water supply works in Sarawak, the company added.
The scope of works for the construction of a 1.9km long reinforce concrete structure balanced cantilever bridge includes substantial marine piling works using 1500mm diameter steel pipe pile.
HSL said other scope of works includes earthworks, geotechnical, drainage, pavement works and the associated mechanical and electrical works.
The contract is for 48 months and physical construction work is expected to commence next month.
HSL managing director Datuk Paul Yu Chee Hoe said the outlook for the group was promising given the Batang Paloh Bridge project was bagged shortly after it had won RM54.3 million worth of contracts from Sarawak Energy Bhd for earthworks, facilities and residences for the Balingian coal-fired power plant, also in Mukah.
“We are confident that our marine engineering expertise and marine based machinery portfolio will be an added advantage in their execution,” he said in the statement.
The latest contract win has boosted HSL’s order book of RM3.2 billion with unbilled amount of RM2.5 billion.
“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 said.
The group secured RM200 million worth of new jobs in 2018.
To-date, it has secured RM350 million in new contracts.