KUALA LUMPUR: Bina Puri Holdings Bhd says its 20 per cent joint venture company has bagged a contract worth RM183 million to build the Supreme Court building complex in Nepal.
Bina Puri, in a statement today, said the joint venture company, BinaPuri-Kalika-Samanantar, had been awarded the contract by the kingdom's Supreme Court.
Bina Puri Kalika-Samanantar was formed by Bina Puri and two construction companies in Nepal namely Kalika Construction Pvt Ltd and Samanantar Nirman Sewa Pvt Ltd.
"The construction project is awarded by the Supreme Court of Nepal with a contract period of 36 months.
"It will consist of seven storey buildings including two basements, RCC framed structure building with complete finishing, landscaping and MEP (Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Works along with firefighting) works," Bina Puri said.
The company said it had been actively participating in the tender for projects both local and overseas to further replenish its orderbook.
"With the latest award mentioned, the company's latest project book order will increase to RM1.9 billion," it said.
Bina Puri is among the earliest Malaysian construction companies to venture overseas since 1995.
It had completed a five-star Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal in April 2000 valued at RM39 million.
Among the shareholders of the hotel is the Asian Development Bank.
The company has carried out a number of construction projects in several countries.
Among the notable completed projects are three highways in India including the Vijayawada–Eluru Expressway, Tada–Nellore Expressway in Andhra Pradesh and the Chittorgarh–Mangalwar Highway in Rajasthan, Malaysian chancery building and official ambassador's residence in Beijing, China and access road for the New Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bina Puri has also completed about 30,000 units of low cost housing and condominiums in various locations in Thailand, residential towers in Abu Dhabi, villas for the Defense Housing Authority in Lahore, Pakistan and more than 3,000 houses for the National Housing Scheme of Brunei.
It is currently building the Malaysian embassy complex in Moscow, Russia.