HSS Engineers awarded RM41.325 mln contract for West Coast Expressway alignment

KUALA LUMPUR: HSS Engineers Bhd and its subsidiaries (HEB Group), through its associate company HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd (HSSI), was awarded a contract to provide construction supervision services for the Selangor Alignment of the West Coast Expressway via a letter of appointment it received from the IJM Construction Sdn Bhd and Kumpulan Europlus Bhd (IJMC-KEB) Joint Venture.

The contract involves the provision of construction supervision for Section 1 (Banting Interchange to SKVE Interchange), Section 2 ( SKVE Interchange to SAE Interchange), Section 6 (Kapar Interchange to Assam Jawa Interchange), and Section 7 (Assam Jawa Interchange to Tg Karang Interchange).

The IJMC-KEB Joint Venture was appointed by West Coast Expressway Sdn Bhd as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractor to undertake and complete the construction works for the West Coast Expressway (Taiping to Banting) project.

The joint venture was formed by IJMC and KEB, and IJMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IJM Corporation Bhd.

The executive director and cofounder of HEB Group, Datuk Kuna Sittampalam stated, “We are excited to be able to continue our involvement with the West Coast Expressway project.

The award of this contract by IJMC-KEB Joint Venture serves as a testament of our capability and reliability which our client places on us”.

This contract is in addition to HSSI’s ongoing involvement with the West Coast Expressway project, which includes the provision of engineering design for the expressway from Tanjung Karang to Banting, as well as the construction supervision for the Selangor Alignment of Section 3 and 5 of the expressway.

Pursuant to the exclusive teaming arrangement between HSSI and HSS Engineers Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, HSS Engineering Sdn Bhd (HSSE), HSSI and HSSE will be collaborating exclusively to execute and complete the contract.

The contract will not have any material impact on the net assets and earnings of the Group for the financial year ending Dec 31 2016, but it is expected to contribute positively to the Group’s future earnings.

The contract, valued at RM41,325,300, is expected to be completed within 39 to 41 months from the commencement of construction works.

HSS Engineers Bhd was listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd on August 10 this year.