CMS Roads puts Sarawak on the map with International Roads Federation
KUCHING: CMS Roads Sdn Bhd ( CMS Roads), a whollyowned subsidiary of Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS), was recently among just 12 elite road industry companies from around the world to be recognised by The International Road Federation ( IRF) at their prestigious annual Gala Awards Dinner in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“This is the big one for the road industry and I simply cannot upsell the achievement enough. There is no bigger award in the industry, and we won outright in the category of ‘ Quality Management - Long Term Management And Maintenance’, for our excellence in maintaining and developing State roads in Sarawak,” CMS’ group managing director Datuk Isaac Lugun said of the award.
“The state government’s foresight and vision to implement all those years ago a Performance Based Contracts ( PBC) system for road development and maintenance was at the time revolutionary. It meant that contractors and concessionaries were accountable for their work and their response times in fixing any damages caused by rains, floods, tree falling or just wear- and-tear.
“In fact, our average response time of under one- hour ( 58.89 minutes to be precise) to be onsite was 30 per cent to 40 per cent faster than the accepted global standard. This again hails the State Government for introducing PBC’s which ultimately holds the roads concessionaries accountable and responsible. It also shows that our CMS Roads are the best Roads team in the State, highly trained, completely dedicated and have an experience level that is second to none.” CMS Roads has over the years spared no expense in training staff, recruiting the best people, developing cutting edge innovations in research and development ( R& D) and purchasing state- of- the- art equipment, as can be noted in the statement by IRF chairman Abdullah Al-Mogbel. “This year, the IRF honors 12 projects from around the world, each leading the way in innovation across major road and highway disciplines. The selection was made by an international panel of senior road development specialists,” Al-Mogbel said. “As an industry, we understand the importance of setting a long- term agenda for our research activities and capital investments. By promoting innovations and the successes in our industry, we can provide a forward- looking road map for others to follow.” Lugun highlighted that this year has been a year of recognition for CMS. “Never in the history of CMS have we picked up so many prestigious globally recognized and globally coveted awards. BrandLaureate - Conglomerate Award 2019, Gold at the 11th Global CSR Summit Awards, retaining our FTSE4Good Rating and now this ‘ International Roads Federation Quality Management – Long Term Management and Maintenance’. I am so proud of everyone at CMS and every division,” Lugun concluded.