KUCHING: The road maintenance contract from January 1 next year will be subdivided between PPES Works and a number of new road concessionaries.
This was announced by PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (PPES Works), partially owned subsidiary company of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) in a press statement yesterday.
CMSB’s Group managing director, Datuk Isaac Lugun said, “We have always maintained that we are not a monopoly and this proves it. We applaud the state for its move because competition in any market naturally breeds competitive efficiency.
“This can only be good for the public and the road users.”
Isaac added that PPES Works maintained the lion’s share of the contract.
“About the reduction in contract for CMSB, we have already done our part in laying the foundations of Sarawak’s existing roads and we have set an extremely high standard and benchmark for the new concessionaries to follow and pick up the mantle.
“Now we can focus on the bigger challenges and opportunities where our unrivalled expertise, experience, R&D and state-of-the art technology are really needed,” he said.
Isaac pointed out that CMSB didn’t see that as a marginalisation on its work scope, but rather as an opportunity to play a pivotal role in future work in the state.
“Intra-state connectivity will be the arteries of socio-economic growth and the state government has a massive infrastructure plan that will see statewide road connectivity become a priority as we head towards our state’s 2030 goals.
“We believe that we are best positioned to facilitate and make the connectivity plan a reality,” he said.
