Kwasa Land awards first infrastructure works to WCT Holdings

PETALING JAYA (Sept 29): Kwasa Land, the master developer for Kwasa Damansara has awarded its first main infrastructure works project (WPC 1A) to WCT Holdings Bhd (WCT). The project has a total value of RM127 million to construct and complete the common infrastructure work for Kwasa Damansara townshop development, areas within the vicinity of MX-1 (main town centre) and Kwasa Sentral mass rapid transit (MRT) station.

“A total of 20 contractors were prequalified for the bidding exercise to undertake infrastructure works for the township development. Moving forward, Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd is expected to tender out Package 1B and Package 1C in November 2015.” said Kwasa Land managing director Datuk Mohd Lotfy Mohd Noh in a press release today.

This project is amongst others that have been announced to develop the 2,330-acre Kwasa Damansara township development in the next five years.

The award encompasses site clearance and site preparation, earthwork, roadwork, drainage works, road furniture, sewerage reticulation and sewerage treatment plant (STP-NSC), water reticulation, park and ride facility, electrical infrastructure works, and soft and hard landscape works (NSC).

Under the contract, WCT has to award 35% of the total work to bumiputera subcontractors.

The main infrastructure works project would be completed within 104 weeks in line with the development expectations for the town centre MX-1.

Kwasa Damansara is located in Kota Damansara in Petaling Jaya. It will comprise residential, commercial, recreational, institutional and educational developments, which will cater to a population catchment of 150,000 when completed.