UEM Group, MMC Corp seen among Pan Borneo highway contenders

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): AmInvestment Bank said it does not preclude the possibility of seeing Peninsular-based contractors being invited to set up joint ventures (JVs) to bid for jobs, after The Edge Weekly reported that UEM Group Bhd, MMC Corp Bhd and Warisan Tarang Construction Sdn Bhd are teaming up for the Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway.

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Eversendai eyes steel works job of KL118 tower

Eversendai Corp Bhd (Dec 28, 79 sen) Downgraded from hold to sell with a target price of 82 sen: The consortium of Samsung C&T Corp and UEM Group Bhd has secured the KL118 Tower project from the project owner, Permodalan Nasional Bhd, at a contract sum of RM3.

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Three outfits said to be on shortlist for LRT3 PDP

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Three outfits — a joint venture between Naza TTDI Sdn Bhd and China’s CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd (Naza TTDI- CSR Zhuzhou JV), a partnership involving Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and George Kent (M) Bhd (MRCB-George Kent JV), and UEM Group Bhd — are understood to be the front runners for the role of project development partner (PDP) in the proposed RM9 billion third light rail transit line (LRT3).

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