Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) president Mathew Tee Kai Woon hopes for the speedy implementation of construction projects by the government.

This is to ensure that the 11 percent growth target set this year for the construction industry is achieved.

Tee explained that this strong 11 percent growth target was set for the construction industry by the federal government based on statistics in Budget 2012.

“It’s actually boom time for our industry now, there are a lot of projects all at various stages of implementation...

“So we hope for the projects to hit the ground quickly; we hope that there is speedy implementation after the planning stage of the projects,” he said.

Not a new problem

The need for faster implementation of projects is not exactly a new problem.

Industry players said that there were instances when the implementation of a project only took place a few years after it was announced.

For instance, the RM2.2 billion Kinrara Damansara Expressway (Kidex) was announced in 2011, but has yet to be awarded.

Likewise, the West Coast Expressway was only approved last year after it was mooted in 2008.

In addition, Permodalan Nasional Bhd’s (PNB) 118-storey RM5 billion Warisan Tower was first mooted some three years ago, although there has yet to be any awards or tenders even.

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