KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Works Ministry (KKR) wants all projects to be completed ahead of time (AOT) and not rely on extensions of time (EOT).
Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said that this is crucial as many people are waiting for these projects to be completed.
He added that the ministry does not want contractors to be granted more than five EOTs, as about 75 per cent of project delays are caused by contractors themselves.
“It is mostly due to weaknesses in the contractor’s internal management, financial issues, Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) matters, and delays in the supply of materials.
“These factors account for about 75 to 76 per cent of projects being classified as sick or delayed projects,” he said at a press conference after visiting the Multi-Class Armed Forces Family Housing (RKAT) project site at Muara Tuang Camp today.
To address this, Ahmad suggested that contractors work in multiple shifts, including at night, if the construction does not disrupt nearby residents.
“Contractors handling late or sick projects should increase their workforce and work in two or three shifts.
“At night, they can carry out light tasks such as tiling and plastering, as long as it does not create noise disturbances,” he said.
He also shared five projects, two of which are in Sarawak, that were either completed AOT or are currently progressing ahead of schedule.
The completed projects are upgrading of Jambatan Kampung Patau-Patau 1 in Labuan (nine months AOT), construction of additional block in SK Taman Scientex in Pasir Gudang, Johor (six months AOT), and SMK Agama Igan in Mukah (one-year AOT).
Meanwhile, projects still progressing are the repair and maintenance project for the Female Dormitory Building at Labuan Vocational College (one-year AOT), and the construction of federal shared quarters in Bintulu (100 days AOT).
