WCT bags RM282.6 million deal from IJM

PETALING JAYA: WCT Holdings Bhd has been awarded a RM282.57 million subcontract from IJM Construction Sdn Bhd for the construction and completion of the West Coast Expressway.
In a stock exchange filing yesterday, WCT said its wholly-owned unit, WCT Bhd, had yesterday accepted a subcontract for the West Coast Expressway (Taiping – Banting) Section 3 – Shah Alam Expressway Interchange to NKVE/FHR2 Interchange (Part of Section 3 of Main Highway).
The scope of work consists of preliminaries, site clearance and earthworks, geotechnical works, drainage works and box culverts, sub-base, road base and pavement, traffic signs, road markings and road furniture, utilities and services, erosion control sediment plan, environmental protection and enhancement.
The work under the subcontract will take 36 months to complete and is expected to contribute positively to WCT Group’s future earnings and net assets.