BBR Holdings wins S$116m bridge-building contracts in Malaysia

Bridges located in Terengganu and Sarawak.

In a release, MAINBOARD-LISTED BBR Holdings (S) Ltd (BBR or the Group) announced that it has secured two new contracts worth RM286 million (approximately S$116 million) to build two bridges in Terengganu and Sarawak in Malaysia.

The first contract is for the Pulau Sekati Bridge at Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, which was awarded by Zainal @ Shariff Ibrahim Sdn. Bhd. The new bridge will span across Sungai Terengganu and Pulau Sekati, providing an access link from Kuala Terengganu to Telok Pasu and Jeram.

Comprising two bridges side by side, each bridge consists of a 280-metre box girder bridge and two approach T-shaped girder bridges, with bridge lengths of 174-metre on Teluk Pasu side and 600-metre on Kuala Terengganu side. The 11.9-metre wide box girder bridge carries a three-traffic lane carriageway while the T-shaped girder bridge carries a four-traffic lane carriageway. Work for the bridge has started and is expected to be completed at the end of 2015.

The second contract is for the construction of the Batang Sadong Bridge at Kampung Buloh, Samarahan Division, Sarawak, which was awarded by Pekerjaan Piasau Konkerit Sdn. Bhd., a repeat client. The Group has completed several projects for this client since 2001. When completed, it will be the longest bridge in Sarawak, which will reduce the travelling distance and time for the locals. It will be part of the coastal link project initiated by the Sarawak State Government. The bridge will span across Sadong River connecting the two neighbouring villages of Sungai Buloh and Sebangan. The 1.48-kilometre long and 11.5-metre wide bridge will carry a two-way traffic lane carriageway.

This bridge consists of 10 spans with length ranging from 140 metres to 200 metres, which will be constructed using insitu balanced cantilevering method. Other than post-tensioning works for the entire bridge, the Group is involved in the superstructure construction for four out of the 10 spans using two sets of form travellers. Work has started and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2016.

Both contracts were secured through BBR’s subsidiary, BBR Construction Systems (M) Sdn Bhd. Mr Andrew Tan, BBR’s Chief Executive Officer said: “We are delighted with these two wins for the construction of bridges in Malaysia, especially the repeat business from one of our clients, which involves the building of the longest bridge in Sarawak. These wins affirm our strong expertise and vast experience in specialised engineering and our ability to provide value to our clients through our innovative and solid structural engineering solutions.”