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Friday September 4, 2009

Fiji offers Naim RM354mil road rehabilitation project

By JACK WONG


KUCHING: The Fiji government has offered Naim Holdings Bhd a US$100mil (RM354mil) contract to rehabilitate a national highway on Fiji’s main Viti Levu island.

Naim vice-president Chong Lipe Hwat said the company would consider the offer.

The project involves works on 338-km road around Viti Levu, which is 16 times bigger than Singapore.

Naim’s first Fiji project, which was also its maiden overseas job, is a contract worth RM61mil to upgrade the 9.2-km Kings Road from Waito to Wailotua. The project is undertaken by wholly-owned subsidiary, Naim Cendera Engineering Construction (Fiji) Ltd.

Naim tendered for the project, which is funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), about 14 months ago.

Chong, who is also the manager for Fiji project, said the upgrading of the Kings Road had started, and was expected to be completed in two years.

“We will set up a premix plant and quarry plant there,’’ he told StarBiz yesterday.

Naim hosted the private visit of Fijian Prime Minister Comodore V. Bainimarama who flew into the state capital yesterday. The visiting premier later toured Naim’s flagship housing estate – Desa Ilmu – in Kota Samarahan near here, and the newly opened RM300mil state legislative assembly complex in Petra Jaya.


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