The Board of Directors of Benalec Holdings Berhad (“Benalec” or “Company”) is pleased to announce that Benalec Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“BSB”), had on 2 May 2014 accepted the Letter of Award dated 2 May 2014 from Oriental Boon Siew (M) Sdn Bhd (“OBSSB”), a subsidiary of Oriental Rubber & Palm Oil Sdn. Berhad, which in turn is a sub-subsidiary of Oriental Holdings Berhad, to undertake the construction, completion & maintenance of coastal reclamation and associated works for Ultra Green Sdn Bhd for Phase 2A, Phase 3A, Phase 3B and Phase 4 in Melaka covering a total area of approximately 415 acres (“Project”). The contract sum for the Project, which excludes rock revetment works, is RM203,894,750.00.
The Project shall be executed in 2 stages, as follows:-
(a) Stage 1 – Phase 2A, Phase 3A, and Phase 3B (total 275 acres)
Date of Site Possession : Subject to OBSSB securing the relevant approvals for the Phase 2A, 3A and 3B
Date of Completion : 30 months from the date of site possession
(b) Stage 2 – Phase 4 (total 140 acres)
Date of Site Possession : Subject to OBSSB securing the relevant approvals for the Phase 4
Date of Completion : 30 months from the date of site possession
The Project is scheduled to commence tentatively in the 3rd quarter of 2014 and is expected to be completed by the 4th quarter of 2016. The Project is expected to contribute positively to the earnings and net assets of the Benalec Group for the financial years ending 2015 through 2017.
None of the directors and/or major shareholders of the Company and/or persons connected to them have any interest, direct or indirect, in the Project.
This announcement is dated 5 May 2014.