PPES WORKS (SARAWAK) SDN BHD

CORPORATE PROFILE

PPES WORKS (SARAWAK) SDN BHD 209892-K

Tel: +60 82 340 588

Fax: +60 82 340 695

www.cmsb.com.my/works
 Our Core Businesses
Design and Construction of Infrastructure and Building Works

Our Vision
To be The State Partner in Development and Nation Building.

Our Mission
We are committed to meeting the requirements of our clients by safely completing their projects on time, within
budget and to the required standards of quality, whilst safeguarding the environment and considering the best
interests of the community.

Our Core Values

\ Responsibility and Accountability \ Entrepreneurship
\ Quality Services \ Ownership
\ Customer Satisfaction \ Cost Leadership

PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is a Class A Bumiputra-

status contractor registered with Pusat Khidmat
Kontraktor (PKK) and Unit Pendaftaran Kontraktor
(UPK). In addition, the Company is registered with the
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) with
Grade G7. PPES Works is qualified to undertake works
of any value.

The Company’s commitment to quality, occupational

safety and health, care for the environment and
corporate social responsibility is widely acknowledged.
Reliable, efficient and professional, PPES Works PPES Works was the first construction-based company
(Sarawak) Sdn Bhd is at the forefront of Sarawak’s in Sarawak to be accredited with the Integrated
quest for continuous development and progress. Management System (IMS).

Incorporated in 1990, PPES Works’ core business PPES Works is the main construction arm of Cahya
activities are civil engineering, building and complex Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS), which is listed on the
or unique infrastructure works. Its core functions relate Main Board of the Malaysian stock-exchange. PPES
to a comprehensive range of design, construction, Works is 51% owned by CMS and 49% owned by
commissioning, operation and maintenance of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation
projects. PPES Works also maintains a series of road (SEDC).
networks in Sarawak.
As a member of the CMS Group, PPES Works enjoys
The Company’s major projects include the first of its kind the synergy provided by CMS’ various businesses.
in South East Asia, the award winning Sungai Sarawak These include the manufacturing and trading of
Regulation Scheme, the Mulu Airport upgrading, cement and construction materials, construction,
Tanjung Kidurong-Suai-Bakam coastal road, Tubau- road maintenance, township, and property and
Bakun access road, ASSAR Senari Independent Oil infrastructure development.
Terminal project, Mukah Coal-Fired Power Plant
project, the New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Associate investments of CMS include financial
Building and Borneo Convention Centre Kuching. services, education, steel and pipe fabrication and
installation and ferrosilicon alloys smelting.

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 Landmark Projects
Builder of Landmark Projects
PPES Works’ capabilities have been showcased in recent
work which has involved much specialised technical civil,
mechanical and electrical engineering, such as in the
construction of the New Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN)
Sarawak or State Legislative Assembly building, Borneo
Convention Centre Kuching and at the Islamic Information
Centre in Kuching.

PPES Works together with its joint-venture partner designed and constructed the New
DUN Sarawak building located on the banks of Sungai Sarawak in Kuching. The RM296.5
million Design & Build contract was awarded by the State Government of Sarawak. As
part of an overall masterplan covering a 172-acre development, the New DUN Sarawak
building comprises a 9-level building surrounded by special cluster columns resembling
trees of the rainforest, a glass curtain wall covering the entire Tower Block, a ribbed
atrium ceiling and a massive ‘Payung Negara’ roof.

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 Landmark Projects

PPES Works designed and constructed the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK)
for the Sarawak State Government (Contract value: RM195 million). Located on The
Kuching Isthmus, the State’s first major convention and exhibition centre showcases its
unique theme inspired by Sarawak’s lush rainforests as featured in a giant green “ririg
leaf” rooftop, landscaping and water recycling features. With BCCK’s total floor area of
36,500 sq m, its largest function hall will be able to accommodate up to 5,000 delegates
or a 200-table banquet or a 200-exhibition booth venue. An additional 14 meeting rooms
make up alternative venues for functions.

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 Landmark Projects Infrastructure Works
Developing Transportation Corridors &
Bridging Communities
Sarawak’s unique topography of vast undeveloped to complement the road system. PPES Works’ efforts in
land and an extensive network of river tributaries pose road construction have linked previously inaccessible
a natural challenge for infrastructure development rural areas to urban communities and opened up vast
projects especially road networks. In many instances, areas for economic growth in Sarawak.
bridges, causeways and ferry ramps have been built

The Tubau–Bakun access road, valued at RM 219 million,

serves as the main access road to the Bakun Dam. One
of the many challenges of the project was having to cut
through hilly areas – the deepest road cut in Sarawak was
made at Bukit Menjawa comprising 18 steps of more than
100 m height.

The Tanjung Kidurong–Suai–Bakam

(TKSB) coastal road from Bintulu in
central Sarawak up to Miri in north
Sarawak was the single largest
Federal Government road project
ever awarded in Sarawak at that
time (2002). Valued at RM581 million,
the TKSB coastal road today provides
a shorter traveling time and distance
by 48 km. Construction of the 178 km
road included 3 major bridges, 22
minor bridges, over 300 pipe culverts
and 68 box culverts.

The Design, Construction and Completion of the

Sg Sarawak Regulation Scheme, Kuching Division

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 Infrastructure Works
Airports & Sea ports Water works
The construction of airports and sea ports plays a vital PPES Works’ expertise includes water-related works such
role in promoting overall growth and development. as the construction of water treatment plants, pipe-
This is particularly crucial for interior areas without any laying works, tunnel construction and dams.
existing road network. With the upgrading of Mulu
Airport by PPES Works, it is now able to accommodate
larger aircraft bringing in more tourists to the world
famous Mulu National Park. The Tanjung Manis Airport
(completed in 2001) and the upgrading of Mukah
Airport (completed in 2005) provides an important
air link to the Tanjung Manis Timber Processing Zone
which is a key growth area of the Sarawak Corridor of
Renewable Energy (SCORE). The 950 m berth facility
at Bintulu Port (completed in 2000) has considerably
expanded the Port’s capacity for vessel-handling.

PPES Works built the Gerugu Dam as part of the larger

Sarikei Regional Water Supply project which also included
construction of a 21.45 km main pipe along the Sarikei - Sibu
trunk road, distribution mains, three service reservoirs, and a
booster pumping station.

950 metre long Berth at Bintulu Port, Bintulu Division, Sarawak

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 Infrastructure Works

The Construction and Completion of Infrastructure Works for

Satok Interchange, Kuching Phase 1 University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) Permanent
Campus, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

Miri Water Supply 3rd Expansion Scheme Phase II, Raw Water
Transfer System from Sungai Bakong to Sungai Liku, Miri Division

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 Infrastructure Works Buildings Works
The Company has a long history of undertaking building With the completion of the Dalat Hospital in 2003, a
works such as educational institutions (Swinburne population of 10,000 people in the surrounding areas
University [Sarawak Campus] Extension, UNIMAS now have access to general health care without
Campus, Tunku Putra School and hospitals in Dalat and having to travel far to the nearest large town in
Sarikei). Also included in its expertise is the construction Mukah. Similarly, PPES Works, together with its joint-
of commercial premises such as factory plants (CMS venture partner, was also involved in the construction
Cement Bintulu plant, CMS Steel plant). of the 268-bed Sarikei Hospital, which has enabled
more rural communities to seek proper medical care
PPES Works is proud to have been tasked to construct nearer to their villages.
several Government hospitals as part of its effort to
provide adequate facilities for the Rakyat throughout
the large state of Sarawak.

The extension of Swinburne University’s campus in Kuching

included new classroom blocks, conference and multi-
purpose halls, sports facilities, student hostels and a multi-
storey car park. PPES Works was proud to have been able
to keep the University’s facilities fully operational during
construction of the campus extension, despite physical and
safety constraints within a very congested construction site.

Matang Septic Sludge Treatment Plant, Kuching

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 Buildings Works

PPES Works constructed the uniquely designed and

technically challenging new Islamic Information Centre
in Kuching comprising a cluster of six inter-connected
buildings featuring ethnic design elements from the many
different communities of Sarawak. The project included
the incorporation of Iban motif carvings on the building
facade, a Bidayuh ‘Barok’, tall Melanau main columns in
the auditorium, Malay house roofs gable ends, Chinese
roofing, and Orang Ulu motifs on columns.

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 Buildings Works Industrial Plants

Set on a 22-acre site, the new Tunku Putra School campus

in Petra Jaya, Kuching, comprises numerous single-storey
buildings with classrooms and specialist labs, as well as a
multi-purpose hall and administration block.

Following a competitive bidding exercise, a joint-venture

PPES Works undertook civil works and
between PPES Works and Chiyoda Malaysia was awarded
construction of infrastructure and residential
buildings of the Sarikei Hospital development. the RM120 million contract by ASSAR Chemicals to develop
Phase 3 and 4 of the Independent Oil Terminal (IOT)
project adjacent to Senari Port in Kuching. The project
included engineering, procurement, construction and
commissioning of the bulk depot facilities. PPES Works also
undertook site preparation works on the 16.2 hectare site
which involved land reclamation.

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 Industrial Plants Road Maintenance
PPES Works was tasked to undertake the civil works for both
the Plant and Non-Plant zones of the 2 X 135 MW Mukah In 2003, PPES Works was awarded a 15-year contract
Coal-Fired Power Station (in Sarawak). As the turnkey by the Federal Government of Malaysia to maintain
contractor for the Non-Plant Zone, PPES Works’ scope of over 600 km of roads in Sarawak, specifically from
works included infrastructure works, site-clearing, earth Sematan to Sarikei in the southern half of the State.
works, construction of the administration zone, stores, Through a professional maintenance management
workshop, staff housing and supporting amenities. In the
Plant Zone, PPES Works was responsible for civil works at the
system, the Company conducts efficient and effective
Main Power block, flue gas system, coal-handling system, routine and periodic instructed works in its effort to be
other infrastructure and water-related systems including the a true partner to the Government by ensuring better
ash pond and cooling ponds. quality and safer roads.

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 Road Rehabilitation Corporate Social Responsibility
Due to the gradual deterioration of the State Road and
the vast growing traffic volume throughout the state,
the Government has implemented a 8 years program
to rehabilitate and strengthen the state road. PPES
Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, with its expertise in project
management and road construction & maintenance,
has been awarded to the program on the Design &
Built Basis. Since the inception of the project in year
2010, the program has successfully completed to
Rehab and strengthen the state road to a total length
of 80.405KM at year 2014, of which majority is in the
rural areas. The program has greatly improved the
rural road condition and accessibility.

CMS Group Managing Director, Dato’ Richard Curtis at CMS volunteers ‘Doing Good’ at Habitat for Humanity’s
the preliminary ground works at Habitat for Humanity’s Borneo Blitz Build 2014.
Borneo Blitz Build 2014.

PPES Works gives serious attention to its responsibility to be a

good corporate citizen. Our ‘Doing Good’ programme which
is driven by the CMS Group reaches out to the community by
participating in Habitat for Humanity home-builds, carrying
out gotong-royong activities in schools, mosques, churches
and welfare homes, to name a few. Our active Employee
Volunteerism Programme has fostered great teamwork and
strengthened bonds between PPES Works and the communities
‘Doing Good’ at SMK Datuk Patinggi Haji
where we operate in throughout Sarawak. Abdul Gapor, Stampin, Kuching.

Stabilising using Recycler

Resurfacing of access road to Painting of pre-school building at Volunteers lay premix at The Ephiphany
SK Seleping, Sri Aman. Kampung Kakeng, Serian. Chapel, Siburan.

Premix paving Compaction with Roller and curing with water

Volunteers clearing the area at St. Augustine Gotong-royong at SK Sebat, Sematan

Church, Betong. Lundu.

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 Health, Safety & Care 40 Years
for the Environment of Transformational Growth
PPES Works is committed to delivering quality services and the OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health &
through compliance with customer requirements, Safety Assessment Series Management Systems under
quality procedures, best practices and work ethics in a single documented procedures/processes in 2004.
the day-to-day running of each project. The IMS/Systems represents the clear commitment of
the Company to continually improve and enhances
It was the first construction-based company in Sarawak its Management Systems (MS) by focusing on these
to be accreted with the Integrated Management System three (3) key customer requirements - Quality, Safety
(IMS) which incorporates the three (3) management & Health and Environment.
systems; ISO 9001:2008 Quality management Systems,
the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems

The CMS Group, including PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd celebrated its 40th Anniversary
with the tagline “40 Years of Transformational Growth” on 8 October 2014.

Since 1974, CMS has transformed into one of Sarawak’s and Malaysia’s leading Bursa-
listed companies with a synergistic portfolio of more than 35 companies, strongly
focused on Sarawak and the economic opportunities arising from the Sarawak Corridor
for Renewable Energy (SCORE).

Over the course of its 40 years of business, CMS has achieved many milestones and
played a key role in Sarawak’s physical and economic development while holding
onto its commitment to responsible corporate practices.

Working harmoniously with its four stakeholders, namely our Shareholders, Staff,
Customers and Community, CMS is set to realise its Vision to be the ‘PRIDE of Sarawak
and Beyond’.

Certificates of Registration with Relevant Authorities

PPES Works is registered with the various construction related bodies namely; The
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) with a Grade G7 category, the
Ministry of Works “Bahagian Pembangunan Kontraktor & Usahawan” (BPKU) {was
formerly ‘Pusat Khidmat Kontraktor” (PKK)} with a “Taraf Bumiputera” and the “Pejabat
Setiausaha Kewangan Negeri Sarawak Bahagian Perolehan Unit Pendaftaran Kontraktor
Dan Juruperunding” (UPKJ) with a Class A registration. It qualifies the organization to
undertake works of any value mainly in the construction of building, civil engineering,
mechanical and electrical construction related activities.

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 The proposed
New Sarawak Museum
main building and annex.

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