KUALA LUMPUR: Citaglobal Bhd has secured a RM168.88 million contract from the Public Works Department (JKR) to upgrade part of the FT3 federal highway, boosting its orderbook to RM1.3 billion.
The contract, awarded to its unit Citaglobal Land Sdn Bhd, involves upgrading existing roads including six bridges and five junctions. It also covers earthworks, drainage, road pavement, traffic management, lighting and other ancillary works.
It forms part of the wider FT3 federal road upgrade, which involves expanding Jalan Kota Bharu–Kuala Terengganu from a two-lane single carriageway to a four-lane dual carriageway built to JKR standards.
The FT3 highway spans 739 kilometres from Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, at the Thai border, to Johor Bahru. The contract is expected to be completed within 42 months from the date of site possession.
Executive chairman and president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said the award underscored the group’s track record in infrastructure delivery.
“Securing this contract is a testament to Citaglobal’s reputation as one of Malaysia’s leading civil engineering and construction players and deepens our involvement in nation-building infrastructure projects,” he said in a statement.
Norza added that while the group is diversifying into renewable energy and technology, civil engineering and construction remain its core and stable earnings driver.
“We thank the Works Ministry and JKR for this opportunity and look forward to another successful project,” he said.
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