By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, April 25: Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd signed an agreement with DOM EEB Joint Venture International Sdn Bhd (DOM-EEB JV) to implement its Socio-Economic Enhancement Development (SEED) Programme.
According to a press release, the First Tier SEED Programme Agreement is set to enhance the procurement value for the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project’s System Package 2 contract, which was awarded to DOM-EEB JV.
Under this agreement, DOM-EEB JV will create opportunities for localisation efforts, enable the transfer of technology and knowledge, especially for the blue-collar workforce, and provide industrial competency development initiatives.
“All these are to be implemented through collaborations related to the technology for the Autonomous Rapid Transit (ART) and hydrogen, as covered under DOM-EEB JV’s contract for System Package 2 of the KUTS project,” said the press release.
System Package 2 involves the design, provision, installation and commissioning of various systems including telecommunications, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automatic fare collection (AFC), computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS), operation control centre (OCC), and information technology system (ITS) for the operation of the ART vehicles.
Sarawak Metro chief executive officer Ts Mazli Mustaffa signed the agreement with DOM-EEB JV director Vincent Ng, witnessed by Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) chairman Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Dato Hussain, who is also chairman of Sarawak Metro.
With the signing of the agreement, Mazli hoped to advance Sarawak Metro’s efforts in generating a capable workforce, enabling greater knowledge and expertise sharing, creating employment and economic opportunities, and strengthening Sarawak’s public transport system.
“Our task is not merely to provide a modern, reliable, and sustainable public transport system by developing and maintaining the KUTS project, but also to develop the local supply chain and create employment opportunities, with our collaborations through the SEED Programme.
“As such, while we take pride in introducing this endeavour in our KUTS project, we require mutual commitment and trust from all our partners to achieve the goals and objectives that we have set,” he added.
Meanwhile, DOM Industries Sdn Bhd director, Noorfazliyani Mustafa Kamal, said, “At DEJV, we do not see our involvement in the SEED Programme as just a duty— we see it as a privilege and we are fully committed to ensuring that our contributions leave a lasting, positive impact— not just through engineering excellence, but through our responsibility to the Sarawak community.
“Because we believe: True success lies not just in what we build, but how we build it—and for whom it is built,” she added.
The SEED Programme, which was initiated and introduced by Sarawak Metro to leverage the procurement value of the KUTS project, is similar to the Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP), which has been implemented for strategic projects throughout the country. — DayakDaily
