Sikie responds to queries from Krian, Lingga

PLANS for a new Nanga Budu Sub-district Office building are in the pre-contract stage and construction is expected to begin in the middle of 2024.

Minister in the Premier’s Department Datuk Seri John Sikie Tayai said this includes preparation of detailed building designs and tender documents.

“The tender is expected to be issued in the first quarter of next year and the project will take up to 18 months,” he said when delivering his ministerial winding-up speech at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting today (Nov 27).

Sikie who was responding to the Krian assemblyman on the project status, said the construction of the Nanga Budu Sub-district Service Quarters is included in the list of Service Quarters Construction Projects and Sarawak Government Office Buildings that have been approved in the Mid-Term Review of the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

“The Nanga Budu Sub-district Office has been operating in the government quarters building temporarily since January 2,” he said.

In responding to the Lingga assemblywoman on the construction of the Administrative Centre Complexes in Lingga district and Maludam sub-district, Sikie said the projects have been listed in the Service Quarters and Sarawak Government Office Building Construction Project which has been approved in the Mid-Term Review of the 12MP.

“The project status  at this point is in the process of identifying a suitable site and to get the approval of the Sarawak Planning Council. The construction is expected to start at the end of 2024.

“For the old office of Maludam sub-district, the Sarawak Public Works Department has been asked to carry out an assessment of the building’s condition to determine the level of damage and the safety status of the building,” he said.

Sikie also said the government intends to locate a space for the new Simunjan District Agriculture Office at the Simunjan District Sarawak Government Administration Centre.

“The construction of the Sarawak Government Administration Centre in Simunjan District is listed in the Service Quarters and Sarawak Government Office Building Construction Project and it has been approved in the Mid-Term Review of the 12MP.

“It is in the process of identifying a suitable site to get the approval of the Sarawak Planning Council and construction is expected to start at the end of 2024,” he said.