COVER FEATURE
INGENIEUR
GIVING QUALITY
WORKMANSHIP
A GOOD NAME
By Construction Industry Development Board
Malaysia has enjoyed a strong run in the
construction industry since independence
in 1957. From an average RM51 billion
construction output in 2001 - 2005, it
contributed RM128 billion in 2012 and
RM131 billion in 2013. In 2014, construction
work for 6,927 projects worth RM136 billion
were kicked off, of which 78% involve private
sector participation. It is clear that the nation
has come a long way in just 50 years and will
continue to move strongly till the end of the 11th
Malaysia Plan (2016-2020).
While the figures are exceptional and
the industry has continued adopting great
technological advances, there are still certain
aspects that appear to be lacking and cannot
be ignored such as quality workmanship.
The focus here is primarily on the quality of
workmanship of building projects.
Before 2006, there was no regulation that
standardised the practice of workmanship and
the quality of workmanship fluctuated from one
developer/project to an other with numerous
complaints from property owners on various
defects. As a proactive approach, CIDB formed
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