Gamuda Berhad () is an engineering, property and infrastructure company based in
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. It is one of the largest Malaysian infrastructure companies and has undertaken various projects, both locally and overseas, like the construction of
Klang Valley MRT lines,
highways
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...
,
airport runways,
railways
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,
tunnels
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two portals common at each end, though there may be access and ve ...
,
water treatment plants
Water treatment is any process that improves the quality of water to make it appropriate for a specific end-use. The end use may be drinking, industrial water supply, irrigation, river flow maintenance, water recreation or many other uses, inc ...
,
dams
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, infrastructure concessions and the development of new townships.
History
The company was incorporated as a private limited company on 6 October 1976 in Ipoh, Perak and was listed on the main a board of
Bursa Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia (English: Malaysian Bourses or Malaysia Exchange) is the stock exchange in Malaysia. It is one of the largest bourses in ASEAN. It is based in Kuala Lumpur and was previously known as the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). It p ...
on 10 August 1992. It was founded by Koon Yew Yin and Lin Yun Ling.
One of its major projects was the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (
SMART Tunnel
The Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), E38, is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major Malaysian National Projects, national project in the country. The tunnel is the longest stormwater drai ...
) project – a 50:50 joint venture collaboration with
MMC Corporation Berhad. Completed in year 2007, this 9.7 km SMART tunnel primary function is to divert excess floodwater from Sungai Klang and Sungai Ampang to be stored in the storage pond. This dual-purpose tunnel also serves as an alternative route for the motorist to travel to and from the city centre.
In 2008, MMC-Gamuda was awarded the RM12.485 billion worth of Electrified Double Track Project (EDTP) from
Ipoh
Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang ...
to
Padang Besar. This 329 km Project involves the realignment and construction of the electrified double railways that span across four northern states of
Perak
Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...
,
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
,
Kedah
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and
Perlis
Perlis (Kedah Malay language, Kedah Malay (Perlis dialect): ''Peghelih'') is a Negeri, state of Malaysia in the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population. The state borders the Thai ...
in Peninsular Malaysia.
In January 2011, MMC-Gamuda received the letter of award that they were appointed as the Project Delivery Partner (PDP) for the KVMRT (
Sungai Buloh – Kajang Line) (KVMRT, SBK Line). Being the PDP, MMC-Gamuda's role is to deliver the project within the target cost and completion dates, managing the elevated works package contractors, as well as dividing elevated works packages, evaluating tenders, recommending the best elevated works package contractors to
MRT Corporation, the owner of the KVMRT project.
Besides, in March 2012, MMC Gamuda (T) Sdn Bhd was appointed as the turnkey contractor for the 9.5 km underground works for KVMRT, SBK Line worth RM8.28 billion. Seven underground stations will be constructed along the 9.5 km tunnel –
KL Sentral,
Pasar Seni,
Merdeka
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,
Bukit Bintang
Bukit Bintang (; stylised as Bintang Walk or Starhill, the latter being a translation of the Malay language, Malay name) is the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang (''Bukit Bintang ...
, Pasar Rakyat,
Cochrane and
Maluri
Maluri is a suburb in the constituency of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, situated near the border of the constituency of Titiwangsa.
It is located along Cheras Road Federal Route 1 and can be accessed through Maluri station served by the LRT Ampang ...
. This underground works package inclusive of the design, construction and completion of tunnels, stations and associated structures between the Semantan Portal and Maluri Portal.
Besides the local projects they are developing, Gamuda has ventured internationally with various civil engineering construction, infrastructure and property development located in
Taiwan
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, South East and Far East Asia,
Indochina
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,
Middle East
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The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
,
Australia
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,
Singapore
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and
Vietnam
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.
On 28 July 2016, Gamuda announces that it had team up with Sarawak-based Naim Holdings Berhad via an associate company, Naim Gamuda (NAGA) JV Sdn Bhd. Their role is main contractor for
Pantu Junction - Batang Skrang section in Sarawak in Pan Borneo Highway project in works package contract (WPC04 PJS). Its length is .
On 1 July 2020 it was announced that Gamuda Bhd would be the project delivery partner (PDP) for the
Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
In June 2023, the Australian transport projects division of
Downer Group was purchased and renamed
DT Infrastructure.
History of DT Infrastructure
DT Infrastructure
Infrastructure projects
Airports
* New Doha International Airport (NDIA), Qatar
Bridge
* Sitra Causeway Bridges, Bahrain
Expressway Network
* Shah Alam Expressway
* Damansara–Puchong Expressway
The Damansara–Puchong Expressway (Malay language, Malay: ''Lebuhraya Damansara–Puchong'') , abbreviated as LDP, is a major controlled-access highway in the Petaling District of Selangor, Malaysia. The expressway runs in a north–south direc ...
* Sprint Expressway
SPRINT Expressway (Malay language, Malay: ''Sistem Penyuraian Trafik Kuala Lumpur Barat'', English: System of Traffic Dispersal in Western Kuala Lumpur) is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway is divided into thr ...
* Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel
The Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), E38, is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major Malaysian National Projects, national project in the country. The tunnel is the longest stormwater drai ...
), Malaysia
*Panagarh-Palsit and Durgapur Expressways, India
*Dukhan Highway, Qatar
*
Pan-Borneo Highway
Mass Rapid Transit
*Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit
The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project is a planned three-line mass rapid transit (MRT) system in the Klang Valley (Greater Kuala Lumpur), an urban conurbation in Malaysia which includes the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The MRT lines, w ...
(KVMRT), Malaysia
**Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second List of automated urban metro subway system ...
(SBK Line)
** Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line (SSP Line)
*Kaohsiung Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT), Taiwan
Railway
*Electrified Double Track Project (EDTP)(Ipoh-Padang Besar), Malaysia
Township Development ( Gamuda Land)
* Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam – A township
* Bandar Botanic, Klang
*Valencia
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, Sungai Buloh
* Horizon Hills, Johor – Located within the Iskandar Development Region
*Jade Hills, Kajang
* Gamuda Gardens, Rawang
*Gamuda Cove, Kuala Langat
*Gamuda Kemuning Twenty-five.7, Kuala Langat
*Madge Mansion, Kuala Lumpur
*The Robertson, Kuala Lumpur
*Kelana Jaya Development, Petaling Jaya
*Bukit Bantayan Residences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
*661 Chapel ST, Melbourne
*Gamuda City, Vietnam
*Celadon City, Vietnam
Water Treatment and Supply and Sewage Treatment
*Sungai Selangor Water Supply Scheme Phase 1 (SSP1), Malaysia
*Sungai Selangor Water Supply Scheme Phase 3 (SSP3), Malaysia
*Yen So Sewage Treatment Plant, Vietnam
References
External links
Gamuda Group
Reuters
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Conglomerate companies of Malaysia
Construction and civil engineering companies of Malaysia
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1976
Malaysian brands
Companies listed on Bursa Malaysia
Malaysian companies established in 1976
Companies based in Petaling Jaya
1992 initial public offerings