SABAH PRT II

closed

The project, which forms part of SPA's Investment Plan for the period 1978-1980, aims at: (a) providing Tawau port with the capacity to meet forecast traffic; (b) providing the ports of Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau with cargo handling equipment to meet future traffic growth and also replace worn-out items; and (c) improving SPA's performance by providing technical assistance and staff training. The proposed project would include: construction of a concrete piled wharf with an upstream piled extension, a transit shed (50,000 sq ft floor area), an access road (length 750 ft), an office, a vehicle maintenance facility, ancillary buildings, and utilities at Tawau; reclamation and surfacing of approximately 10 acres of land for storage; cargo handling equipment for Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau ports; engineering services, including design and supervision of civil works, site investigations and siltation studies; and technical assistance and staff training for SPA.