The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) will bring the Regional Construction Week 2012 (RWC 2012) to Pahang for the first time to highlight the expertise of the contractors there.
CIDB Pahang state director, Suhaimi Mansor, said the event was timely given the area’s growth potentials, especially with the recent announcement of the discovery of oil 160 km off the coast of Pahang.
“We are positive this discovery will come hand in hand with the need to build more infrastructure and it was also reported that Pahang is expected to receive RM100 million per year in special payment to be used for various development projects.
“We hope RCW 2012 will fulfill its objective to be the platform to create awareness and educate industry players in various construction methods, especially in facility management as a way to cut cost,” he told Bernama here yesterday.
The three-day event from November 23 this year, would also include trade exhibitions, Go Green Awareness Campaign, Lego Young Builders Contest for the younger visitors, seminars, workshops and business-matching sessions.
“For the business-matching sessions, we want to pair small and medium contractors there with the public sector, especially for the renovation works.
“On a conservative perspective, we expect to generate over RM100,000 worth of transactions for the first year from these business-matching sessions,” he said.
Suhaimi said currently over 20 exhibitors have confirmed their participation.
“Over 10,000 visitors are expected at the event, which would be held at the Sultan Ahmad Shah International Convention Centre in Kuantan,” he said. — Bernama
