Sabah
This project is the largest waterfront purpose-built convention, exhibition and entertainment facility in East Malaysia. It was officially completed in December 2019.
In Pantau Projek, transparency is assessed based on 39 data points covering basic Project Identification as well as the phases of Preparation, Procurement, Implementation, and Completion. Data is only considered publicly available if it can be obtained online from a credible source.
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Project Identification
Project IdentificationProject owner | Sabah State government, although it is listed as Innoprise Corporation Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Yayasan Sabah Group. The Yayasan Sabah Group is a Sabah State Government Statutory Body |
Sector, subsector | Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions/ Tourism |
Project name | Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC) |
Project location | Sabah International Convention Centre Tanjung Lipat Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens 88400, Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia |
Purpose | Venue for public and private events; conventions and international congress, consumer and tradeshows, public exhibitions and product launches, world-class performing arts events and live music events, exclusive cocktails, wedding banquet and gala dinners, AGM, corporate meetings, seminars and workshops for corporate or government. |
Project description | SICC encompasses 15 acres of water land with a total built-up area of over 92,000m2. With the state of the art technology, SICC comprises of a 5,300m2 exhibition hall and flexible meeting rooms.
It also includes a 7,000m2 open plaza, food and beverage outlets besides 1,000 parking bays, making it a sought-after venue for any events. The unique architecture and interior design of SICC reflect the natural elements of Sabah which is known for its islands with crystal-clear water, lush tropical forests and the iconic Mount Kinabalu. |
Project Preparation
Project PreparationProject scope (main output) | 15 acres of water land with a total built-up area of over 92,000m2.
5,300m2 exhibition hall and flexible meeting rooms. 7,000m2 open plaza, food and beverage outlets. 1,000 parking bays. |
Environmental impact | Not found on Sabah EPD website |
Land and settlement impact | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contact details | +(60) 88 326300 +(60) 88 326424 ysinfo@ysnet.org.my Menara Tun Mustapha Yayasan Sabah Headquarters Complex Likas Bay P. O. Box 11623 88817 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, MALAYSIA |
Funding sources | Partial funding from federal government with RM250 million and public funds. |
Project budget | The Federal Government has allocated a sum of RM250 million through the facilitation fund to finance the project infrastructure while the State Government allocated a 15-acre area for the project. |
Project budget approval date | First mentioned in Media Release by Yayasan Sabah Group on 30 March 2015. |
Tender Management
Tender ManagementProcuring entity | Sabah State government (Through Innoprise Corp Sdn Bhd) |
Procuring entity contact details | +(60) 88 326300 +(60) 88 326424 ysinfo@ysnet.org.my Menara Tun Mustapha Yayasan Sabah Headquarters Complex Likas Bay P. O. Box 11623 88817 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, MALAYSIA |
Procurement process | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract type | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract status (current) | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Number of firms tendering | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Cost estimate | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract administration entity | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract title | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract firm(s) | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract price | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract scope of work | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract start date | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract duration | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Implementation
ImplementationVariation to contract price | The project, which had originally cost about RM500 million, had been reviewed several times and the cost was now RM1.2 billion according to Daily Express. However, the Yayasan Sabah Group stressed that all these additional upgrading works and quality enhancement were carried out with the construction cost of not more than RM850 million and not RM1.2 billion as alleged. |
Escalation of contract price | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Variation to contract duration | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Variation to contract scope | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Reasons for price changes | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Reasons for scope & duration changes | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Project Completion
Project CompletionProject status (current) | Completed, as stated in news articles and also governmental websites |
Completion cost (projected) | RM 590,000,000 |
Completion date (projected) | December 2019 |
Scope at completion | 5,300m2 exhibition hall and flexible meeting rooms. It also includes a 7,000m2 open plaza, food and beverage outlets besides 1,000 parking bays. |
Reasons for project changes | All these revisions were carried out to position SICC to be more competitive regionally as many newer international convention venues are being constructed in the Asean region.
“As a result of these space re-planning, SICC will take pride in offering more massive capacity convention and banquet hall, international-standard performing arts hall, exhibition and meeting facilities as well as supporting VIP lounges, F&B outlets and public concourse area which were not elaborately designed and provided for in the initial scheme.” as mentioned by Yayasan Sabah Group. However, no further details were found on this. |
Reference to audit and evaluation reports | No information available during the period of the assessment, as searched through Sabah government websites and Jabatan Audit Negara. |
