Sabah
This is a developmental project for rehabilitating the beaches, regenerating parks and rejuvenating tourism in Tanjung Aru. The project is currently on hold, with a new concept and masterplan to be launched.
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 | The Sabah State Government, through Tanjung Aru Eco Development Sdn Bhd, formed under the Sabah Chief Minister’s Office. |
Sector, subsector | Housing |
Project name | Tanjung Aru Eco Development (TAED) |
Project location | Pekan Tanjung Aru |
Purpose | A 348-hectare eco-friendly integrated waterfrontIt is meant to address the current environmental issues and to rejuvenate the degraded Prince Philip Park (PPP) and polluted Tanjung Aru Beach in efforts to create sustainable development towards boosting the State’s economy. |
Project description | The development will also consist of townhouses, condominium, villa, maritime square, golf course, yacht club, marina and so on which would be of international standard.The Project Masterplan includes the following key components:
• Beach for public use
• Prince Philip Park
• Breakwaters, public/ commercial mooring areas, marina and berthing areas
• Commercial, residential and resort areas
• 18-hole golf academy
• Reclamation
• Internal water channel and basins
• Road link to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA).
• Infrastructure and utilities |
Project Preparation
Project PreparationProject scope (main output) | Property Hunter: When the TAED is completed, it will have about 4,500 apartments, 150 villas and 475 terraced houses. The tallest tower will be eight storeys high and each tower will be spaced far from the others, resulting in an overall lower density and green urban spaces.
Six hotels will be built — one four-star, four five-star and one six-star. There will also be 60,000 sq m of retail space EPD: Within its overal 739 acre development footprint, the project involves reclamation of approximately 444 acres (180 hectares), extending the existing shoreline between 100m to 1,000 meter further west. Existing 1.4km long beach at Tanjung Aru will be replaced with a new beach seaward of the existing and made wider with imported sand as part of the land reclamation. An area of 27 acres is allocated for the refurbishment of Prince Philip park , double the size of the current park. The project will feature two headland /breakwater areas with provision for marine vehicles. The marina provides for a total of 191 berths, ranging in size from 12 to 110 m. |
Environmental impact | Special Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) For “The Proposed Tg. Aru Eco Development Along Tg. Aru Beach Kota Kinabalu, Sabah By Tg. Aru Eco Development Sdn Bhd” |
Land and settlement impact | The project involves reclamation of approximately 444 acres (180 hectares), extending the existing shoreline between 100 m to 1,000 m further west |
Contact details | In the EIA, it is stated: Tg. Aru Eco Development Sdn. Bhd. H-0-10, Lot 10, Block H, Metro Town Jalan Bunga Ulam Raja, Off Jalan Tuaran 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Tel: 088 425 896 Fax: 088 434 773 Email: lipthou.tsen@taed.com.my Contact Person: Mr. Paul Tsen, Project Coordinator Newest info: Ismail Abdullah has been appointed the newest Executive Director of TAED |
Funding sources | To fund the massive development, including the revitalisation of the beach and Prince Philip Park, the project is divided into seven zones, each to be separately sold to developers. A portion of the land had to be sold to raise the funding of the project and a 500 million ringgit facilitation grant was provided by the federal government. |
Project budget | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Project budget approval date | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. (The project used to have a website, but it is no longer available) |
Tender Management
Tender ManagementProcuring entity | Tanjung Aru Eco Development (TAED) |
Procuring entity contact details | Media and Communications Office (Pejabat Media dan Komunikasi) Jabatan Ketua Menteri, 31st Floor, Pusat Pentadbiran Negeri Sabah Jalan Sulaman, Teluk Likas 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
Procurement process | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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https://mpt.sabah.gov.my/ |
Contract type | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract status (current) | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Number of firms tendering | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Cost estimate | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract administration entity | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract title | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
Contract firm(s) | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract price | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract scope of work | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract start date | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Contract duration | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Implementation
ImplementationVariation to contract price | Project on hold, no further information given on these websites: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Escalation of contract price | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Variation to contract duration | “No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Variation to contract scope | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Reasons for price changes | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Reasons for scope & duration changes | No information found on these websites during the course of this assessment: https://cmsabah.gov.my/
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Project Completion
Project CompletionProject status (current) | On hold: seeking for new investors and no new information since April 2021 + pending new concept and masterplan |
Completion cost (projected) | Project is on hold |
Completion date (projected) | No new information since December 2021 |
Scope at completion | Still waiting for new concept and masterplan |
Reasons for project changes | Change of government |
Reference to audit and evaluation reports | The information was not available online at the time of assessment. |
