KUCHING, March 7, 2022 - Construction of the nine- storey high "Panggau Dayak" twin towers project is on course for completion by end of December this year.
Picture: Panggau Dayak twin towers are a joint venture projects between Dayak Culture Foundation and Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dayak Cultural Foundation Board of Trustee chairman and Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said this after visiting the site at Ong Tiang Swee Road here today.
Joining him were DCF Board of Managing Trustee Tan Sri Leonard Linggi Tun Jugah and its member Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom.
He said the projects, on a two hectare site, are a joint venture development between the foundation and the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
Each will have its own tower as their headquarter offices.
He added the project including its residency components cost RM103million.
"On behalf of DCF and the Dayak community, I would like to again express our gratitude to the state government under the leadership of Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg.
"Firstly, the state government had alienated a prime site in the city to us for this project.
"Then it had graciously allocated a sum of RM28million to support the construction.
"These had allowed us to carry out this project on time," he explained.
He was also very happy to note the project management had managed its construction to proceed on time despite the constraints brought by the Covid-19 situation in the last two years.
"This Panggau Dayak is a symbol of the Dayak community participation in the development of Kuching," he said.
Abang Johari had officiated at the towers launching ceremony on October 20, 2020.
Meanwhile according to the Panggau Dayak Sendrian Berhad general manager Allistar Hilton Smith, the project had its residency components known as the PD Residence.
It consists of the "Kapitan" for the apartment and "The Grange", for the condominiums blocks.
He said the "Kapitan" is a five-storey block of 30 units of apartment.
He said its construction was expected to begin by the first quarter of next year.
For the 80 units condominium, Allistar said its construction was targetted toward the end of 2023.
"We are looking at a 30-month construction period for the apartment and the condominium blocks." he said.
