By SHALINI KATESSAN
shalini@mystar.com.my
Minister of Works Malaysia Datuk Seri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof, at the QLASSIC Day 2017 officiating ceremony.
PETALING JAYA: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia celebrated the fourth year of Quality Assessment System in Construction (Qlassic) Day 2017, awarding 43 projects that proved to meet a standard of quality.
The event was officiated by Minister of Works Datuk Seri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof through launching the Quality Guidebook for homeowners, which is an information kit on Qlassic and how to assess the quality of one’s home using Qlassic methods.
Fadillah said, “It is imperative for the construction industry to place great importance on quality standards. The industry, both private and public sectors, must view quality as a prerequisite for industry players to operate and develop.”
During the Qlassic Day, CIDB also awarded 43 developers and contractors who achieved more than 80% of the Qlassic score.
The recognition of the high-achieving construction industry players is also part of CIDB’s efforts to transform the local construction sector by encouraging industry players to enhance the workmanship quality in construction.
“This year, we are encouraged with the increase in the number of projects that have achieved a score of 80% and above,” said CIDB Malaysia chief executive Datuk Ir. Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid.
“With the current Qlassic growth trend that we are on, we are confident that we will be able to achieve the quality and safety aspirations as outlined in the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) 2016-2020),” he said.
Perumahan Kinrara Bhd, a member of I&P Group, achieved the current highest Qlassic score of 85% for their private residential project Bandar Kinrara Phase 8A5B.
The QLASSIC Day 2017 award recipients together with the Minister of Works, Datuk Seri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof during the event.
The latest figures for 2016 shows that Qlassic adoption rates have increased based on the number of projects assessed, which stands at 311 in 2016 as compared to 270 projects in 2015 and 272 projects in 2014. Currently, the overall total number of projects assessed with Qlassic is 1,515.
Furthermore, a forum was held to discuss the quality of construction, the challenges and the initiatives.
Panel members of the “Improving Customer Satisfaction with Qlassic” forum included CIDB Malaysia Technology Sector senior general manager Datuk Ir. Elias Ismail, Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government (KPKT) senior federal counsel and head of legal and claims division Roshan Kshatriya, National House Buyers Association secretary general Chang Kim Loong and Sime Darby Property Bhd chief transformation officer Datuk Wan Hashimi Albakri.
The panel discussion was moderated by Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) technical committee chairman Datuk Ir. Laxana Naidu.
