Gamuda Land scored the highest CONQUAS (Construction Quality Assessment System) rating by the Building Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore for residential and institutional buildings in Malaysia.

Bandar Botanic phases Ph18A and Ph18B bungalows (residential) and Jade Hills Resort Club (institutional) scored 86.9 per cent and 80.6 per cent respectively. The score of 86.9 per cent is not only the highest for landed residential property in Malaysia but also for overseas project.

Gamuda Land said in a press statement that they have adopted the system in 2003 and scored an average of 80.8 per cent for the year 2009 which was a steady increase from an average score of 73.9 per cent in 2006. It added that the implementation of CONQUAS has resulted in a decrease in incidences of defect liability from 0.3 per cent of the total complaints received to 0.1 per cent, proving that when things are done right from the start, there is less to be expended on defect rectification works later.

Chow Chee Wah, managing director of Gamuda Land Sdn Bhd said, “As a pioneer for implementing CONQUAS for landed properties, we are not only setting the trend for ourselves, but also for the industry. We are always thinking about the benefit of our purchasers. As such, we have also raised our internal benchmarks with an aim to constantly provide a higher workmanship standard as well as better quality buildings. As a result, you can see that our scores have been steadily rising over the years. We started off implementing CONQUAS with only one township, but now we are making it compulsory for all our townships so that we can ensure a certain standard of workmanship across our products and continue to meet our purchasers’ expectations.”

According to Gamuda Land, a CONQUAS assessed home translates to a quality home which is an additional assurance by the developer to the purchaser. Assessments are marked over 100 points, a higher score equals to better workmanship quality. CONQUAS scoring is done only once and there is no rescoring.