Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd has secured a contract worth RM569 million for the construction and completion of facilities works (Package B) for the Kelana Jaya Line Extension Project.

The contract from Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd will boost Sunway Holdings' unit construction order book to about RM2.5 billion, the company said in a statement Tuesday.

The Kelana Jaya (KJ) Line extension will link Kelana Jaya Station to Putra Heights via Subang Jaya. The facilities works for Kelana Jaya Line is divided into two packages, namely Package A and Package B.

Under Package B awarded to Sunway Construction, the facilities works will involve the construction and completion of facilities along a 8.1km route from Persiaran Kewajipan, Subang Jaya to Putra Heights, it said.

The works include site clearance, earthworks, viaduct construction, roadworks, drainage works, traffic management, structural works and temporary works, Sunway Construction said.

The project is expected to contribute positively to Sunway Group's earnings for the financial year ending 2012 onwards. Work on the project is estimated to be completed in 29 months from the date of possession of the site.

In a separate development, Prasarana shortlisted Sunway as one of the companies eligible to bid for all the MRT packages under the open category which includes elevated civil works, stations and depot. - Bernama