Nanta said three of these projects, costing a total of RM114 million, are in their initial stages, and the procurement process for these projects is expected to be completed before the end of the year.

Another three projects, worth RM24 million, are scheduled for implementation within this year.

“A project involving the construction of building blocks and upgrading works at Labuan Matriculation College, also valued at RM24 million, was successfully completed in March,” he said during the handover ceremony for the Labuan Vocational College project today.

“We hope these initiatives will greatly benefit the educational environment here.”

Nanta said contractors here face challenges in procuring building materials locally, often needing to source them from mainland Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.

He noted that work on the Labuan Vocational College project, which started on Dec 15, 2019, was completed on March 20 this year.

“Despite the difficulties in obtaining building material and the constraints imposed by the Covid-19 movement restrictions, the contractor managed to complete the project,” he said.

He said the facilities at the college include additional blocks for a culinary arts workshop, an electrical technology workshop, a welding workshop, an industrial machine workshop, and an automotive workshop.