SHAH ALAM, July 15 — The Selangor government has appointed Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) to carry out the redevelopment of the Shah Alam Stadium and sports facilities in the surrounding areas at a cost of about RM787 million.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the state government today handed over the letter of intent (LOI) to MRCB after a long and thorough process that began in 2013 and involved 15 companies.
“MRCB was selected based on its technical and financial capabilities. In fact, the company was involved in the RM1 billion upgrading project of the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in 2017,” he told a media conference here today.
Earlier, he witnessed the handing over of the LOI by Selangor State Secretary Datuk Haris Kasim to MRCB executive vice-president Datuk Dell Akbar Khan Hyder Khan at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building here.
Amirudin said the project would be implemented in a public-private partnership, with MRCB bearing the cost of development without using public funds and the company would be awarded a land swap in the surrounding area for development.
He said the project was expected to begin as early as next year and be completed in 2026, in line with the construction of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) 3 nearby.
“The Shah Alam Stadium will get its inspiration from the Ajax Amsterdam Stadium, with a capacity for about 60,000 to 70,000 spectators,” he said.
He said the 28-year-old Shah Alam Stadium suffered damage, including to the changing room, electrical supply and spectator seats when it was hit by floods on three occasions – 2006, 2015 and last year.
The stadium was built at a cost of RM400 million and was inaugurated on July 16, 1994.
He said that last year, the cost of changing the polycarbonate roof cost between RM500 and RM1,000 per piece.
Amirudin said an exhibition on the complex development would be held in September so that the public would understand the development plans and share their feedback.
— Bernama
