Prior to the signing, the Chief Executive Officer of PSDC Global, Brunei, Dato Jamal bin Husain, in his speech, expressed the hope that the company can be a catalyst to the Brunei’s government vision of becoming a country of similar socio-economic development as that of other oil-based countries. The Executive President of PSDC International, Malaysia, Ismail bin Haji Awab, said his company is capable of leveraging a pool of experienced and skillful professionals in all disciplines to provide total solutions, delivering the best of international standards to boost Brunei’s efforts in accelerating its growth and development thus ensuring a high standard of living for its citizens.
Signing on behalf of PSDC Global Sendirian Berhad, Brunei, was its chairman, Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Ali Yil’ Kabier bin Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz. Meanwhile signing for PSDC International Sendirian Berhad, Malaysia was its Executive President, Ismail bin Haji Awab. Among those present was Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz.
PSDC International’s participation in projects in Brunei is testimony to its commitment in sharing its experiences in nation building and to realise Brunei’s visions and strategic objectives. This includes propelling the country into a competitive business and commercial hub while keeping its unique cultural heritage intact.
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]]>PSDC International (M) Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary of Professional Services Development Corporation Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian government-owned company incorporated under the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Works of Malaysia.
Dato Jamal Husain, the CEO of PSDC Global, said in his opening speech that Brunei Darussalam is currently embarking on a new era where business potential are extensive and if explored comprehensively, will enable it to be an important factor in social economic and political influence within the ASEAN region even globally.
“This is the main agenda for the collaboration which also aims to realise the full business development potential of the Sultanate” he said.
Dato Jamal further said that with vast natural resources, strategic location for trade routes, stable politics and harmonious residents, Brunei is a prime location for investors seeking a safe haven and thus enabling PSDC International to be fully assured of their partnership with PSDC Global.
“We are confident both companies can provide sustainable and significant contribution to the ‘Wawasan Pembesaran Bandar Seri Begawan’ or plans on diversification of Bandar Seri Begawan via our technical knowledge, vast experience and investors,” he said in his closing statement.
Ismail Hj Awab, the president of PSDC International (M), said that PSDC is affiliated with all professional bodies in Malaysia ergo, capable to leverage on a pool of experienced and skillful professionals which can attribute as a catalyst in the country’s development plan.
“PSDC specialises in multi-faceted industries. With 20 years experience and expertise in master planning, infrastructure, buildings, civil and structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines,” he said, adding that they aim to propel the development of the Sultanate into a competitive and commercial hub while conserving the country’s unique cultural heritage.
PSDC has participated in several projects in Malaysia such as Planning of Putrajaya, KLCC Towers, Universities Development such as the Lim Kok Wing University and international projects such as the Abu Dhabi Master Plans and a number of key projects in Indonesia.
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]]>Quoting PSDC International Sdn Bhd’s survey, Ismail Hj Awab said that around US$ 3 trillion (B$ 4.4 trillion) was paid last year to professionals around the world in several mediums where more than 70 per cent were paid to westerners.
PSDC International Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian Government-backed agency and PSDC Global (B) Sdn Bhd of Brunei Darussalam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here yesterday.
Speaking during a press conference after the MoU signing, Ismail said that PSDC International aims to raise the standards of Asian’s professionals, including Bruneians, globally using their international projects as the avenue for transfers of knowledge.
“Our international projects will include professionals from Brunei Darussalam. Through the course of this collaboration, PSDC International will be applying the transfer of knowledge between our existing professionals and locals within Brunei Darussalam for sustainable development,” he said.
Dato Jamal Husain, the CEO of PSDC Brunei, told the media that locals will be given the priority in terms of skilled workforce in PSDC Global Sdn Bhd of Brunei.
“Ultimately, we aim to achieve a 100 per cent local workforce,” he said.
Ismail also announced that both companies are collaborating for the purpose of securing development projects within the country and internationally as well.
“PSDC is ready and capable to implement any kind of projects within the Sultanate, in line with its National Development Plan,” he said, adding that PSDC has done similar projects in other parts of the world as well which attributes to its vast experience.
“Although PSDC Global of Brunei Darussalam is fairly new, the cooperation with our Malaysian counterparts will increase our credibility and experience,” said Data Jamal.
He added that they are also looking at possibilities of opening private ventures as well to diversify their potential in order not to focus on government-backed projects only.
Asked by The Brunei Times on what projects they are keen to be involved, Dato Jamal said, “PSDC expects no special privilege through this memorandum. The merits of both companies will stand on its own.”
“We are currently looking at projects that involve the diversification of Bandar Seri Begawan through its National Development Plan as our first project and also to serve sev- eral key projects such as the Rimba Housing Scheme,” he said.
“Through PSDC International’s 20 accumulative years of nation building experiences and our local infrastructure knowledge, there are a lot of possibilities. We will know in time,” he added. — Courtesy of The Brunei Times
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]]>The subsidiary of government-backed company, Professional Services Development Corporation Sdn Bhd, it has already made its mark in Indonesia and Middle East and officially in Brunei today with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local company, Prime Sources Development Corporation Sdn Bhd here.
“The expansion is in line with the company’s vision of becoming the regional professional hub. We hope to enter the Eastern European market within the next six months,” its president Ismail Awab told Bernama after signing the MoU.
Strategically affiliated with all the professional bodies in Malaysia, PSDC International offers business and project planning and management, engineering, technical consulting, construction supervision, architecture, landscape architecture and environmental services to clients in diverse market sectors.
Ismail said there was a need to increase the number of professionals and consultants from South East Asia as westerners made up the bulk of this group today.
“Refer back to the statistics in 2006 which stated that US$3 trillion was paid to consultants with three quarters or 75 percent them being westerners.
“We are not getting enough of the market share.We need to increase the contribution of South East Asian professionals in the world market, so that we are on par with the westerners,” he reasoned.
Meanwhile, on current projects, Ismail said the company had been appointed the project management consultant for a Tehran company last month with the partner having been offered a 125km-southern ring road project worth US$650 million by the government of Iran.
He said the company was also looking at the viability of projects in Indonesia such as the Jakarta-Bandung Corridor and the development of an integrated bulk port.
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