Sabah State Administrative Centre

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Sabah State Administrative Centre
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Sabah State Administrative Centre building.
Sabah State Administrative Centre
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Coordinates 6°0′54″N116°6′39″E / 6.01500°N 116.11083°E / 6.01500; 116.11083 Coordinates: 6°0′54″N116°6′39″E / 6.01500°N 116.11083°E / 6.01500; 116.11083
CompletedAround December 2016
CostTotal estimated cost RM600 million
  • Basic structure RM470 million
  • Internal design RM130 million
Owner Sabah State Government
Height
Roof132 m (433 ft) [1]
Technical details
Size60,000 m² [2]
Floor count33
Design and construction
DeveloperBina Puri [2] [3]

The Sabah State Administrative Centre is a government office complex building located in Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. [4] The complex consists of a single 33-storey office tower and two 9-storey office buildings and house the state's chief minister's office and other state government cabinet members. [4] The construction commenced in August 2011 and was scheduled to complete in 30 months.

Today, the 33-storey office tower is the tallest building in Borneo overtaking the height of Wisma Sanyan in Sibu, Sarawak.

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References

  1. "Sabah State Administrative Centre". Emporis.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Bina Puri dapat kontrak RM388.7j". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 5 July 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  3. "BinaPuri - Projects -On-Going". Bina Puri. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Bina Puri Secures Project Wort RM388.7 Million for Construction of Sabah State Administrative Centre". Bernama. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2014.