Work Progress as on 30th December 2009

The weather for the month of December had improved even though most of the time the site was site wet. However, the progress of the work at the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation was not much affected and the Contractor was able to progress reasonably well. The progress to date was about 50%.

The brick walls of the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation were completed sometime in mid-December. Towards the end of the month, the Contractor had started plastering the walls to the substation. Plastering to the walls of the Shrine Hall was on hold until installation of cable and air-con ducting are installed.



The Contractor had also started assembling the steel roof truss on the 5th and the assembling was still in progress. The roof truss were assembled on the ground and would be lifted to position upon complete inspection by the Engineer.

Work in Progress as on 31st November 2009

The Site was generally wet through out the month and the weather had slowed down the construction. The Contractor managed to complete the concrete structure of the Shrine Hall building and the TNB substation towards the end of the month.

The construction of the TNB substation brick walls had just started and the Shrine Hall was awaiting its roof truss to be assembled.

The work progress was at approximately 40% complete.

Work in Progress as on 31st October 2009

The work progress on Site for the first phase since the previous reporting was about 25%. The work carried out during this period were as follows:

• Completed the construction of columns and the tie-beams of the Shrine Hall.
• Assembled formwork and steel reinforcement for the roof-beams of the Shrine Hall and currently awaiting concrete to be cast.
• Construction of the floor slab and cable trenches in the TNB sub-station had been completed. The Contractor had also completed assembling the formwork and steel reinforcement for the columns, which currently awaiting to be cast.
• General site excavation to finished ground level was in progress.

Work Progress as on 30th Sept 2009

Work on site was generally slow. Progress at the end of September was about 10%. However, the Contractor was confident that the Project could be completed on time.

Work done since the last report were:

• Completion of the ground beams for the Shrine Hall and the TNB building
• Casting of mass concrete block in the Shrine Hall as foundation for the Buddha's image
• Backfilling and compaction to elevate the floor of Shrine Hall to about 1.2m above the surrounding.
• General earthwork.

Site Progress Photographs

Extent of Work

The Bodhi Park Project comprise the construction of three blocks of building.

• Block A will be a two and a half storey building which will house an administration office and an auditorium.


• Block B will be a three storey building with facilities for meditation, seminar, reading, and food catering.


• Block C will be a single storey octagonal shrine hall.

Estimated Cost of Project

It is estimated that the cost of construction of the Project will be seven millions Ringgit Malaysia.

Because of insufficient fund to undertake the whole Project in one stage, the Building Committee has decided to proceed with the construction for the first of the two stages. Fund raising activities, however, will continue concurrently for the subsequent stage of the Project.

Current Scope of Work

The work for the first stage of the Project was awarded to Jurucon Sdn Bhd for a contract sum of approximately 1.12 millions Ringgit Malaysia. The Contractor had taken possession of the Site on 7th July 2009 and the work is expected to complete by 6th March 2010.

The work comprises the construction of Block C (the Shrine Hall) and the ancillary infra-structural work. The remaining work will be constructed at a later stage when sufficient fund is available.

Progress of Work as on 14th September 2009

The progress of work to date was about 12%, which comprised the completion of the foundation for the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation.

The construction of ground beams for the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation were in progress. The Contractor had also cast a 2m wide by 3m long concrete foundation last Saturday for the installation of the Buddha Image.

Brief History

The Selangor State Government, through PKNS, allocated a piece of land located in Section 24 measuring 1.24 acres on November 1, 1991 to the Yayasan Belia Buddhist Malaysia (YBBM).

However, some time in 1995/1996, the Selangor State Government withdrew their offer to allocate the original piece of land to YBBM and initiated a stop-work order on the construction of the original Bodhi Park Project.

While the turn of event was beyond and one's control, the YBBM took the initiative to negotiate with the state authorities to find an alternative replacement for the original location. This negotiation went on for almost a decade.

Subsequently, the State Government agreed to a proposal for an alternative site location. The proposed new location is currently situated in U12, Shah Alam, with an estimated land bank measuring 1.7 acres.

The offer was firmed up via the letter from PKNS on 21st November 2002 and the Sales & Purchase Agreement was signed 8 April 2004.