JKR Sabah

What JKR Sabah does

JKR Sabah (Jabatan Kerja Raya Sabah) is the statutory public works department of the Sabah State Government in Malaysia, operating under the Kementerian Kerja Raya Sabah (Sabah Ministry of Works). It is responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of state public infrastructure including roads, bridges, buildings, slope stabilization works, and highways. The department manages the Pan Borneo Highway Sabah sector and provides technical review services for Development Proposals, Traffic Impact Assessments, Road Safety Audits, and Traffic Management Plans. Its operational footprint spans 25 or more district and regional offices covering every administrative district of Sabah, anchored by its headquarters in Kota Kinabalu on Jalan Sembulan.

The department serves the Sabah state apparatus as its primary client base, including government schools (under the DAIF program), district offices, police stations, courts, government clinics, Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) facilities, army/defence sites, prisons, and the general public as road users. Service delivery is executed through government procurement — open tenders and quotations (sebut harga) — with no commercial pricing model. Its "product" portfolio is split between citizen-facing mobile applications (JKR Sabah Public Road Map App, JKR Aduan Jalan Raya App) and a set of internal administrative systems (PALMS, E-MOVE, E-POL, ROAD MAINTENANCE, E-TOUR, EG-JPKN, E-Shop).

The revenue model is non-commercial: JKR Sabah is funded through annual budget allocations from the Sabah State Government and Federal Government for public infrastructure projects. It does not have shares, equity funding, or private ownership. Current leadership is Ir. Ali Ahmad bin Hamid as Pengarah Kerja Raya Sabah, succeeding Datuk Ir. Richard Jomiji Kinsil who transferred in November 2020. Recent strategic activity includes a partnership with the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) in August 2026 to establish a Sabah task force for standardizing technical reviews, and ongoing collaboration with anti-corruption (SPRM) and federal coordination (ICU JPM) bodies on project integrity.

Name

JKR Sabah

Legal name

Jabatan Kerja Raya Sabah

Website

https://jkr.sabah.gov.my

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JKR Sabah is the Sabah State Government's public works department, responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining state roads, bridges, buildings, slopes, and the Pan Borneo Highway Sabah sector, serving government agencies, schools, defence facilities, and the public of Sabah, Malaysia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Works Infrastructure

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Transportation, Roads & Public Works Administration (BPAIABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Fleet Policy, Governance & Duty-of-Care Management (TLABAIAK)

Keywords

• Public works services
• Road infrastructure construction
• Bridge engineering services
• Building maintenance services
• Civil engineering infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuala Lumpur

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Funded through annual government budget allocations from the Sabah State Government and Federal Government for public infrastructure projects

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JKR Sabah is the state government department responsible for public works and infrastructure in Sabah, Malaysia. It plans, constructs, and maintains public roads, bridges, buildings, slopes, and highways, including oversight of the Pan Borneo Highway Sabah sector. The department also provides technical review services for Development Proposal (DP), Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), Road Safety Audit (RSA), and Traffic Management Plan (TMP) documents, and operates public-facing mobile applications for road information and complaints.

Product overview

JKR Sabah operates as a government department offering a suite of digital products including two public-facing mobile applications (JKR Sabah Public Road Map App and JKR Aduan Jalan Raya App) for citizen services, alongside multiple internal government systems (PALMS, E-MOVE, E-POL, ROAD MAINTENANCE, E-TOUR, EG-JPKN, and E-Shop) that support departmental operations including road maintenance, administration, procurement, and asset management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JKR Sabah Public Road Map App A mobile application that provides public road mapping services for Sabah, allowing citizens to access road-related information.
• JKR Aduan Jalan Raya App A mobile application for reporting road complaints and issues, enabling citizens to submit feedback about road conditions to JKR Sabah.
• Road Construction and Maintenance Services Planning, construction, and maintenance of public roads including the Pan Borneo Highway Sabah sector and rural road projects, delivered to government agencies and the public.
• Bridge Construction and Maintenance Services Construction and maintenance of public bridges across Sabah state, delivered to government agencies and the public.
• Building Construction and Maintenance Services Construction, renovation, and maintenance of government buildings including schools, district offices, police stations, courts, clinics, defense facilities, and prisons.
• Slope Stabilization and Geotechnical Services Slope stabilization, site investigation, and laboratory services for public infrastructure across Sabah.
• Technical Review Services (DP, TIA, RSA, TMP) Technical review services for Development Proposal (DP), Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), Road Safety Audit (RSA), and Traffic Management Plan (TMP) documents in Sabah, establishing quality guidelines in collaboration with industry partners.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• LBC ResourcesminorOthers · 12 August 2026LBC Resources made a courtesy visit to JKR Sabah on August 12, 2026. Nature of partnership not detailed in available sources.
• Toyota Harapan Menang Sdn. Bhd.minorOthers · 12 August 2026JKR Sabah's Automotive Engineering Division conducted a work visit to Toyota Harapan Menang Sdn. Bhd. for industry engagement and knowledge sharing.
• Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM)coreTechnology or IntegrationACEM participated in a technical discussion session at JKR Sabah regarding methods for preparing and standardizing technical reviews of Development Proposal (DP), Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA), Road Safety Audit (RSA) and Traffic Management Plan (TMP) documents in Sabah. The discussion aims to establish a Task Force for DP, TIA, RSA and TMP Sabah.
• Arkib Negeri SabahminorOthersArkib Negeri Sabah collaborated with JKR Keningau in the Public/Financial Records Destruction Program to ensure proper disposal of records.
• Jabatan Bendahari Negeri Sabah (JBNS)minorOthersJabatan Bendahari Negeri Sabah participated in the Public/Financial Records Destruction Program at JKR Keningau.
• Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) SabahminorOthersJKR Sabah collaborated with SPRM Sabah to hold an Integrity Reinforcement Seminar for government project implementation.
• Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan (ICU) JPMminorOthersJKR Sabah received a courtesy visit from ICU JPM (Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister's Department) in February 2025.
• Lembaga Pemeriksa Pelupusan Aset Kerajaan (LPPAK)minorOthersLPPAK conducted asset disposal examination at JKR Kota Marudu in August 2025.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM): Malaysian Highway Authority — federal statutory body that oversees toll highway concessions and works alongside JKR Sabah on federal highway projects including segments intersecting with state PWD responsibilities.
• Kementerian Kerja Raya Malaysia (KKR): Federal Ministry of Works Malaysia — sets national public-works policy, allocates federal development funds to state PWDs including JKR Sabah, and issues the Arahan & Pekeliling that govern state-level public works execution.
• JKR Sabah / Sarawak / Wilayah Persekutuan Liaison (CGSO): JKR Malaysia (Cawangan Ibu Pejabat / HQ) — the federal JKR headquarters that issues national technical standards, procurement circulars (Arahan KPKR), and coordinates policy across all state PWDs including JKR Sabah.

Direct peers

• JKR Wilayah Persekutuan: Federal Territories Public Works Department — sister state-level PWD handling Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. Shares identical mandate, ministerial oversight pattern, and engineering directorate structure as JKR Sabah.
• JKR Selangor: Selangor State Public Works Department — large peninsular state PWD with similar roads/buildings/bridges mandate and comparable directorate structure. Useful peer for benchmarking service delivery scale and digital adoption.
• JKR Johor: Johor State Public Works Department — another large state PWD operating under the same Kementerian Kerja Raya framework with comparable engineering directorates and district coverage model.
• JKR Sarawak: Public Works Department of Sarawak — the most direct analogue as the neighboring East Malaysian state PWD with a comparable mandate covering roads, bridges, buildings, and Pan Borneo Highway delivery. Operates under the same federal-state public works framework with similar district-office structure.
• JKR Pahang: Pahang State Public Works Department — peer covering a large peninsular state with significant rural and terrain-challenged areas analogous to Sabah's geography.
• JKR Perak: Perak State Public Works Department — direct state-level peer with similar mandate, organizational structure, and reporting line to the federal Ministry of Works.
• JKR Kedah: Kedah State Public Works Department — direct state-level peer with comparable scope, mandate, and organizational structure under the federal Ministry of Works framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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