MCO 2.0: SOP For Construction Sector

The construction sector is one of the economic sectors that is allowed to operate during this second Movement Control Order ('MCO 2.0'). In connection therewith, the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia ('CIDB') has on 14 January 2021 published on its website the standard operating procedure that companies with permission to operate during MCO 2.0 are required to comply with in carrying out construction works ('Construction SOP'). The key points to note from the Construction SOP are set out below.

Only Critical Construction Works Allowed

The Construction SOP stipulates that only the critical construction works as specified in the Ministry of Works' press statement of 12 January 2021 are allowed to be carried out during MCO 2.0. A summary of what constitutes "critical construction works" is available here.