United Fiber System says wholly-owned subsidiary Poh Lian Construction has been awarded a building contract from Prime Residential Development, a subsidiary of Kajima Overseas Asia.

Poh Lian will build one two- and five-storey apartment block, one five-storey apartment block, and a pair of two-storey strata semi-detached houses with basement carpark, swimming pool and other facilities at a site near Nathan Road and Bishopgate junction.

The total contract sum of the project is $58.5 million. The project will start on May 27 and is scheduled to be completed on March 26 2012.

United Fiber System says latest project brings the order book to about $601 million.