This is to support the requirements of customers at AME's i-Park@Indahpura industrial park.
The company said the additional two dormitory blocks would be able to accommodate nearly 2,700 persons.
Together with the existing dormitories in i-Stay@Indahpura, the additional blocks would increase the accommodation capacity in i-Stay@Indahpura by 54 per cent to about 5,900 persons, it said.
Upon completion in 2021, AME's enlarged dormitory capacity in i-Stay@Indahpura and i-Stay@Senai Airport City will increase to more than 8,400 persons.
AME group managing director Simon Lee said workers' accommodation formed an integral part of its holistic industrial park offering.
This enables multinational corporations (MNCs) and domestic companies at i-Park industrial parks to provide their employees with living quarters near their workplaces that are comfortable, modern, clean and safe.
"With the existing dormitories in i-Stay@Indahpura currently 99 per cent occupied, the new dormitory blocks would expand our capacity to attract even more MNCs and local enterprises to establish their bases in our i-Park@Indahpura industrial park.
"This expansion reflects the growing popularity of our integrated industrial park as we seek to create a working and living environment that is conducive to their growth," he said during the groundbreaking ceremony recently.
Lee said the additional two dormitory blocks reflected the company's commitment to complement Johor's appeal as a foreign and domestic investment destination, particularly from the manufacturing sector.
"We endeavour to reinforce this standing by expanding the capacity and features at our i-Park industrial parks, so that the state enhances its appeal to attract top-notch investments from all over the world," he said.
AME currently builds and operates two integrated industrial parks in Johor — i-Park@Indahpura (Phase 3) and i-Park@Senai Airport City (Phases 1, 2, and 3).
Both industrial parks feature custom-built industrial buildings within a well-planned gated and guarded compound, complemented by recreational facilities and workers' dormitories.