Abstract
This study is aimed to obtain important information related to maintenance management practices of public sports facilities managed by the Stadium Corporation in Malaysia. Important information such as key features, facility maintenance information and level of effectiveness is the main focus of the study. The finding of this study is part of an ongoing study, which focuses on the information of maintenance management carried out by Stadium Corporation agency. Survey questionnaires were distributed to 7 Stadium Corporation and involving 34 key personnel who are directly involved in the sports facilities maintenance management, such as general managers, managers, officers, engineers, assistant engineers and supervisors of sports facilities. The percentage of maintenance management effectiveness is calculated from the good practice of each main maintenance success factors. From the score of maintenance success factors, results showed that 85.3% of Stadium Corporation in Malaysia is rated moderately satisfactory, 2.9% excellent and 11.8% is at an unsatisfactory level. This study is expected to help provide important information that can help administrators understand the issues related to the maintenance management of sports facilities, thus helping to improve the level of sports facility maintenance management in Malaysia to greater heights.
Highlights
Public sports facilities in Malaysia are part of government assets built with large allocations
From the score of maintenance success factors, results showed that 85.3% of Stadium Corporation in Malaysia is rated moderately satisfactory, 2.9% excellent and 11.8% is at an unsatisfactory level
Among the main objectives of the study are to 1) identify the effectiveness level of the maintenance management of sports facilities managed by Stadium Corporation agency in Malaysia and 2) identify the characteristic related to maintenance management of sports facilities managed by Stadium Corporation agency in Malaysia
Summary
Public sports facilities in Malaysia are part of government assets built with large allocations. The issue of poor maintenance does involving sports facilities, but is a national problem plaguing management of government assets and all government-owned premises. This issue has been reprimanded by the Deputy Prime Minister in 2005 and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak with the firm conviction to no longer build any new sports facilities due to poor maintenance. The same issue continues to repeat these days as many incidents involving poor sports facility maintenance has caused the government to lose millions of dollars as a result of poor maintenance. Citing a number of press releases and Malaysia Auditor General's report on poor maintenance of sports facility includes Terengganu Stadium incident (2009), Terengganu Aquatic Complex (2006 & 2011), Kedah Aquatic Complex (2009), Langkawi International Shooting Range Malaysia (2009), “Rakyat” Velodrome (2011) and many more sports facilities throughout Malaysia
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