Public infrastructure projects show high rate of completion
Public construction and infrastructure were not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with construction bidding that year valued at more than NT$683.4 billion (US$23.15 billion) and building execution rates reaching 95.87 percent, the highest in 14 years, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday. Some projects failed to attract bids due to budgets being set without considering prices at the time, reasonable construction dates not being set, or bidding documents not meeting standards, the Public Construction Commission said at an Executive Yuan session. The commission and the Exec...