Members of the Democratic Progressive Party He Wenhai (left) and Yang Dianzhong (right) revealed that the dome in the terrace has lost bids five times this month. Mayor Lu Xiuyan said that it is impossible to start construction by the end of this year.

(Photo by reporter Tang Zaixin)

[Reporter Tang Zaixin/Taichung Report] Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan publicly stated in the political opinion meeting on the 15th of this month that the Taichung Arena is inviting bids and is expected to start construction by the end of the year, but councilors He Wenhai and Yang Dianzhong said that the bidding has been held for the fifth time this month If the bidding fails, it is impossible to start construction by the end of this year. Doesn’t Mayor Lu know about it? The Construction Bureau said that it is already reviewing the relevant budget and manpower, and hopes to re-invite bids online early next month.

The Taichung Arena has a total budget of 6.5 billion, of which 5.7 billion is the engineering budget. It was won by the Japanese designer Kengo Kuma through an international competition. However, this project started to invite online bids for the engineering part this year, and has already failed twice. After the re-examination, 3 more bids have been made on the Internet. As a result, the bid was rejected again at the beginning of this month.

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In this regard, Democratic Progressive Party member He Wenhai said that the former mayor Lin Jialong had a plan for the case, but just like the MRT, Mayor Lu Xiuyan restarted the plan after taking office, changed the site and re-planned, but now the bid has been rejected four times. If the city government has If the project can be re-planned, it should be able to successfully invite bids and start construction within 4 years. However, it seems that Mayor Lu Xiuyan will not start construction in this term. When will the tender be successfully launched? Will there be additional budget and construction period? There are also big problems. variable.

Councilor Yang Dianzhong said that in the political opinion meeting watched by the majority of Taichung citizens, Mayor Lu publicly stated that the arena was bidding online and that construction would start at the end of the year. As a result, the bid was lost this month. Has Mayor Lu Xiuyan asked for leave or Are you busy with the election so you don't know the situation at all? Or are you deliberately pretending to release "fake news"?

Two councilors said that whether the bidding is successful or not is public information. In fact, the city government first said that the construction could start in September this year, but the time has been postponed. , I also ask the city government to explain clearly.

In this regard, the Construction Bureau stated that the previous reasons for the failed bid included factors such as difficulty in obtaining steel structures, shortage of construction manpower, and continuous rise in construction prices. Analysis of the main reason for no bidders this time is due to the construction method, and there may be manpower problems. As for when the online bidding can be resumed? The Construction Bureau said that it will try its best to speed up the evaluation and hopes to resume the online bidding in early December.