Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan. (Photo by reporter Zhang Caiqian)
The Taipei City Government's Construction Management Office issued a press release yesterday (13th), confirming that the construction drawings had been buried during emergency grouting and backfilling on the day of the Kitai Dazhi construction incident. It also stated that central regulations did not stipulate that construction drawings must be reported to the competent authority for review. However, the Land and Resources Administration of the Ministry of the Interior stated that the competent authorities should supervise construction operators to implement the copy storage mechanism in normal times. In response to this, political worker Zhou Xuan was furious. The Jiang Municipal Government said that the construction drawings were buried in concrete, which instantly aroused the reaction of many people related to civil engineering and construction.
Zhou Xuan posted a post on Facebook today and attached screenshots of posts posted by multiple civil engineering related people on the social platform Threads. A netizen who calls himself "Nano Company" criticized that his company included construction drawing CAD, PDF files, project log photos, construction photos and other data, which were backed up in a total of 6 slots along with the flash drive, and the architect's office also kept them.
Another person who has been engaged in construction projects for more than 20 years bluntly said that there are countless versions of construction drawings from the start of construction to completion. Different projects also have their own construction drawings, and on-site construction and supervision personnel must have paper copies. He angrily said, "Don't lie there, you are really fooling people like idiots."
In addition, an architect who has been practicing for 39 years also came forward and pointed out that around 1989, all architect offices in Taiwan had completely switched to computer drawing. Even if the paper drawings were buried in concrete, they only needed to re-output the paper drawings. He questioned the Chiang Wanan Municipal Government "How can you deny that the drawings have been buried and everything will be fine?" The architect said bitterly, saying that this was simply because "there is no silver in this place." He asked, "Are you afraid that the engineering community will see the drawings?" He also suggested that you directly check the computer of the architect's office to clarify whether there are any problems with the design.
Huang Zhixian, a veteran media person, saw the relevant post and left a comment, "The Supervisory Yuan can only investigate institutions and does not have the power to investigate people. The Taipei City Government has determined that the Supervisory Yuan cannot search architect firms or builders, so it can blatantly deceive the Supervisory Yuan. The Northern Prosecutor's Office can investigate the Kitai case. Search and interview, and the truth will come out."
As soon as the news came out, many netizens left messages. Some netizens sarcastically said, "You don't understand municipal administration." Others said, "Builders are making nonsense of "the drawings are buried in cement" in the digital era. This is by no means a rash statement, but because they are familiar with regulations and inspections. Experts in the process gave guidance and carefully set up a firewall to destroy certificates." "This kind of thing is concealed by those who conceal it. The most disgusting thing is that there are still people who come out to clean up the ground." "I have been in the engineering field for 20 years. This is the first time I heard that there is only one copy of the construction drawing. The electronic files, blueprints, design calculations, etc. should be approved by the construction management authority. The construction drawings should be made according to the original design. If there are any changes, the architect, structural or geotechnician, and construction site director will not be able to escape. I have handled a case where the construction error was 3cm and it was removed and reworked."
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The Taipei City Government's Construction Management Office issued a press release yesterday, admitting that the construction drawings had been buried during emergency grouting and backfilling on the day of the Kitai Direct Construction Project. It also stated that central regulations did not stipulate that construction drawings must be reported to the competent authority for reference.
