It has been three years since the Kitai Neighbor Damage Case occurred, and the 25 affected households are still unable to rebuild their homes. The Taipei City Government Building Management Office also recognized that the construction drawings were buried during emergency grouting and backfilling on the day of the incident. Taipei City Councilor Hsu Shu-hua from the Democratic Progressive Party said that the copy on site was buried. Where are the other copies? Has the city government asked the business owners to hand it over? The city government is required to publish within a week the complete documents and timeline for the retrieval of backup plans, and at the same time conduct a comprehensive inventory of the storage status of copies of plans and descriptions of all construction projects under construction in Bei City.
Xu Shuhua pointed out on Facebook that the Land Management Office of the Ministry of the Interior stated that in accordance with Article 26 of the Construction Industry Law, the construction industry should produce on-site construction drawings when contracting projects; there are corresponding procedures for the drawings from verification and sealing, output to copy preservation, and the competent authority should also supervise the industry to implement the preservation of copies. If the on-site construction drawings are lost or damaged, the operator can also provide backup drawing files. Therefore, there must be a copy of the construction drawings, and not just one. The copy on site was buried, where are the other copies? Has the city government asked the business owners to hand it over?
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Xu Shuhua said that the city government's response to the Supervisory Yuan was "irreversible" and the mayor told reporters that it "complied with the regulations." After all, how should the city government explain to the affected households and citizens? What the city government needs to explain is not just a construction drawing, but also whether Kitai followed the construction drawing and how to clarify the responsibility for the accident. The following three points should be explained:
1. Have Jitai Construction and Fuyi Construction been asked to provide backup drawings and electronic files? When will the post be posted? How did the industry respond?
2. If the business owner says that he does not have a copy, will the city government investigate and handle it in accordance with Article 56 of the Construction Business Law?
3. The Supervisory Yuan has long pointed out that the city government cannot submit construction drawings. What investigations has the city government conducted in the past three years?
Xu Shuhua also mentioned that before the Jitai Dazhi incident, Jitai Construction's project at Lane 284, Wuxing Street, also caused damage to neighbors. In August 2014, she questioned former mayor Hao Longbin about this in the parliament. At that time, the city government, together with the affected households, builders and supervisors, went to the site for a survey, and then placed the project under control or ordered it to stop work depending on the circumstances. The responsibility of the city government is to face the problem, ascertain the facts, and seek justice for the affected citizens.
She said that more than three years after the Dazhi Jitai neighbor damage case, the victims still could not return home; the key construction drawings were buried under concrete. Jiang Wanan should explain what exactly the city government has done to investigate? How should we explain to the affected households? What is even more worrying is that according to information from the Construction Management Office, Jitai Construction still has 1 construction project in Taipei City that has obtained a use license and 7 construction projects are still under construction.
She believes that the Dazhi case has exposed the problems of construction management and drawing preservation. The city government cannot just say that construction drawings do not need to be reported and then be helpless with other construction projects. Are copies of construction drawings from these sites properly maintained? Are there any similar construction management issues? Has the city checked? Please conduct a comprehensive inventory and explain it to the public.
She requested the city government to publish within a week the complete documents and timetable for retrieving backup plans from Jitai Construction and Fuyi Construction; to conduct a comprehensive inventory of the storage status of copies of plans and plans for all construction projects under construction in Bei City; and to explain to the affected households the specific timetable for reconstruction and rent compensation.
