The Ministry of Finance has announced the preliminary results of the 23rd Golden Thumb Awards for PPP investments. A total of 16 projects has been nominated — 6 under the "Government Team Award" and 10 under the "Private Sector Team Award". The selected projects embrace a diverse range of public infrastructure, including biotechnology parks, biomass energy centers, and historic buildings. The Ministry will conduct on-site inspections and final evaluations, with winners to be officially announced by the end of October and awarded publicly in November.
The Ministry stated that this year’s nominated projects feature a highly diverse range of public infrastructure, including transportation, technology, environmental protection, social welfare, tourism and recreation, commerce, culture and education, and sports facilities. Private participation includes BOT, ROT, OT, BOO, and the BOT+OT hybrid. To ensure a comprehensive understanding of project implementation, operation, supervision, and contract management, evaluation committee members will conduct on-site inspections for each project. A final evaluation meeting is scheduled for September to select the award recipients.
The Ministry further noted that, to encourage government agencies and private institutions involved in PPP projects, government teams receiving the high distinction award will be getting an NT$500,000 award. Private teams winning the award may apply for reductions in security deposits or royalties from the host agency. The Ministry hopes this will encourage more government-initiated PPP projects and attract successive investment from domestic companies to participate in the construction and operation of public infrastructure, thereby improving the quality of life for the public. The 23rd Golden Thumb Awards ceremony is planned to be held this November. For the latest updates, please visit the Ministry of Finance's PPP information system (https://ppp.mof.gov.tw/WWW/index.aspx) and review the Golden Thumb Awards section under the PPP honor list.
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