A Study of the Business Contract out Model of Illegal Construction Demolition in Taipei City

• Main Authors: Kan-Hwan Yang, 楊桂環
• Other Authors: Dai-Lin Hsi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/50806237521936207954

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 公共事務學系碩士在職專班 === 99 === The spread of illegal constructions in Taipei City has been the major obstacle to the implementation of municipal constructions, due to the repeated demolition and removal works that cost a great deal of labor, material and finance resources. Nevertheless, illegal constructions in Taipei seem to be always “built faster than they can be demolished”, or “the more they are removed, the more they are built.” The ultimate objective of this research, using literature analysis method, the in-depth interview (semi-structured interview) method of qualitative research, and then supplemented with basic administrative work experience, is trying to understand the difficulty encountered during the implementation of illegal construction demolition in Taipei City, and its corresponding strategy, and then to further explore in depth the possibility of outsourcing the entire illegal construction demolition business in Taipei City, to establish a set of operational procedures and relative supporting mechanisms, and to come up with an integrated model for the public and private sectors to work on together. In terms of the research theory, the focus of the discussion, also the center of observation, is based on the theory of public-private coordination partnership, which is also the theoretic foundation used in describing practical applications in this research. In-depth interviews target specifically a total of 11 people as the center of crucial story coverage, selected from samples that represent interviewees using the Purposive Sampling Method. They are: senior business executives from the administrative authorities, contracting out administrators, elected representatives, demolition teams, contracting out contractors, and owners of illegal constructions. The paper’s research results find that applying the government business contracting out model on issues of illegal construction removal is a feasible policy. It is also the best measure for issues such as improving government finance, enhancing administrative efficiency, etc. However, it requires preconditions such as a proper placement of the current staff, demolition contracting out budget independence, full support from top officials, exclusion of political involvement, intervention, and obstruction during the demolition process, clear delineation of contract responsibility, fair and efficient monitoring mechanisms, setting reasonable profits, willingness, professional quality and a high level of cooperation from the contractors, and clear recognition of compensation and imputation. Under the premise of such comprehensive measures, it is a feasible policy, and is also forward-looking. Furthermore, to the practicality of the administrative authorities, it meets its necessity, legitimacy and urgency requirements. This paper offers a few research recommendations: (1) full support from top officials, exclude political involvement, strengthen law enforcement; (2) public-private cooperation partnership must be built on the concept of equal partnership; (3) a base of mutual trust and reliance is worth more than thousands of regulations and terms; (4) a consensus of returning reasonable profits to the cost market mechanism; (5) outsourcing does not mean transferring responsibility, but adhering to the principle of a clear division of responsibilities; (6) careful selection of an outsourcing model and partners; (7) careful calculation of cost efficiencies to ensure the appropriateness of the project; (8) a complete package of measure mechanisms; (9) reserve response mechanisms, and prepare contingency plans.