| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 土木工程學研究所 === 101 === Despite the fact that Taiwan ranks 18th on the list of water-scarce countries worldwide, the water consumption per capita in Taiwan is 2-3 times more than that of the Western European countries. To promote water resources education and diversify the uses of government-owned properties, Taipei Water Department (TWD) started the Taipei Water Park project in 2000. In compliance with the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects (PPPIP), TWD contracted out the Aqua-friendly Experiencing Area, a part of the Taipei Water Park, in order to increase its competitiveness in costs and management efficiency in 2007.
The Aqua-friendly Experiencing Area is a multi-functional facility that incorporates sport, fitness, and education near busy commercial area with convenience access to public transportation. In spite of the operating advantages, the contractor elected not to renew the concession contract. Hence, this thesis focuses on the studies of the efficiency of outsourcing the concession of a government-owned property, also known as Operate-Transfer (OT), and the difficulties faced by both parties.
Unlike some public facilities that charge low royalty fees given the financial support from government funds, TWD has to charge higher royalty fees in order to comply with its dual mandate of enforcing PPPIP regulation and generating profits for the city government. Moreover, TWD also faces other problems during planning, constructing, and bidding as one of the first PPPIP projects. Therefore, this thesis aims to study and analyze eight essential topics of outsourcing the concession of the Taipei Water Park: feasibility evaluation, construction, contractor qualification, contractor evaluation and selection, contract renewal, operating costs, financial auditing, and risk management. In addition, the thesis also proposes possible solutions for the problems which may occur to the similar projects to come.
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