Engineering Project Summary (42)

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Our most recent project focused on
how to resolve disputes in the construction industry.
Inflated steel costs in Taiwan over the past two
years have led to increased construction costs and lower industrial
profits. Subsequent delays in steel bridge construction
projects have made it impossible for the CEC to forecast the launching
of a project, posing a high risk to new construction efforts. For instance,
the CEC authorized a contractor to undertake a steel bridge project,
which the owner subsequently rejected. The owner claimed that the
contractor made a breach of contract and insisted on confiscating the
performance bond of the steel bridge project, compensating for the
difference in the re-bidding fee and publicizing this transgression in a
government procurement bulletin to prevent CEC from bidding on
projects for a year. The Public Construction Commission of the
Executive Yuan served as a mediator to avert pending litigation. The
lack of an effective remediation method makes it impossible for the
CEC to resolve disputes in the construction industry efficiently.
(cont)
Therefore, we developed an effective
remediation method for the CEC to resolve disputes in the
construction industry efficiently. The
contract contents were carefully studied to determine the rights
and obligations of the contractor. Photographic evidence was
then accumulated from the jobsite. Next, lawyers served as
representatives of both parties to resolve disputes. Finally,
disputes were resolved via a mediation conference or litigation.
According to our results, the proposed
mediation method can enable the project owner to return the
performance bond of the steel bridge project and receive
compensation.
Moreover, the proposed method can orient CEC staff on how to
enhance contract management skills. (NOTE : Add 2-3 more
sentences that describe more thoroughly how the proposed
method contributes to a particular field or sector)

Our recent effort investigated
how to prevent power shortages during the summer.
The greenhouse effect, accelerated
industrial growth and strong consumer growth (as exacerbated
by elevated living standards) account for insufficient power
supply during the summer. While Taiwan relies
on water, fossil fuels and nuclear power for its power supply, no
adequate water source is available to establish a hydropower
plant. As evidence of their prohibitively high costs in operations,
operating costs for fossil fuel power plants and nuclear power
plants can run into billions of dollars such as the No. 4 Nuclear
Power Plant. The inability to devise a more economically
feasible means of preventing power shortages during the
summer will ultimately lower living standards and industrial
revenues owing to frequent power lapses.
(cont)
Therefore, we developed a wind power
strategy for increasing the power supply from a wind power plant
that does not cause CO2 pollution, and operates economically.
A wind power plant was established at
a location with a strong wind current in Taiwan such as on the
west coast or in the southern part of the island. An adequate wind
power source must be available to establish a wind power plant
(NOTE: Add 2-3 more sentences to describe the methodology
more completely). Our results indicated
that the proposed wind power strategy can provide about 10% of
all power requirements.
Importantly, via the proposed strategy, a wind power plant can
minimize the costs of fuel demand and provide a cleaner
environment. (NOTE : Add 2-3 more sentences that describe
more thoroughly how the proposed method contributes to a
particular field or sector)
Further details can be found at
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