Ministry of Finance, R.O.C.
Laws and Regulations Retrieving System

Types of Public Infrastructure

Definition set forth in the

Enforcement Rules of Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects

Scope of Major Infrastructure Projects

Transportation Facilities

Article 2

I.           Railways, highways, (metropolitan) expressways, public rapid transit systems, light-rail transportation systems and intelligent transportation systems where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion.

II.        Transfer hubs that meet any of the following requirements:

(1)     The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to over NT$500 million.

(2)     The land area applied for development shall be more than half (0.5) a hectare.

(3)     The building site shall have more than 6,000 square meters and the total floor area of the building shall be more than 30,000 square meters.

III.     Airports and affiliated facilities that meet any of the following requirements:

(1)     The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to over NT$3 billion for the facilities and equipment for the embarkation/debarkation of passengers and cargo as well as facilities in the area where aircraft take off and land.

(2)     The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to more than NT$1 billion for the maintenance garages/docks, fuel supply and storage facilities, waste water treatment facilities, incinerators, facilities for value-added activities of air transportation, facilities for aviation training, hotels for transit passengers, exhibition centers, international convention centers, and parking lots.

IV.    Harbors and affiliated facilities where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion.

V.       Off-street public parking lots that meet any of the following requirements:

     (1)                Multi-storey parking facilities with a total floor area of over 8,000 square meters.

     (2)                Parking facilities with lifts or towers with an overall investment (excluding cost of land) amount of more than NT$30 million.

VI.    Bridges and tunnels where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$200 million.

Common Conduits

Article 3

Common conduits with a length of more than 2 kilometers or an overall investment (excluding cost of land) of more than NT$500 million.

Environmental Pollution Prevention Facilities

Article 4

Any of the following environmental pollution prevention facilities:

I.           Facilities that are built with the participation of the private sector, designated by various levels of environmental protection authorities or by the competent central authorities of the relevant industries, for storage, removal, treatment or reuse of waste, where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$100 million, as

II.        Private incinerators that are established pursuant to the Guidelines for Promoting the Construction of Solid Waste Incinerators by Public and Private Institutions and where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$400 million.

III.     Sites and affiliated facilities that are established with participation of the private sector under the guidance of all levels of construction competent authorities for storage and disposal of the earthwork left over from construction where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to over NT$100 million or where the daily process volume of earthwork amounts to more than 1,000 cubic meters.

Sewerage Facilities

Article 5

Sewage treatment plants and affiliated facilities where the daily process volume of sewage amounts to more than 10,000 tons.

Water Supply Facilities

Article 6

Water purification plants and affiliated facilities where the daily process volume of water amounts to more than 10,000 tons.

Water Conservancy Facilities

Article 7

Any one of the following water conservancy facilities:

I.           Water diversion facilities where the daily volume of diversion amounts to more than 100,000 cubic meters

II.        Water storage facilities where the storage capacity amounts to more than 300,000 cubic meters.

III.     Seawater desalination plants and affiliated facilities where the daily production volume amounts to more than 2,000 cubic meters, or 200 cubic meters for those on Taiwan's outlying islands.

IV.    Water reclamation facilities (including reclamation water channel, catchment and reuse of rainwater, recycling and reuse of wastewater and sewage) where the daily volume of supply amounts to more than 2,000 cubic meters.

V.       Groundwater replenishment facilities where the daily volume of replenishment amounts to more than 10,000 cubic meters.

VI.    Flood or tide prevention facilities where the area of flood protection or mitigation amounts to more than 1 hectare within urban planning zones or more than five hectares within non-urban planning zones.

VII. Water turbine generators, water generation plants and relevant distribution equipment, transformers and other facilities related to the development of water power where the combined output amounts to more than 2,000 horsepower and where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$210 million.

Sanitation And Medical Facilities

Article 8

Sanitation and medical facilities that are established and approved in accordance with relevant laws and meet any of the following requirements:

I.           The location shall be in areas with insufficient sanitation and medical resources, as specified by central sanitation competent authority.

II.        The land area applied for development shall be more than 2 hectares.

III.     The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to more than NT$500 million.

Medicament manufacturing factories of sanitation and medical facilities mentioned in the Paragraphs above are only applicable to vaccine production facilities.

Social Welfare Facilities

Article 9

I.           Funerary and crematory facilities established and approved in accordance with relevant laws where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$100 million.

II.        Any one of the following social housing：

(1)     The land area for social housing is more than half (0.5) a hectare.

(2)     The total floor area of the building calculated based on floor area ratio for social housing is more than 5,000 square meters.

Labor Welfare Facilities

Article 10

Institutions and affiliated facilities for entertainment, training and education of the labor force established pursuant to Subparagraphs 4 and 5, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects (the "Act") where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$50 million.

Cultural And Educational Facilities

Article 11

Any of the following cultural and education facilities:

I.           Public senior high (or vocational) schools, and schools of higher levels education, as well as the affiliated facilities, where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$100 million.

II.        Public junior high schools or public elementary schools and the affiliated facilities where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$50 million.

III.     Social education institutions, cultural institutions, education institutions as well as the affiliated facilities where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$50 million.

IV.    Reclamation, operation, management, and maintenance of Cultural Heritage where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$50 million.

Tourist Attractions And Lodgings

Article 12

Any of the following facilities for Tourist Attractions And Lodgings:

I.           Facilities established in accordance with Subparagraphs 1, 2 and 4, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$300 million.

II.        Facilities located in the remote areas specified central competent authority and established pursuant to Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$300 million.

III.     Facilities established in accordance with Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion.

Power Facilities

Article 13

Power facilities where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$2 billion.

Public Gas And Fuel Supply Facilities

Article 14

Public gas and fuel supply facilities where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$2 billion.

Sports Facilities

Article 15

Any of the following sports facilities:

I.           Single-purpose sports facilities with a seating capacity of more than 3,000 where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$250 million.

II.        Sports and recreation parks where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion while the investment for sports facilities amounts to more than NT$300 million.

Parks And Green Spaces

Article 16

Facilities under this Article are not included.

Industrial Facilities

Article 17

Telecommunication parks that are established pursuant to Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act and meet the following requirements:

I.           The area of development shall be more than 7 hectares.

II.        The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to more than NT$3 billion.

III.     Telecommunication platform and affiliated facilities with research, development and testing abilities as determined central competent authority

Commercial Facilities

Article 18

I.           Large logistics centers that meet the following requirements:

(1)     The land area applied for development shall be more than 2 hectares.

(2)     The overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to more than NT$600 million.

II.        International exhibition centers that meet the following requirements:

(1)     The exhibition center shall have a base area of more than 3.5 hectares and more than 1,200 standard exhibition booths installed.

(2)     The exhibition center shall have more than 1,000 parking spaces for cars/sedans.

III.     International convention centers that meet the following requirements:

(1)     The convention center shall have a base area of more than 1.5 hectares, a grand conference hall with a seating capacity of more than 2,000 and more than two conference rooms each with a seating capacity of more than 800.

(2)     The convention center shall have more than 400 parking spaces for cars/sedans.

Hi-Tech Facilities

Article 19

Facilities under this Article are not included.

Development Of New Towns

Article 20

Facilities under this Article are not included.

Agricultural Facilities

Article 21

I.           Agricultural products wholesale markets where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$600 million while the land area applied for development shall be more than 2 hectares.

II.        Agricultural facilities established pursuant to Paragraph 5, Article 21 of these Enforcement Rules of Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects (except for recreational agricultural facilities) and meet the following requirements:

(1)     Facilities shall be established pursuant to Subparagraphs 1, 2 and 4, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act and the overall investment (excluding cost of land) shall amount to more than NT$300 million.

(2)     Facilities shall locate in the remote areas specified by the competent central authorities of the relevant industries and established pursuant to Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$300 million.

(3)     Facilities shall be established in accordance with Subparagraph 6, Paragraph 1, Article 8 of the Act where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion.

III.     Agricultural facilities established pursuant to Subparagraphs 1 and 2, Paragraph 6, Article 21 of these Enforcement Rules of Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects and any of the following requirements:

(1)     Facilities for value-added activities of fishing where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$200 million.

(2)     Facilities for accommodation, food and beverage, exhibition and ocean-related recreation and education where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$300 million.

Government Office Buildings

Article 22

Government office buildings where the overall investment (excluding cost of land) amounts to more than NT$1 billion.