National Audit Office Recommendations Prompt Revisions to E-Procurement Rules and the E-Tender Document Download System to Prevent Bid Rigging

To maintain the fairness of public procurement, the Executive Yuan Public Works Committee has built a "Bidding Information Inquiry" function on the Government Electronic Procurement Network for agencies to refer to when handling bid opening and review operations. After an inspection by the National Audit Office, it was found that in addition to the abnormal electronic bidding patterns of different bidders having the same network address (IP), there were also winning bidders and unsuccessful bidders using the same "user account" to collect bids, and some of them had overlapping directors and supervisors who were involved in bid-rigging. The National Audit Office requested a review and improvements in a letter. The association revised its electronic procurement methods and electronic bid-collection mechanism to prevent procurement bid-rigging.

Taoyuan City Audit Division Recommendations Prompt Sustainability Bond Issuance to Fund Major Projects and Reduce Interest Costs

The Taoyuan City Government formulated the Taoyuan City Construction Bond Issuance Autonomy Regulations on June 28, 2024, and the National Audit Office Taoyuan City Audit Division approved it.

The inspection found that, as of the end of 2024, Taoyuan City had not issued any public bonds to reduce interest on debt. The municipal government was requested by letter to find a suitable solution. It has issued a total of 6 billion yuan in government sustainable development bonds for two major self-repaying public construction projects, namely MRT rail construction and social housing, to reduce the interest burden.

National Audit Office Recommendations Prompt Health Insurance Data Legislation to Complete Safeguards for Information Privacy and Personal Autonomy

To promote the development of a domestic precision medicine and health big data sustainable platform plan, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will link human biological data and clinical medical data, provide value-added applications for industry, government, and academia, and enhance the medical industry's innovation capacity. According to the National Audit Office, the review found that the program's procedures for linking health insurance data lack clear legal regulations, which do not protect people's information privacy rights. After being urged to study improvements, the "National Health Insurance Data Management Regulations" legislation was completed in December 2025, which will help bring into play the application value of health insurance data and fully protect people's information privacy rights and independent rights.

Taichung City Audit Division Recommendations Prompt Strengthened Contract Performance Checks at Dakeng Scenic Area to Ensure Contract Compliance

The Taichung City Scenic Area Management Office carries out environmental cleaning and facility maintenance for the Dakeng Scenic Area trails and parking lots.

An audit by the Taichung City Audit Division of the National Audit Office found that the Office did not conduct contract performance inspections and photo reviews comprehensively. After being requested to review and improve, the Office recovered labor dispatch costs and liquidated damages and strengthened its inspection mechanism.