Taipei NCO Wins Three Accolades at 26th Public Construction Golden Quality Awards

The Public Construction Commission announced the winners of the 26th Public Construction Golden Quality Awards, with the New Construction Office (NCO) of the Public Works Department of Taipei City Government receiving three honors. The projects recognized include the Heping High School classroom building project, which won Excellence in the architectural category, and the Zhongzheng Bridge reconstruction and pipeline attachment project, which won Merit in the civil engineering category. In addition, NCO Senior Engineer and Site Office Director Chen-Ju Hung received the Individual Contribution Award (Excellence). The Heping High School project features a five-story educational building combined with a two-level underground public parking lot offering 270 car and 105 motorcycle spaces. The Zhongzheng Bridge project utilized a wide-span steel arch bridge without river piers, while elevating and preserving historical piers of the 1937 Kawabata Bridge to convert it into a pedestrian and bicycle bridge.

Key takeaways

• The Heping High School project won Excellence in the architectural category, featuring a five-story educational building and a two-level underground parking lot.
• The Zhongzheng Bridge project received Merit in civil engineering, adopting a wide-span steel arch bridge design while preserving historical Kawabata Bridge piers.
• NCO Senior Engineer and Site Office Director Chen-Ju Hung was awarded the Individual Contribution Award (Excellence) for quality management and project execution.