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Chapter V Forms of competition and the selection meeting
Article 20
The executive task force shall, depending on such things as the nature of the building/construction project or site and the budget, utilize one or more of the following selection methods and hold the competition after approval by the review committee:
a. public competition: make public solicitations for public art installation plans, hold a selection meeting(s), and choose the most suitable plan;
b. invitational: after an assessment and listing of reasons, invite three or more artistic creators or groups to submit plan proposals. At a selection meeting, choose the most suitable plan;
c. commissioned work: after an assessment and listing of reasons, select an appropriate artistic creator or group to submit two or more plan proposals. At a selection meeting, choose the most suitable plan;
d. targeted purchase or lease: after an assessment and listing of reasons, purchase or lease paintings, handicrafts, sculptures, and other suitable public art.
Article 21
For public competitions under Subparagraph 1 of the preceding Article, competition documents shall be published on the Ministry of Culture’s Public Art website and an informational meeting shall be held. Except where the review committee otherwise agrees, the following lower limits shall apply to the announcement period:
a. plans with a budget of over NT$10 million: 60 days;
b. plans with a budget of between NT$2 million and NT$10 million: 45 days;
c. plans with a budget of between NT$500,000 and NT$2 million: 30 days.
For invitationals (Subparagraph 2) and commissioned works (Subparagraph 3), the names of the selected artistic creator/group as well as of alternates are to be listed in the plan.
For targeted purchases (Subparagraph 4), valuation meeting minutes shall be included in the plan.
For public competitions, invitationals, and commissioned works, the fixed fee is to be included in the selection documents or the submitted plan.
Article 22
A quorum of at least one-half the members of the executive task force shall be required to convene a meeting and to pass resolutions, and decisions shall be approved with the vote of more than one-half of members present. Externally hired experts and scholars shall account for no less than one-third of attending members.
The names of executive committee members and vendors for management of commissioned projects shall appear in the overview of the selection process.