Nation Thailand
Thailand tightens blacklist rules for unsafe contractors
Compiled by KHAO Editorial — aggregated from 1 outlet. See llms.txt for citation guidance.
◌ Single Source
Thailand has tightened its rules governing state construction contracts, allowing serious harm caused by a contractor’s work or failure to act to be treated as “abandonment of work”, opening the way to contract action and blacklisting.
Key facts
- The Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Acts Deemed to Constitute Abandonment of Work B.E
- Section 109 gives the permanent secretary for finance authority to issue such an order.
- When the measure was approved, the government said the exclusion period would be at least two years and up to 10 years
- Thailand’s Digital GDP to Hit 5.7tn Baht as AI Exports Surge
Summary
The Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Acts Deemed to Constitute Abandonment of Work B.E. 2569 (2026) was published in the Royal Gazette on July 27. It was issued under Sections 5 and 109(6) of the Public Procurement and Supplies Administration Act B.E. 2560 (2017).
The regulation expands the circumstances in which a state construction contractor can be treated as having abandoned work. The legal test is no longer limited to a contractor failing to sign a contract, leaving a project unfinished or otherwise breaching existing abandonment provisions.