The Cabinet has approved the principle of a draft ministerial regulation to tighten control over government contractors who cause serious damage by abandoning projects. These contractors will be blacklisted and banned from government contracts for no less than 2 to 10 years.
At the Cabinet meeting on 7 July 2026, Ms. Ratchada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, announced that the Cabinet approved the principle of a draft ministerial regulation defining acts considered as abandoning work, proposed by the Ministry of Finance. The aim is to raise standards in government procurement, increase contractor accountability, and protect public safety. The regulation was drafted because recently there have been multiple cases where government construction contractors caused serious damage affecting public life and property. However, some government agencies did not terminate contracts or propose blacklisting these contractors, allowing them to continue bidding on government projects. Additionally, existing provisions under the Public Procurement and Supplies Management Act B.E. 2560 (2017) do not fully cover such cases. Therefore, it is necessary to revise the criteria to align with current circumstances and improve protection of public interest.
The key point of the draft ministerial regulation is to classify any bidder or contractor for government agencies who causes serious damage to construction work—resulting in danger to public life or property—due to acts or omissions without reasonable cause during the contract period up to the final acceptance inspection date, as having abandoned the work. Once the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance orders blacklisting of the contractor as abandoning work, the contractor will be banned from submitting proposals or contracting with government agencies for a minimum of 2 years and up to 10 years. The blacklist will be circulated to all government agencies, published through the Comptroller General’s Department information system, and notified to the blacklisted contractors.
The spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office said this measure will help prevent contractors who have previously caused serious damage from returning to government projects. It will reduce the risk of recurring problems in government projects and improve the efficiency of selecting contractors by increasing transparency, quality, and value for public budget expenditures.