A senator urges the parliamentary speaker to pressure the contractor to repair the parliament building before the warranty period ends on 15 July. He points out that with only seven days left before the contract expires, there has been no negotiation to resolve the issues and criticizes excessive deference.
At 09:20 on 8 July 2026 GMT+7 Mr. Sunthorn Pruksapipat, a member of the Senate (Senator) made a statement regarding the parliament building’s warranty with the contractor, which will expire on 15 July 2026 He said that inspections of the parliament building needing repairs found 500 items on the Senate side and another 500 or more on the House of Representatives side. The estimated repair cost per item ranges from 10,000 to 30,000 baht, totaling approximately 10 million baht. Since the parliament building is still under warranty, he hopes that the well-known construction company responsible will carry out repairs during this period. He also hopes the parliamentary speaker will urge officials to be firm with the contractor to prevent taxpayers from unnecessarily bearing large expenses, advising not to be too lenient with this contractor.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nantana Nantaworopas, a senator, said the contractor is Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited. On 7 July, the Senate reported on its two-year achievements but did not mention plans for repairing or improving the parliament building. With only seven days left before the warranty contract expires, no repairs have been made. After 15 July, any repairs will have to be paid for by the parliament. Despite still being under contract, no negotiations to resolve the issues have taken place. She questioned whether another contractor would be allowed to remain so passive. She asked why it has been so silent despite rain, leaks, unusable toilets, and broken plumbing, with no action taken. She questioned whether this is a cover-up or mutual protection. She said they are trying to protect taxpayers' money, but those in power have not taken action.