Continental Engineering Corporation (CEC; ) is a large Taiwanese construction company.

History

The company was originally founded by Glyn T. H. Ing in 1941 as Wei Dah Corporation in

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. In 1945, the company was restructured to become Continental Engineering Corporation (CEC) and its headquarters was moved to

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

. It also set up branch offices in

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and

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. Towards the end of

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

, CEC moved to Taiwan in 1948. In 1986, the company underwent restructuring movement from family-run business to become a modern and professionally managed corporation. In 1994, the company became a publicly-listed company on the

Taiwan Stock Exchange The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE; ) is a financial institution, located in Taipei 101, in Taipei, Taiwan. The TWSE was established in 1961 and began operating as a stock exchange on 9 February 1962. It is regulated by the Financial S ...

(TWSE). In 2005, the company set up branch offices outside Taiwan in

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and

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. In 2010, Continental Holdings Corporation (CHC) was established and publicly listed on TWSE. CEC was then delisted from the stock exchange and became a subsidiary of CHC. CEC has successfully completed many significant infrastructure projects, including major civil construction works involving viaducts, bridges, and tunnels for highway, metro, and railway projects. The company was also one of the principal consortium investors and contractors for the US$17 billion Taiwan High Speed Rail, one of the world’s largest Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) projects.

Projects

Taipei Grand Mosque The Taipei Grand Mosque (TGM; ) or Taipei Zheng He Mosque () is the largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan. Located in the Daan District, Taipei, Da'an District of Taipei, Taipei City, it is Taiwan's most important Islamic structure. History Fi ...

* Tomb of

Bai Chongxi Bai Chongxi (18 March 1893 – 2 December 1966; , , Xiao'erjing: ) was a Chinese general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China (ROC) and a prominent leader of the Kuomintang. He was of Hui ethnicity and of the Muslim faith ...

* Shilin Official Residence of Chiang Kai-shek *

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barracks *

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and ...

Gymnasium * Saudi Arabia Ministry of Industry and Electricity Headquarters Building *

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its c ...

Taipei Metro Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

Banqiao Line (TRTS) *

Nangang Line (TRTS) *

Neihu Line (TRTS) * Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Access Mass Rapid Transit System *

Taoyuan International Airport Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Traditional Chinese: 臺灣桃園國際機場) is the main international airport serving Taiwan, particularly the northern region and Taipei. Located in Dayuan District, Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan, ...

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* Delhi metro using 4 shield TBM's * Jaipur Metro Phase 1B using two Robbins EPB machines * Noida- Greater Noida metro. * Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Metro KVMRT SBK Line Package C * Contract SSG506 - Kai Tak - Hong Kong - Station Square * Contract CV/2013/08 - Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point - Contract 6 - Hong Kong * Contract DC/2012/02 - Mui Wo - Hong Kong - Upgrading of Sewage Treatment Works * Contract DC/2009/18- Stonecutters Island - Hong Kong - HATS Tunnel
Contract KL/2014/01 - Kai Tak - Hong Kong - Development at Former Runway
Major Current domestic Public Sector projects (As of March 31, 2021) Shield tunnels of Song-Hu~Da-An, Shen-Mei~Da-An 345kv Power Cable Transmission Lines Design and Build Project Contract CQ842 “Station LG02; LG02 to LG03, and LG02 to LG01 TBM Tunnels Civil Construction” Taipei Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit System Wanda- Zhonghe- Shulin Line District Contract (Phase I) CQ840 Project Taipei Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit System Wanda- Zhonghe- Shulin Line District Contract (Phase I) CQ850A Project Contract C214 - South Tainan Station Southern section of the Tainan Railway Underground Project Contract C211 - Tainan Northern section of the Tainan Railway Underground Project Contract E of the Guanci Po-Ai Park Public Housing Development Project Taoyuan MRT Green Line Contract GC01 - Elevated Viaduct Civil Turnkey Project Taipei Nangang Depot Public Housing Design and Build Project Taoyuan MRT Green Line Contract GC03 - Elevated Viaduct Civil Turnkey Project

Gallery of Images

Image:Han De Minsheng Building 20090304.jpg, CEC Headquarters (1999-2004) in

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References

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History

Projects

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