On June 11, Parit Watcharasindhu, MP from the Prachachon Party and spokesperson for the party, in his capacity as Chairman of the House Committee on Political Development, revealed updates on the Parliament's parking garage construction project. Previously, on May 7, Parit pointed out that the design-and-construction tender winner for the project was announced with a budget of 104.5 million baht, signed by Lt. Col. Apat Sukanan, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, and declared on March 25.

Parit stated that two weeks ago in Parliament, the Deputy Speaker emphasized that the scrutinized budget had not yet been passed or spent. However, Parit argued this was a half-truth, as part of the 2024 budget had already been reallocated to prepare for this design project, specifically the 105-million-baht for designing the parking garage.

He outlined a series of irregularities and chronological events that occurred even before the 2026 fiscal budget (Bill 69) was under review:

  1. Some individuals pushed to expand the current 2,000 parking spots at Parliament to 6,500, even though Bangkok Metropolitan regulations only require 3,500. This raised questions about initial approval decisions.
  2. They opted for an expensive underground 4-story parking structure, projected to cost 4.5 billion baht, or about 1 million baht per space.
  3. They calculated the 105-million-baht design fee based on 2.5% of the total projected construction cost, after an initial push for 4% was revised by the Comptroller General’s Department.
  4. Instead of including this in the regular budget process for House scrutiny, they used a special route to transfer unused 2024 funds (e.g., from Big Data projects), even though this method lacked past precedent and transparency.
  5. The tender was rushed, with only 11 days for proposal submission, and the winner, AGCC joint venture, bid just 0.2% below the reference price. One of the companies involved had a controversial history with previous state projects.

Given these findings, Parit said it’s now up to the House Secretariat to decide whether to continue the procurement. However, since the construction project itself was not approved in the 2026 budget, the earliest it could proceed is in the 2027 bill. He argued there is no urgent need to spend the unchecked 105 million baht and called for a reconsideration of parking solutions to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on taxpayers or proceeding through non-transparent means.