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Gyeonggi Province is promoting a pilot project to select exemplary construction companies for proper bidding in order to spread a fair bidding culture.
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it will pursue a pilot project to โselect exemplary construction companies for proper biddingโ.
To spread a fair bidding culture, we plan to select 10 companies by the end of the year.
The target is a construction company in the province that has been judged suitable at least once in a public bidding survey.
Evaluation items include legal compliance, soundness, new technology/patents, construction contribution, construction ability, safety management, and win-win cooperation.
Selected companies will receive benefits such as an extension of the grace period for public bidding surveys and publicity.
The application period is until 30 days, and applications are accepted at the Gyeonggi Province Chapter of the Construction Association of Korea and the Gyeonggi Province Chapter of the Korea Professional Construction Association.
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