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Kumho Construction has recently been strengthening its competitiveness in the construction business field by winning a series of orders for large-scale construction projects through the comprehensive evaluation award system. In particular, the company is seeking to diversify its business portfolio by winning orders for high-tech industrial facilities and semiconductor-related construction projects.
Kumho Engineering & Construction announced on the 10th that it had recently won three construction projects in succession, including the KINTEX parking complex building construction project in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, the Jangji Garage three-dimensional construction project in Songpa-gu, and the Samsung Electronics Plact Korea factory construction project in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do.
The KINTEX parking complex building construction project, which Kumho Engineering & Construction won, is a project to build a parking facility with 1 underground floor and 8 above-ground floors in Daehwa-dong, Seo-gu, Ilsanseo-gu. The total construction cost is approximately 56.3 billion won.
The Kumho Engineering & Construction consortium was the final successful bidder in the comprehensive evaluation bidding project, which comprehensively evaluates price and technology implementation capabilities, and Kumho Engineering & Construction will carry out the project as the lead company with a 60% stake.
Construction will begin this month and is scheduled to be completed in November 2028.
The three-dimensional garage garage project was ordered by the Seoul Housing and Urban Development Corporation (SH), and the total construction cost is approximately 350.6 billion won. Kumho Construction leads the project as the lead company with a 50% stake.
Kumho Engineering & Construction will also be in charge of the construction of the new Samsung Electronics Flact Korea plant to be built in Buk-gu, Gwangju Unified Special City, Jeollanam-do.
This is the construction of the domestic core production facility of Germany's Fläkt Group, which was acquired by Samsung Electronics. The main factory and office building for the heating and cooling system with a total floor area of 23,588 m2 on the first floor will be built.
An official from Kumho Engineering & Construction said, "Through this order, we plan to expand our construction business into the high-tech industrial facility field and at the same time actively participate in the Honam semiconductor construction project that will be ordered in the future."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Kumho Engineering & Construction will actively participate in the Honam semiconductor construction project.
Likely · Within months
KINTEX parking complex will be completed in November 2028
Very likely · Within years

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