Gyeonggi Province to Launch 'Citizen Supervision Team' for Construction Projects in July

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim A-hyeon] The Gyeonggi Provincial Government under the 7th popular election administration will operate a 'Citizen Supervision Team for Construction Projects' from July onwards to enhance construction quality and prevent defective construction.

The province announced on the 27th that it will introduce the 'Gyeonggi Province Citizen Supervision Team for Construction Projects' system to undertake this mission, and will recruit participating citizens by the 10th of next month.

The 'Gyeonggi Province Citizen Supervision Team for Construction Projects' is a system being introduced for the first time to establish a 'fair construction culture' by having citizens directly inspect construction sites to eliminate construction misconduct, prevent defective design and construction, and strengthen construction capabilities.

Institutional grounds were established following the enactment of the 'Ordinance on the Composition and Operation of the Gyeonggi Province Citizen Supervision Team for Construction Projects' initiated by Jo Jae-hun, chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council's Construction and Transportation Committee, in January.

The Citizen Supervision Team for Construction Projects will conduct supervision activities across four sectors—architecture, roads and bridges, water supply and sewerage, and rivers—by directly inspecting construction sites to prevent construction defects, prevent disasters, manage quality and safety, inspect the status of illegal employment of foreign workers and safety education, and review design changes.

Based on supervision results, they have the authority to request corrections for illegal or improper matters, seek disciplinary action against those responsible, and recommend system improvements. The ordering party must provide necessary materials and actively respond to correction instructions from the supervision team.

The supervision target for the Citizen Supervision Team includes all construction projects ordered by Gyeonggi Province and its affiliated organizations, with mandatory participation for projects of 3 billion won or more, while projects under 3 billion won will have participation determined by the provincial governor and the team leader.

The province plans to appoint 20 members this year to operate the Citizen Supervision Team. The term of office is two years from the date of appointment (July 2019 to June 2021), with one re-appointment possible.

Accordingly, the province is currently recruiting participants for the Citizen Supervision Team. Applicants must be residents of the Seoul metropolitan area with professional qualifications in construction, transportation, civil engineering, and related fields; persons holding positions of assistant professor or higher at universities or research institutes in related fields; or persons with five or more years of private supervision experience.

Citizens wishing to participate can download the relevant forms from the provincial website until 6 p.m. on June 10, complete them, and submit with required documents via email (ljhlee@gg.go.kr) or by visiting or mailing to the Construction Policy Division, Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office (1 Cheongsa-ro, Uijeongbu).

Bang Yoon-seok, director of the Construction Bureau, said, "There will be an effect of further strengthening supervision functions by having citizens directly inspect construction sites with their own eyes," adding, "through the introduction of this system, we will make active efforts to expand fair construction culture."