Uiwang City Announces Recommended Applicant for Self-Sufficient Facilities Site in Uiwang Chopyeong District

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Uiwang City has announced the recommended applicant for the self-sufficient facilities site in the 'Uiwang Chopyeong District,' which will lead cutting-edge industries in southern Gyeonggi Province.

The Uiwang Chopyeong District, being developed across an area of 38,264 square meters in the Samdong region of Uiwang City, is expected to attract approximately 600 companies, including cutting-edge industrial enterprises and promising small and medium-sized businesses.

Beginning in May, recruitment for tenant companies of the self-sufficient facilities site in Chopyeong District was conducted for 30 days targeting one plot of self-sufficient use land within the Uiwang Chopyeong District through a recruitment announcement. The deadline for submission of business plans was on the 17th.

Following careful evaluation of company assessments and business plans through an evaluation committee composed entirely of external experts, the Kyobo Securities Co., Ltd. consortium was ultimately selected as the recommended applicant. The selected company will be recommended to the Korea Land and Housing Corporation, and a land supply contract is scheduled to be signed in August.

The Kyobo Securities consortium consists of Sun Engineering Integrated Architecture, Aberdeen, HDS, and L Quantum, with HDC Hyundai Industrial Development undertaking construction. The project is planned to be built as a cutting-edge knowledge industry center with a scale of 3 basement levels, 10 above-ground stories, and a total floor area of 279,139 square meters.

The cutting-edge knowledge industry center to be established within the self-sufficient facilities site of Uiwang Chopyeong District is expected to contribute to attracting excellent companies such as small and medium enterprises and venture companies, establishing a startup platform, and fostering coexistence with the local community, with the aim of strengthening the regional economic foundation through attracting cutting-edge industries and securing self-sufficient functions.

Uiwang Mayor Kim Sang-don said, "The Uiwang Chopyeong District will serve as a stepping stone to realizing a self-sufficient city based on cutting-edge industries," and "We will do our best to ensure smooth development of the Uiwang Chopyeong District, a symbolic project of Uiwang City's future-oriented innovative economy."

Meanwhile, the recommended applicant for land supply selected this time can be found on the Uiwang City website (announcements and notices bulletin board). For inquiries regarding land supply and related matters, you can contact the City's Business Support Division (031-345-2357).