Gyeonggi Province Releases One-Stop Guide for Apartment Complex Repair Project Budget to Completion

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Noh-hun] Gyeonggi Province is producing and distributing the "Apartment Complex Repair Project Guidebook," which provides guidance on matters residents and management entities need to know from budget planning through project completion for apartment complex repair works.

The guidebook covers ▲targets and procedures for establishing long-term maintenance plans ▲construction company selection methods including bidding ▲contract-related documents ▲specifications for major project types and key precautions for construction supervision ▲repair project implementation cases including construction methods and costs for 30 projects across 6 project types ▲settlement and maintenance confirmation matters upon project completion.

As of December 2020, Gyeonggi Province has 6,805 apartment complex units, of which 5,409 complexes (80%) are 10 years or older. Due to this aging, repair projects have increased annually: 1,355 cases (133 billion won) in 2019 and 1,769 cases (210.9 billion won) in 2020.

However, residents and management entities overseeing repair projects often lack expertise in repair project implementation, relying solely on contractors for cost estimates and construction status. This has led to cases of damage and disputes among residents due to inflated quotes, inadequate construction supervision, and construction defects.

To prevent this, the province decided to produce the "Apartment Complex Repair Project Guidebook," an instructional guide on repair project implementation methods.

The guidebook was created primarily based on cases of complexes that received design document support from the "Gyeonggi Province Apartment Complex Technical Advisory Group" over the past three years ('18-'20) and completed repair projects.

The Gyeonggi Province Apartment Complex Technical Advisory Group's design document support project provides specifications, specifications documents, and sketch drawings for apartment complexes of 30 units or more planning repair work that have received technical consultation and secured project budgets. Support is provided through the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation to ensure expertise. Last year, the project supported 50 complexes.

With a satisfaction rate of 98% among supported complexes, the province plans to support 70 complexes this year.

Shin Wook-ho, Director of the Apartment Complex Division at Gyeonggi Province, said, "This apartment complex repair project guidebook was written in an easy-to-understand summary format covering essential matters for complexes preparing for repair work. In particular, by providing approximate project costs, we expect economic benefits such as preventing inflated estimates," and added, "Going forward, we will do our best to provide practical assistance in securing transparency and improving quality in apartment complex repair projects."

The province plans to distribute the guidebook to municipal and county apartment complex-related departments and institutions. The guidebook will also be posted on the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) and Gyeonggi Province e-book portal (ebook.gg.go.kr) for easy public access and active utilization.