Yongin City to Pilot 'Paperless Contract Operations' Starting Next Month

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Starting next month, Yongin City announced on the 19th that it will pilot a 'paperless contract operations' system that allows all related documents to be submitted online when the city executes contracts for construction projects, services, and goods purchases.

Until now, companies that contracted with the city had to visit both the project division and the contract division to submit documents twice, and had to provide many conventionally required documents, causing significant inconvenience.

The city also faced substantial administrative burden in storing and organizing contract-related documents, as well as risks of document loss.

Private companies that contract with the city will now be able to conveniently submit contract-related documents through 'Document24' or the 'National Contract System'.

The city has also minimized the work procedures of printing and storing contract documents on paper, changing to store most documents in the Local Finance System (e-Hocho).

This is expected to significantly reduce paper consumption. According to the city, last year's total number of contracts citywide was 12,632, using approximately 2.13 million sheets of paper annually.

If documents are stored electronically in a separate system, paper usage would be drastically reduced to 690,000 sheets.

A city official stated, "We expect that fully online submission of contract documents will greatly enhance convenience for companies that have experienced inconvenience thus far, and will significantly raise the quality and efficiency of administrative services," and added, "We will pilot this in the second half of the year, gather opinions from contractors and staff, and ensure the system is fully established starting next year."