Hwaseong City Confirms Dongtan Tram Project Participant...Secures Project Momentum

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] The bidding for the 'Dongtan Urban Railroad Construction Project (Phase 1)' being promoted by Hwaseong Special City has recently concluded.

The bidding resulted in a failed bid; however, as one construction company (DL E&C; Consortium) has participated in the project, the requirements for consideration of a negotiated contract under relevant laws are deemed to have been met.

Through this bidding participation, the economic feasibility and validity of the project have been confirmed, and expectations for project promotion are rising accordingly.

Following the first failed bid in May, the city held advisory meetings with experts and citizen representatives to examine the appropriateness and feasibility of the construction cost adjustment from multiple angles.

In this process, reflecting factors of inflation and raw material price increases, the construction cost was adjusted from the existing 611.4 billion won to 683.4 billion won, and based on this, a new bidding was conducted in August.

Since the same consortium participated in both rounds of bidding thereafter, negotiations for a negotiated contract have become possible. The city plans to proceed swiftly with coordination with the Korea Procurement Service and related procedures, ensuring that the urban railroad opening that citizens have long awaited is no longer delayed, and will continue to make the best administrative response.

Meanwhile, DL E&C;, which participated in the bidding, ranked 4th in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's 2025 Construction Capability Evaluation and has experience undertaking multiple railroad projects including the Metropolitan Express Railroad (GTX-A Line). Given the positive evaluation in terms of technical reliability, the city plans to expedite the project under procedures that ensure fairness and transparency.

Mayor Jung Myung-geun stated, "The Dongtan Tram is not merely a means of transportation but core infrastructure that changes citizens' lives," adding "We will go through all possible legal procedures without omission, while concentrating administrative efforts to advance citizens' transportation benefits even by one day."