Guri City Selected as Top-Performing Institution in Gyeonggi Province's 'Regional Construction Industry Activation Initiative' Evaluation

[Suwon Ilbo=Eom In-yong] Guri City announced on the 21st that it was selected as the top-performing institution in Group C in the "2025 Regional Construction Industry Activation Implementation Evaluation" conducted by Gyeonggi Province.

The selection is highly significant as it reflects Guri City's consistent efforts to support local construction companies and revitalize the local economy by quickly identifying difficulties in the local economy and expanding contracts with local companies on a priority basis.

The "Regional Construction Industry Activation Implementation Evaluation" is conducted annually targeting 31 basic municipal governments within Gyeonggi Province. Evaluation categories include ▲Project award and subcontracting performance ▲Subcontracting performance ▲Use rate of government-supplied materials ▲Administrative sanctions against construction companies ▲Public bidding actual condition survey ▲Local government special initiatives.

The city recorded high scores in Group C, which includes 10 cities and counties including Pocheon, Anseong, and Uiwang, and was selected as the top-performing institution.

In particular, the policy implementation capacity to support local construction companies and outstanding project award and subcontracting performance of local companies were evaluated as major achievements.

Kim Dae-beom, Director of the Road Division at City Hall, stated: "Guri City has set a goal of 'prioritizing contracts with local companies for more than 70% of all contracts in 2025' through the 'Guri Where We Live Together! Small and Medium Business Mutual Growth Contract 2570 Project,' and has expanded public contract participation opportunities for various local construction companies through monthly performance reviews and guidance notices from each department."

Additionally, since 2021, the city has introduced a pre-implementation survey system (ghost company crackdown) for public construction bidding participants, restricting participation of substandard and ghost companies in public bidding processes and blocking unfair transactions, thereby enhancing fairness and safety in the construction industry.

Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyeon stated: "Without being satisfied with the selection as a top-performing city, we will further strengthen cooperative relationships with local construction companies to continue our leading role in regional development for the activation of the regional construction industry," and added "We will also work to improve unfair transactions and provide more opportunities for excellent companies."