Suwon Resource Recovery Facility Operator Selection Narrowed to Two Competitors

The search for a new operator for Suwon's resource recovery facility has narrowed to a two-way race, with Han-Bul Energy Management Co., Ltd. and Samjung Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. submitting final proposals.

According to the city on the 3rd, four major domestic waste management companies—including Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Samjung Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Halla Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Han-Bul Energy Management Co., Ltd., and Korea Cigas Co., Ltd.—registered for bidding to operate Suwon's resource recovery facility, whose operating contract expires on October 1st. However, only two companies—Han-Bul Energy Management Co., Ltd. and Samjung Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.—submitted bidding proposals.

Following the bidding proposal deadline, the city plans to hold a Contractor Selection Deliberation Committee meeting on the 8th to select an operator.

The deliberation committee will consist of seven members: three ex-officio members including the Vice Mayor, Director of General Affairs, and Director of Environment; one city council member; one expert; and two members of the resident support council. Evaluation will be scored out of a maximum of 100 points: business implementation capability (20 points), technical capability (60 points), and bid amount (20 points), with the highest-scoring company selected.

Han-Bul Energy Management currently operates the Nowon resource recovery facility in Seoul (800 tons/day), while Samjung Environmental Technology operates the Suwon resource recovery facility (600 tons/day), meaning both companies' implementation and technical capabilities have already been verified. Therefore, it is anticipated that the company with superior bid pricing will likely be selected in this deliberation.

Meanwhile, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. and Samjung Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., which currently operate Suwon's resource recovery facility constructed on a 35,355㎡ site in Youngtong-dong, Youngtong-gu, have previously proposed an annual contract amount of 3.444 billion won (303.32 billion won total).