Gapyeong County Launches 'In-House Design Division' for Small-Scale Construction Projects

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Gapyeong County is operating an 'in-house design division' to directly design small-scale construction projects, achieving two goals at once: reducing design service costs and strengthening the practical capabilities of technical civil servants.

Gapyeong County announced on the 19th that it is operating the '2026 Gapyeong County In-House Design Division' for 36 days through February 6 to reduce costs by decreasing private outsourcing orders.

The county expects to save approximately 444.2 million won in detailed design costs that would be required if the 83 in-house design projects were outsourced to private contractors this year.

The projects designated as in-house design targets total 83 projects with a total project budget of 2.924 billion won, broken down by department as follows: △28 projects from the Construction Division △3 projects from the Agriculture Division and Infrastructure Development Team △52 projects from six townships and townships, with many small-scale road maintenance and resident-focused infrastructure projects included.

In particular, the 'Gapyeong County In-House Design Division' is organized with 21 members led by the Director of the Construction Division and operates as a two-team system (10 members each), with technical civil servants and newly appointed civil servants together performing all design processes including site surveys and surveying.

Director Nam Goong-gwang of the Construction Division stated, "We believe that operating this in-house design division will not only reduce costs but also serve as an opportunity to systematically accumulate design capabilities among technical civil servants, thereby improving project implementation speed and quality going forward," and added, "We will accelerate projects that enhance residents' quality of life through field-focused design."