Hwaseong Special City Aggressively Pursues Dongtan Tram Project Resumption Through Bold Improvements.. Full-Scale Business Normalization Launched

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 30th that it has completed bidding condition improvements and commenced bidding procedures just one month after suspending contract procedures for rapid resumption of the Dongtan Urban Railway Construction Project.

The city convened an emergency countermeasures meeting immediately after the contract procedures were suspended and gathered extensive opinions from experts and the construction industry through construction industry forums. Subsequently, the city conducted a thorough review of major issues and risk factors raised during the project implementation process, completed bidding condition improvements in January, and on the 29th completed the construction order and contract request to the Public Procurement Service.

In particular, this re-bidding has been evaluated as showcasing the city's swift decision-making. It completed bidding condition improvements at a significantly faster pace than typical administrative procedures, thereby lowering the entry threshold for construction companies and securing project stability.

In this bidding, the cost of commissioned underground utility relocation work, which is difficult to predict during construction, has been designated as a post-cost review (PS) item, and the city has converted its approach to directly manage the risk, significantly reducing the burden on construction companies.

Additionally, considering the characteristics of tram construction and reflecting difficult construction conditions such as obstruction relocation work, the city secured an additional 10 months of construction period, adjusting it from the original 43 months to 53 months. The construction cost has been increased by 9.8 billion won from 683.4 billion won to 693.2 billion won, reflecting inflation.

The city plans to implement the new bidding without delay and concentrate administrative capacity on normalizing the Dongtan Tram Construction Project, targeting early-phase priority construction commencement in the second half of this year through practical bidding participation conditions created via these bidding condition improvements.

Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun stated, "We actively reviewed major issues raised during project implementation and suggestions from experts and the construction industry, and boldly reflected them in bidding condition improvements," and added, "We will implement bidding procedures smoothly based on the improved conditions and will responsibly manage the project to ensure stable progress with the goal of early commencement of priority construction phases."