Dongbu Construction Selected as Preferred Negotiator for Samcheok Medical Center Relocation Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] Dongbu Construction announced on the 21st that the 'Dongbu Construction Consortium' has been selected as the preferred negotiator for the 'Samcheok Medical Center Relocation and New Construction Lease-type Private Investment Project (BTL)'.

The consortium consists of Dongbu Construction as the lead company, Shindonga Construction, and Haean Comprehensive Architectural Office.

The BTL method is a business model where the private sector invests funds to build social infrastructure and then leases the facilities to the government or local authorities to recover the investment. Ownership is transferred to the government or local authorities, but the project operator is granted the right to manage and operate the facilities.

Gangwon Province judged that the current Samcheok Medical Center located in Namyang-dong, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, has outdated facilities and insufficient space, and thus planned the relocation and new construction project.

The Dongbu Construction Consortium plans to build the new Samcheok Medical Center at 367-1 Jeongsang-dong, Samcheok-si, approximately 600 meters in a straight line from the existing medical center.

In this project, Dongbu Construction holds a 48% equity stake, and the construction period is 24 months from the start date.

Samcheok Medical Center is the only general hospital in Samcheok-si and serves as the representative regional base hospital responsible for public healthcare.

The new Samcheok Medical Center, scheduled to open around 2023, will have a total of 250 beds and include isolation rooms equipped with inverter control and HEPA filters to quickly replace contaminated air when patients suspected of infectious diseases appear.

A Dongbu Construction official emphasized, "As the importance of infectious disease prevention and treatment is highlighted due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection, we will strive to create a safe medical center that the citizens of Samcheok-si can use with confidence."

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