Gyeonggi-do Prefers 'Social Value Companies' When Selecting General Service Providers

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has decided to give preferential treatment to companies that realize social values when selecting general service providers such as leasing and facility management.

Social value refers to contributing to public interest and the sustainable development of the community in areas including not only the economy but also society, environment, and culture.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that it will revise the detailed criteria for the qualification review of general services to include these contents and implement them from the 1st of next month.

Accordingly, companies purchasing products from social economy enterprises, companies with male employees on parental leave, entrusted small and medium enterprises in the province that have received a performance-sharing confirmation, and companies that have obtained a living wage pledge confirmation will each be awarded an additional 2 points.

In addition, to reflect realistic labor costs for simple labor services, the minimum bid acceptance rate guaranteeing the lowest bid amount was raised from 87.745% to 87.995%.

The evaluation criteria for business conditions were also revised to allow selection between credit evaluation or financial statement evaluation instead of only credit evaluation, and the performance evaluation for information and communication services under 200 million KRW was removed to enable more participation from small and startup companies.

A provincial official explained, "We expect this revision to help increase employment for vulnerable groups and improve working conditions for workers."

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