Public Procurement Service Expands Diagnosis and Analysis of Bid Rigging Signs... Requests Fair Trade Commission Investigation if Fraud Suspected

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Public Procurement Service (PPS) will include and expand simplified comprehensive evaluation contract projects as targets for diagnosing and analyzing bid-rigging signs. The analysis of bid-rigging signs consists of quantitative evaluations such as winning bid rates and the number of participating bidders, as well as qualitative evaluations including simulated information related to collusion.

According to the PPS on the 18th, from this day forward, comprehensive evaluation contract projects valued between 10 billion and less than 30 billion KRW will also be included in the diagnosis and analysis of bid-rigging signs. This expands the scope that was previously applied only to projects worth 30 billion KRW or more.

Furthermore, if the analysis results of bid-rigging signs suggest suspicion of collusion, the PPS plans to request an investigation into bid-rigging by the Fair Trade Commission after conducting on-site inspections and other procedures.

In particular, if it is judged that illegal activities such as copying another person's bid documents have likely occurred?evidenced by identical bid amounts and detailed work item amounts in the bid documents of two or more bidders?the PPS will promptly request a bid-rigging investigation by the Fair Trade Commission.

Jung Jae-eun, Director of the Facilities Business Bureau at the PPS, stated, “By expanding the targets for diagnosing and analyzing bid-rigging signs, we will eradicate the practice of preparing fraudulent bid documents in the market and enhance fairness.”

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