Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Launches Campaign to Promote Amendment of the Firefighting Facility Installation Business Act

Mandatory Separate Contracting for Fire Facility Construction from the 10th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Im Jongbok) announced on the 1st that the revised "Firefighting Facilities Construction Business Act," which includes the mandatory separate ordering of firefighting facilities construction, will be enforced from the 10th.

Until now, firefighting facilities construction was not separated from other types of construction, and large construction and electrical companies (holding firefighting licenses) that received construction bids from the client proceeded in a lump-sum ordering form by subcontracting to specialized firefighting companies.

As a result, the specialized firefighting companies that actually performed the construction were reduced to subcontractors, making high-quality construction difficult and experiencing structural difficulties such as bankruptcy.

With the mandatory separate ordering of firefighting facilities construction to be enforced from the 10th, it is expected to contribute to excellent quality construction of firefighting facilities, improvement in the speed and clarity of defect repairs, and resolution of subcontracting problems through the participation of specialized firefighting companies in bidding.

Chief Im Jongbok said, "Deterioration in the performance and quality of firefighting facilities inevitably leads to accidents that threaten citizens' safety," and added, "We will actively promote the revised law to ensure that the separate ordering system for firefighting facilities construction is established stably and early."

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