Seoul Facilities Corporation to Recruit 100-150 Local Bicycle Shops for 'Ddareungi Repair' Service

Recruitment of Bicycle Shops Responsible for Repairing Public Bicycle Ddareungi Starts from the 15th

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Facilities Corporation announced that it will recruit 100 to 150 private bicycle shops to handle the repair work of Seoul's public bicycles, "Ddareungi," starting from the 15th.

Eligibility requirements include being an individual business operator running a bicycle repair shop located in Seoul, possessing maintenance skills, and meeting maintenance environment standards such as workspace, sidewalk width, and storage space. Interested businesses can download the application form from the Seoul Facilities Corporation website and submit it via email during the ten-day period from the 15th to the 24th.

Bicycle shops selected as "Ddareungipo" operators will sign contracts for approximately nine months, from mid-March to the end of November. The operation method involves the corporation handing over broken bicycles to individual shops, where repairs will be carried out. Once repairs are completed, the bicycles will be collected by the corporation and redeployed on-site. For more detailed information, inquiries can be made by phone.

Since its introduction in September 2015, Seoul's public bicycle system Ddareungi currently operates about 37,500 bicycles as of February. The total number of registered users is 2.79 million, with 60 million rides recorded. The corporation plans to expand the number of Ddareungi bicycles to 45,000 by the end of this year.

Director Cho Sung-il stated, “We hope to enhance the stability of Ddareungi maintenance through cooperation with skilled private bicycle shops and contribute to revitalizing local small businesses. We will continue to do our best to ensure that citizens can conveniently use Ddareungi.”

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