Jinju-si, Joint Design Team Drives Local Economic Revitalization... Resolves Resident Inconvenience and Saves Budget

Operation of the Joint Design Team in Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam saved nearly 900 million won in budget by operating a joint design team.

Jinju City announced on the 10th that under the overall responsibility of the Director of the Urban Construction Bureau, it operated a joint design team consisting of 24 members in 4 teams of civil engineering officials from the main office and eup/myeon (township) offices, achieving rapid execution of small-scale construction projects and saving 890 million won in budget.

The joint design team completed designs for 480 small-scale project sites by conducting preliminary investigations for rapid execution, current condition surveys, preparation and review of design documents, and resolving inconveniences for residents in eup, myeon, and dong (neighborhoods). They finalized self-designed plans for a total project cost of 14.78 billion won.

Compared to 2021, the number of projects increased by 133, and the total project cost rose by 5.14 billion won, resulting in a budget saving effect of 890 million won in design service fees.

Kim Cheon-su, Director of the Urban Construction Bureau, said, “Operating the joint design team will not only save budget but also greatly help in revitalizing the local economy through rapid ordering and in resolving residents’ inconveniences in the future.”

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