Gyeonggi-do to Complete Move to 'Gwanggyo New Office' by End of May

Aerial view of Gwanggyo Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will relocate to the new Gwanggyo City government building in Suwon starting mid-next month.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 4th that it will end the 55-year era of the Suwon 'Paldal Mountain government building' and complete the move to the Gwanggyo City new government building by the end of May.

According to the comprehensive relocation plan for the Gwanggyo new government building, the province will begin the relocation work on April 14. The move is scheduled to be completed by May 29. This measure takes into account the local elections to be held on June 1.

To minimize work disruption caused by the relocation, the province plans to carry out the move in seven phases over four days each week from Thursday to Sunday.

The volume of items to be moved this time is 10,513 CBM (Cubic Meter), equivalent to 526 five-ton trucks. The province has allocated approximately 1.53 billion KRW for moving expenses.

Regarding the 100,000 volumes of records stored in the document storage, the province plans to move them first next month to prevent security incidents such as loss or unauthorized disposal and to ensure systematic record management.

The new government building plans to secure about 12,700 pieces of furniture, including desks, chairs, and cabinets, considering the 2,386 public officials currently working in the old government building. The estimated purchase cost is 1.65 billion KRW.

The Gwanggyo new government building was constructed on a 26,184㎡ site in Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon City, Gwanggyo New Town. It has four basement floors, 25 above-ground floors, and a total floor area of 166,337㎡ (including the Provincial Council).

After completing the final inspection in November last year, stabilization work such as equipment inspection and defect response is ongoing through trial operation. The total project cost is 467 billion KRW, including 403.7 billion KRW for construction and design and 63.3 billion KRW for land acquisition.

Meanwhile, the current Paldal Mountain provincial government building era began when the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, which was located at the Uijeongbu site in front of Gwanghwamun, Seoul, moved to the foot of Paldal Mountain at 1 Hyowon-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon City, in June 1967. Earlier, the Provincial Council moved into the Gwanggyo new government building (four basement floors, 12 above-ground floors, total floor area 33,121㎡) on January 24.

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