Public Procurement Service Selects 11 Exemplary Cases of Proactive Administration

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Public Procurement Service announced on the 5th that it has selected 11 outstanding cases of proactive administration through the ‘2022 Proactive Administration Best Practices Competition.’

Among the outstanding cases, 7 were selected as Grand Prize (1 case), Excellence Award (3 cases), and Excellent Collaboration Projects (3 cases) through voting by the National Monitoring Group and expert evaluation.

The Grand Prize was awarded to a case that prepared guidelines actively interpreting national contract laws amid a sharp rise in raw material prices, supporting the smooth execution of major public construction projects.

This case was evaluated as a full reflection of proactive administration by exceptionally advancing the reference point so that price increases can be reflected in procurement unit prices when market prices rise sharply in a short period, and by allowing the application of average increase rates of similar specifications even when there is no transaction record.

The Excellence Awards included ▲a case that built a public institution software procurement support platform (e-Proposal Request Help) that supports the preparation and error correction of public software project proposals using artificial intelligence (AI) technology ▲a case that supported a self-test kit manufacturer with no public bidding experience to secure and supply 200 million self-test kits within 3 days ▲a case that presented an innovative model fully automating the review of facility construction price fluctuations through a web-based system.

In addition, three cases were named as excellent collaboration cases, including the ‘Smart Contract Conclusion Service’ initiative, which linked the Korea ON-line E-Procurement System (KONEPS) with seven external systems to minimize manually submitted documents, reducing contract conclusion periods in the KONEPS shopping mall from the previous 50 days to 2-3 days.

Lee Jong-wook, Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, said, “We plan to provide exceptional performance rewards such as bonuses, commendations, and reward leave to employees who demonstrate proactive administration, enabling them to depart from existing practices and actively and proactively engage in their work.” He added, “Through this, the Public Procurement Service will continue to strive to make the achievements of proactive administration visibly apparent in procurement sites.”

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