Public Procurement Service Urgently Procures Recovery Supplies for Typhoon-Affected Areas

Lee Jong-wook, Administrator of the Public Procurement Service (first on the right), is presiding over an emergency situation inspection meeting at the Government Daejeon Complex on the 6th. Photo by Public Procurement Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Public Procurement Service (PPS) will support the recovery of areas affected by Typhoon Hinnamnor, the 11th typhoon of the season, and ensure timely procurement of quarantine and relief supplies.

On the 6th, the PPS held an emergency situation review meeting and announced that it has prepared and will implement procurement support measures accordingly.

According to the support measures, procurement agencies in typhoon-affected areas can shorten and simplify the procedures for purchasing recovery supplies.

Instead of the usual bidding process, which takes 7 to 40 days for announcement, emergency bidding with a 5-day announcement period will be used to supply recovery, quarantine, relief supplies, and construction work, and the negotiated contract system will be utilized to minimize the time required for bidding.

In particular, the PPS explained that supplies related to typhoon damage recovery can be purchased immediately without going through the second-stage additional competition on the Korea ON-line E-Procurement System (KONEPS) comprehensive shopping mall, and delivery inspections, which usually take 1 to 2 weeks, will be temporarily exempted so that procurement agencies can receive supplies on-site immediately when needed.

For procurement agencies located in special disaster areas, payment of procurement fees will be deferred upon request to allow them to focus on disaster recovery.

Measures to reduce the burden on procurement companies affected by the typhoon will also be promoted. If delivery within the originally contracted period is difficult due to typhoon damage, delay penalties will be waived or reduced, and delivery deadlines will be extended if necessary.

Lee Jong-wook, Administrator of the PPS, said, “We will strive to quickly restore the typhoon damage and help affected residents return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

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