"Allegations of Preferential Sole-Source Contracts with Specific Companies During the 7th Elected Term"

North District Assemblyman Shin Jeong-hoon Raises Suspicions at Administrative Audit on the 16th

Shin Jeong-hoon, a member of the Gwangju Buk-gu Council, raised suspicions during the administrative audit conducted on the 16th that the accounting department's specific project direct contracts were concentrated among three companies.

Councilor Shin stated, "According to the contract information disclosure system on the Buk-gu Office website, regarding waste disposal, Company A has had 173 cases totaling 1.47 billion KRW, Company B has had 110 cases totaling 950 million KRW, and Company C has had 127 cases totaling 850 million KRW from 2018 to the present, amounting to a total of 410 cases and approximately 3.2 billion KRW in direct contracts."

He continued, "Considering that contract details have been disclosed through the contract information system since the end of 2017, it coincidentally overlaps with the start of the 7th local government administration," raising concerns.

He also pointed out, "Although the conditions for direct contracts are met, the total contract amount is large and the frequency is high, suggesting that a few specific companies may be monopolizing the contracts. I understand there are more than three waste disposal companies, so thorough management is needed to ensure transparency and fairness in the contracting process."

Finally, Councilor Shin proposed, "Recently, several local governments have been encouraging the participation of more small-scale companies and implementing a ‘direct contract total volume system’ to prevent concentration of direct contracts with specific companies. I suggest that our Buk-gu also adopt this system."

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