"Subcontracting and Re-subcontracting"... Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Detect 7 Illegal Fire Facility Cases

Illegal Fire Facility Installation Cases Detected by Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police for Public Welfare

Construction site officials who falsely reported that they would directly carry out fire protection facility construction but actually subcontracted and re-subcontracted the work, committing illegal acts, were caught by the Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police.

The Gyeonggi Province Special Judicial Police announced on the 19th that, as a result of cracking down on illegal activities related to fire protection facility construction at 40 large construction sites from June 8 to August 25, 10 people involved in illegal subcontracting at 7 construction sites were criminally charged, and 2 people who failed to install temporary fire protection facilities at construction sites were notified of fines.

Among the major cases detected, Company A, which was contracted for the construction of a complex building located in Namyangju, falsely reported that it would directly install wireless communication auxiliary equipment but subcontracted the work to fire electrical company B. At the same site, fire mechanical construction company C, which received a subcontract from Company A, was caught re-subcontracting the entire smoke control facility construction to Company D.

Client E, who ordered the construction of an officetel in Suwon, was caught in this crackdown for not separating the fire protection facility construction from other types of work and instead awarding the entire contract to general construction company F.

Company F, which received the contract, was found to have subcontracted the entire fire protection facility construction to companies G and H, even though it was only allowed to subcontract part of the contracted fire protection facility work to other contractors. Additionally, fire electrical construction company H re-subcontracted the wireless communication auxiliary equipment construction it received to communication device manufacturer I. Company I was caught operating without a fire protection construction license while installing wireless communication auxiliary equipment, constituting unregistered business activity.

According to the current 'Fire Protection Facility Construction Business Act,' companies that subcontract or re-subcontract fire protection facility construction work to a third party face imprisonment of up to one year or a fine of up to 10 million KRW. Furthermore, construction companies that operate without registering as fire protection facility businesses face imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million KRW, and those who do not separate fire protection facility construction from other types of construction contracts face fines of up to 3 million KRW.

Hong Eun-gi, head of the Gyeonggi Province Civil Affairs Special Judicial Police, stated, "Chronic problems in design, construction, and contracting methods still persist. We plan to maintain continuous interest and continue related investigations to prevent damage to residents caused by low-cost subcontracting and poor construction."

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