Public Procurement Service Inspects Construction Sites of National Facilities Including National Fire Hospital

On the 16th, the Public Procurement Service announced that it will conduct quality inspections at 25 national facility construction sites, including the National Fire Hospital, for three weeks starting from the 20th.

The inspections are being carried out to address quality concerns raised by the recent collapse of apartment structures and to minimize defects after completion.

The Public Procurement Service's internal quality inspection team is conducting safety inspections of structures at a construction site. Photo by the Public Procurement Service

The Public Procurement Service plans to form its own quality inspection team to closely monitor the implementation status of quality management by contractors and construction management teams.

The main inspection items include 19 categories such as implementation of quality management plans, quality testing and inspection of construction materials, management of concrete cracks, review of detailed construction drawings, and structural stability review of temporary structures.

The Public Procurement Service intends to immediately improve minor issues found during the inspection on-site, and strictly take measures such as imposing penalty points according to relevant laws for poor conditions.

Kang Seong-min, Director of the Facility Project Bureau, said, “Pre-management is important to ensure construction quality,” and added, “The Public Procurement Service will make every effort in pre-management to secure the quality of national facilities.”

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