'2027 Completion' Incheon City Hall Construction Project Progressing Smoothly... Groundbreaking in 2025

Selection of Construction Project Management Service Provider... Integrated Management of Incheon Aetteul Public Parking Lot

The construction project for the new Incheon City Hall is accelerating with a goal of completion in 2027.

On the 16th, the city announced that it had selected the ITM Architects Office Consortium as the project management service provider for the new city hall construction. The city decided on the contractor after evaluating six consortia that participated in the service bid through project execution capability (PQ) and technical evaluation (SOQ).

ITM will be responsible for managing the construction of the new city hall, which will have 4 basement floors, 15 above-ground floors, and a total floor area of 80,417㎡, as well as the Incheon Aetdeul public parking lot, which will have 3 basement floors and a total floor area of 20,570㎡ (644 parking spaces).

Earlier, the city began the basic and detailed design service for the new city hall in July, completed landscape review and traffic impact assessment, and plans to swiftly complete administrative procedures such as architectural and design economic feasibility (VE) reviews before requesting a construction contract from the Public Procurement Service.

The city plans to spend a total project cost of 284.8 billion KRW to build the new city hall on the site of the city hall playground and remodel the existing city hall into a cultural, welfare, and communication space for citizens. The new city hall is scheduled to start construction in March 2025 and be completed by the end of 2027, while the Incheon Aetdeul public parking lot is planned to be completed by October 2025.

Incheon City New Office Building Bird's-eye View [Provided by Incheon City]

The current Incheon City Hall was completed in 1985 and has been in use for 37 years. During that time, administrative demand has increased significantly due to population growth and expansion of administrative districts, and the number of public officials has also increased, leading to a shortage of office space and the purchase of nearby buildings.

However, some departments still use leased offices, resulting in decreased work efficiency and ongoing citizen inconvenience due to insufficient facilities such as elevators and parking lots.

Yoo Yong-su, Director of the Administrative Bureau of Incheon City, said, "We will do our utmost to ensure construction progress and safety management to minimize inconvenience to citizens and employees."

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