Railway Corporation Holds 'Public Briefing' on Track Material Procurement

Public Briefing for Companies at Daejeon Headquarters on the 15th
Sequential Purchase of Supplies Worth 16 Billion KRW Starting April

The Korea Rail Network Authority's System Headquarters announced on the 14th that it will hold an open briefing session for companies interested in participating in the bidding for track supplies procurement.

The briefing session will be held on the 15th at the headquarters in Dong-gu, Daejeon, aiming to lower entry barriers for new companies and promote the purchase of products from small and medium-sized enterprises.

At the event, the Rail Network Authority plans to introduce the order scale by project and contract methods by item, and communicate with participating companies through a Q&A session.

Track supplies refer to core railway facilities that enable trains to operate safely along a designated route, consisting of rails, sleepers, and their accessories.

Earlier, the Rail Network Authority placed an order for supplies (6 items worth 16.7 billion KRW) for the double-track electrification project on the Janghang Line this month. Subsequently, starting in April, it plans to sequentially purchase supplies worth 16 billion KRW for 5 items across two projects: the Suwon-origin KTX direct connection project and the Chungcheong region metropolitan railway project.

Additional detailed information regarding purchase scales by project and contract methods by item can also be found on the Rail Network Authority's website.

Since 2016, the Rail Network Authority has gradually expanded the number of supply items from 2 to 6 after 2018.

Furthermore, it is striving to provide opportunities for new companies to participate by newly establishing customized purchasing methods each year that consider market conditions and production management systems, and to improve the monopolistic market structure.

Gu Uk-hyun, Acting Head of the System Headquarters at the Rail Network Authority, stated, “The Rail Network Authority will strive to introduce a fair competition culture between large and small-to-medium partner companies and fulfill its social responsibilities as a public institution.”

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