Gyeonggi-do Dispatches Advisory Team to Nationwide First Construction-Delayed Apartment Complexes

Gyeonggi Province will be the first in the nation to dispatch advisory teams to apartment construction sites with delayed construction periods. This measure aims to prevent quality and safety issues that arise from forcing substandard construction to meet deadlines.

The advisory targets are apartment sites with 300 or more households where the execution progress is delayed by 5% or more compared to the plan, based on the schedule one year before the expected inspection date.

Gyeonggi Province receives monthly requests for advisory team dispatches from the apartment permit authorities of cities and counties.

The advisory is conducted by the Gyeonggi Province Apartment Quality Inspection Team, composed of private experts in housing construction. They pre-review the construction period reduction plans prepared by site supervisors, hold on-site advisory meetings with executives from project owners and construction companies, seek effective ways to shorten the construction period, and establish measures to prevent substandard construction and ensure safety.

The main advisory points include ▲whether the construction period reduction plan affects the quality and safety management of the site ▲suggestions for construction period reduction through improvements in process order and construction methods ▲recommendations for appropriate construction period estimation and adjustment of the expected move-in date.

Gyeonggi Province will be the first in the nation to dispatch an on-site advisory team to apartment complexes with construction delays.

Last year, Gyeonggi Province conducted a pilot operation targeting five complexes, including Apartment A in Yongin. According to a survey of city and county officials and construction stakeholders, 96% of respondents expressed satisfaction.

The contractor at Site B commented that the advisory was beneficial as it allowed review of construction period measures as well as safety and quality. The supervisor at Site C said it was very helpful as various construction methods for shortening the construction period and improving quality were suggested.

Starting this year, Gyeonggi Province plans to continuously monitor the progress rates of apartment construction sites by city and county to provide timely advisory services, minimizing quality degradation and complaints caused by construction delays.

The advisory results are reported to the market heads and county governors who have the authority to approve project plans. Based on the advisory results, the market heads and county governors conduct monthly inspections of supervisors according to the Housing Act and focus on managing construction periods until completion.

Park Jong-geun, Director of the Apartment Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Due to ongoing instability in raw material and labor supply and rising construction costs, apartment construction sites that fail to meet construction periods may push for excessive construction, leading to substandard work and safety accidents. Since construction delays directly affect move-in schedules, we will discuss various measures to shorten construction periods, including process order and construction methods."

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