Paju-si, Major Improvements in Contract Operations for Rapid Contract Execution

Relaxation of Completion Inspection Standards, Delegation of Contract Authority, and Revision of Contract Forms

Paju City Hall exterior.

Paju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 4th that it will significantly improve contract operations through procedure simplification and delegation of authority to enable prompt contract execution and reduce the workload of ordering and contract officers.

The city initiated this contract operation improvement because it judged that some inefficient work methods caused delays in contract execution, and the backlog of work for ordering and contract officers led to excessive workload and overload.

Accordingly, Paju plans to complete the improvements by revising the necessary local ordinances by November.

The main improvement is a significant increase in the appointment criteria for completion inspection officers, which had been excessively low. Completion inspections under 50 million KRW can be concurrently performed by supervising officers, and the threshold amount requiring a section chief-level officer to conduct the completion inspection is raised from 200 million KRW to 500 million KRW.

In particular, service projects where the presence of an inspection officer is not beneficial will be inspected without an attending officer, and with the approval method of the completion inspection report changing from face-to-face to electronic approval, the speed of completion inspections will be increased and inefficiencies boldly eliminated.

In line with the trend of significantly expanding financial scale, the approval authority threshold for section chief-level officers at affiliated institutions and business offices will also be raised from 50 million KRW to 100 million KRW, minimizing the side effects of approval backlogs that lead to a chain of work congestion.

Along with this, the authority to appoint resident participation supervisors for projects requiring resident participation will be delegated from the mayor to heads of affiliated institutions and business offices to improve inefficient appointment procedures. Additionally, the execution approval form, which has been used for over 30 years, will be completely revised to fit current circumstances, enhancing the drafting convenience for ordering officers. The city will also promote reduction of contract request procedures, standardization of contract documents, and lowering of approval authority for simple and minor matters.

Mayor Kim Kyung-il of Paju said, “This improvement will contribute to shortening project periods and promptly resolving citizen inconveniences,” and added, “We will continue to improve inefficient work practices.”

Meanwhile, Paju has been continuously improving accounting operations, such as adjusting the budget execution approval threshold in March this year, reducing the mayor’s approval ratio by 42%.

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