Controversy Over Jury Qualifications... Suspension of Pyeongtaek City Household Waste Contractor Selection

City Apologizes for Oversight During Progress

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province has suspended the selection of a waste collection and transportation service provider due to controversy over the qualifications of a judging panel member.

On the 19th, Pyeongtaek City announced that during the evaluation committee meeting held on the 18th to select a new waste collection and transportation service provider, the evaluation was halted after it was confirmed that one of the evaluators did not meet the qualification requirements.

This selection aims to designate four additional companies besides the existing five waste collection and transportation agencies. A total of 55 companies applied for the project.

The city explained that after the committee convened that day and began reviewing the eligibility of the applicants, an objection was raised regarding the qualifications of evaluator Mr. A, leading to the suspension of the evaluation.

According to the city, Mr. A did not meet the qualification criteria for evaluators, specifically the requirement of being a certified engineer with more than one year of work experience or holding a doctoral degree. It was confirmed that he had obtained his doctoral degree less than a year ago, thus failing to meet this standard. Consequently, Mr. A was disqualified from the committee, and the evaluation was halted due to a lack of quorum.

The city acknowledged that the document review process during the selection of evaluators was insufficient and issued an apology. A city official stated, "We recognize that there was negligence in the verification process," adding, "We will carefully review and proceed with the evaluator selection and all future procedures."

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