Contribution to World Cup Bridge Construction... Jang Gi-man, Site Manager, Awarded Seoul City Construction Grand Prize

Seoul City Selects 16 Contributors to Construction Technology and Industry Development

Seoul City announced on the 23rd that it has selected Jang Gi-man, a department head at Samsung C&T currently serving as the site manager for the World Cup Bridge construction project, as the grand prize winner of the '9th Seoul Metropolitan Government Construction Award.'

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is taking a commemorative photo after awarding the Grand Prize of the 9th Seoul Construction Awards to Jang Gi-man, Manager of Samsung C&T Corporation. (Provided by Seoul City)

This award is given to individuals or organizations that have contributed to the expansion of Seoul's urban infrastructure and the development of construction technology and industry. It was reorganized from the 'Seoul Civil Engineering Award' into a citizen award in 2004. This year, the categories, which were previously divided into civil engineering, architecture, facilities, and landscaping, have been expanded to include urban planning and divided into three fields: Attractive Seoul, Safe Seoul, and Technological Innovation. Up to last year, a total of 189 construction professionals have been honored, and this year, 16 recipients were selected.

Jang, the grand prize winner this year, was recognized for his contributions to the successful opening of the World Cup Bridge construction project, where he served as site manager for about eight years, establishing a western arterial road network system linked with the Internal Circulation Road and the Western Arterial Road.

The top prize in the Attractive Seoul category, which covers public facility design, construction, and urban planning, was awarded to Cho Sung-soo, director at Ssangyong Construction and site manager of the Line 8 extension Byeollae Line construction project, and LC Construction, which successfully built the Seoul Robot Artificial Intelligence Science Museum.

The top prize in the Safe Seoul category was awarded to Seowoo Construction, which participated as the contractor for the Banpo Stream watershed separation tunnel and the Sinlim public garage construction, and Daesung Engineering, which carried out the mechanical equipment work for the third phase total treatment facility at the Nanji Water Reclamation Center. The top prize in the Technological Innovation category was awarded to Kim Joo-wan, CEO of Plus A Consulting, who has contributed to improving the economy and performance of construction project designs while serving as a member of the Seoul Construction Technology Review Committee.

Recipients will receive a plaque and preferential appointment benefits as future members of the Seoul Construction Technology Committee or the Construction New Technology Utilization Review Committee.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stated, "The construction industry is currently facing many difficulties due to challenges such as high interest rates, high exchange rates, and rising costs. To alleviate these difficulties, we will expedite the ordering of planned construction projects to ensure cash flow, shorten the permit procedures to reduce financial costs, and implement three main measures, including reflecting appropriate construction costs, starting early next year to overcome these challenging times together."

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